Considering a facelift or facial rejuvenation procedure but not feeling informed enough? In this 9-part series, Board Certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Buonassisi of Vancouver, Canada discusses everything you need to know about facelifts—from facial anatomy basics, to the post-op recovery process, to a discussion of the unprecedented deep plane facelift technique that he performs regularly alongside less than 5% of other surgeons.

In this episode of Part 8, Dr. Buonassisi talks about recovering from a facelift surgery, and what to expect. He goes over:

→ Sources of discomfort that may make a facelift surgery sound painful, 

→ How long after surgery before you start to feel like yourself again,

→ How long after surgery before you start to see your improved look,

→ Recovery lengths in relation to the amount of lift your facelift was meant to achieve,

→ Time off work and away from normal activities for a facelift.

With so many different types of facelift techniques and procedures that are improperly identified as facelifts, Dr. Buonassisi aims to untangle these and help you find where your goals might fit in while informing on the details that are essential to know.