Lower facelift recovery

nicunicu2002
on 11/15/09 4:51 am - Sharon, MA

I will be having a lower face lift (yep, the ole gobble neck taken care of!) this Weds. Im wondering what kind of diet most are on the first few days after the surgery. Will it be hard to chew solids and should I plan to stick with liquids or soft foods? Any advice will be appreciated. Send good thoughts my way for Weds!

kim

Jupiter6
on 11/15/09 7:07 am, edited 11/15/09 10:19 am - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

RNY on 07/16/07

I had mine the day before Christmas last year-- and ate everything I usually would on a holiday-- ham, potatoes, pie-- from the minute I got home. It was no big deal. And the next day, I went to the mall-- which was scarier for others than for me, I am sure! I did 8 hours of post holiday shopping while looking like this:

My neck's not very visible here, but here's how the healing started:

This one shows the lower face work a little better. Hope this helps!

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

slowgoing
on 11/15/09 8:24 am, edited 11/15/09 8:26 am - CA

Oh Jupiter: YOU are the one that I stole the phrase: "Oh, sweet and sour baby Jesus" from, with a slight variation - as you can see, of course. I love it and thanks to Colbert, too.

What a wonderful transformation you've had. Would appreciate if you can make me a "friend" so I could see all of your pics. Thanks. You've got guts to go out shopping the next day, a lot more than I've got.

And good luck to YOU, Kim!

nicunicu2002
on 11/15/09 10:08 am - Sharon, MA

RNY on 08/26/08

thank you!

nicunicu2002
on 11/15/09 10:08 am - Sharon, MA

RNY on 08/26/08

thank you so much for sharing your pics..i hope mine turns out half as well as yours did!

kim

LinR
on 11/15/09 9:51 am

RNY on 03/04/09

Jupiter:

Thanks for posting. I was considering having some face work done and wondered what I would look like during recovery.

Lin

summer24
on 11/15/09 10:19 am

VSG on 06/16/08

I had mine in July and I did liquids for the first few days. The bandages kept my mouth firmly shut the first day. After that, the doctor told me to try to limit chewing and talking for a few days. He said to eat more solid food as I felt able to. I did lose 3 lbs. I had barely NO pain, just some discomfort from the bandages. I now have some looseness that I will have to address with some touchup surgery later on.