Lidlift Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.
Cosmetic, Facial & Eye Plastic Surgery

Lunch-Time Facelift

More of a marketing concept than an actual procedure. The implication is that you can return to the rest of your daily routine right after your lunch-time facelift (i.e. back to work after lunch). That time frame is usually a little optimistic and you might very well have a different idea of how much down time you need after your “lunch-time” prcedure(s). The concept is having an aesthetically meaningful treatment with very little down time. A BOTOX®, Filler service, and a light chemical peel dovetail well with this concept. However, actual surgery procedures including things like Feather lift, contour threads, meloplication, mini-facelifts, and lower face and neck liposuction are procedures that most reasonable people feel they need 2-5 days of recovery for before they feel ready to face the world. The take home message is that these types of services can be great, just make sure that what you think of as needing down time and what your doctor’s office thinks requires downtime mesh so you don’t find yourself sitting self-consciously in front of your client wondering if they are acting a little bizarre because you are more than a little bruised and swollen.