Top facelift questions to bring with you during your consultation in Fairfax, VA
Written by Mark Domanski, MD
The Doctor
- Are you Board Certified? Is that board certification recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties?
- Are you board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery?
- Do you have credentials to perform a facelift in any nearby hospitals?
- Have you ever had a great auricular nerve injury.
- Have you ever had a facial nerve injury during a face lift.
- Did you ever have to send a facelift patient to the hospital?
- Did any of your facelift patients ever end up in the hospital after surgery?
- Have you ever taken care of someone else’s facelift complication in the hospital?
- Have you ever had a facelift hematoma. How did you treat it?
- How many hours do your facelifts take?
Before the Facelift
- What type of preoperative workup is required for my facelift?
- Is there a second pre-operative visit?
- Is there a special presurgical wash that I should use?
- How long before the facelift should I stop eating solid food?
- How long before my facelift can I still drink clear liquids like water or Gatorade.
- How early should I arrive at the surgical center?
During the Facelift
- How do you protect the eyes during your facelift?
- Have you ever had a corneal abrasion during a facelift?
- What type of surgical prep do you use for face lifts?
- What type of anesthesia do you use? Am I awake during my facelift?
- If I am under anesthesia, do I have a breathing tube in? Is the breathing tube an endotracheal tube or an LMA (laryngeal mask airway). How do you secure the breathing tube during a facelift?
- What type of facelift do you perform? Deep plane facelift? SMAS facelift?
- What types of sutures do you use during my facelift? Do you use any permanent sutures under the skin?
- Does my ride have to wait during my procedure or can they run errands?
The Facility
- Do you use an anesthesiologist or a CRNA (certified registered nurse anesthetist)?
- Is the surgical center for my facelift certified?
- Who will be in the room during my facelift?
- Will a surgical assist suture any part of my facelift?
- Will medical students assist in my facelift?
After the Facelift
- What medications will I need after a facelift?
- Do you use a hemostatic net?
- Has your hemostatic net ever caused scarring after a facelift?
- How do I reach you after surgery?
- Who should be with me after my facelift surgery?
- Do you use a drain during your facelifts?
- When will the drain come out?
- When will the facelift dressing come off? Who will remove it?
- When will be the follow up appointment?
- How many follow up appointments are there?
- When can I drive?
- Can I go back to work in 2 weeks?
- How long can my facelift be expected to last?
- How soon can I get treatments like radiofrequency microneedling or facials?
- What is your policy on revisions?
Facelift Questions for Consultation
No plastic surgeon can possibly answer all these questions in a single consultation. However, you should understand the answers to questions which are most important to you.
Sincerely,
