Is a facelift painful?

Is a facelift painful?

Steve Fallek (Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director, Face Focus Medical Spa, New York City) gives expert video advice on: What incisions or scarring should I expect with facelift?; What should I expect after facelift surgery?; Will I have to take time off from work after a facelift? and more...

We, as plastic surgeons, try to limit as much pain as possible with the facelift procedure. And there are variety of different anaesthetic agents that we can use to limit the amount of pain that's involved in a facelift. But in some respects, the first day or two after a facelift are rather painful and over the course of the week that pain usually subsides rather well.