facelift

Facelift raises self-esteem and life satisfaction despite downtime

PATIENTS who have had a facelift think they look about 12 years younger afterwards, but say recovery takes weeks. The first prospective study of patient satisfaction after deep-plane facelift, in which 93 consecutive patients of a US plastic surgeon were surveyed, found 82% reported an improvement in self-esteem, and 69% reported an improved quality of life. More than one-third of patients, whose average age was 57 years, reported some type of complication, such as dry eyes, while 2% expressed dissatisfaction with their scars. The patients, who included 11 men, reported suffering moderate pain that lasted an ...