| FACE-LIFT: Surgical Highlights | |
| Tightens skin; reduces wrinkles but does not remove them | |
| Mainly improves cheeks and front of neck | |
| Very little pain | |
| In skin with no elasticity, fine wrinkles will return soon | |
| Look presentable in 7-10 days | |
| Resume driving in 1 week or less | |
| Resume office work in 1-3 weeks | |
| Resume sports in 3-6 weeks | |
| Scars usually hidden in ears and by hair | |
| Operation takes about 4 hours; go home same day | |
| Complications much more common in smokers | |