How to Maintain Your Facelift After Surgery

Posted on October 9, 2025 in Facelift

A facelift is one of the most effective facial rejuvenation procedures available, helping to tighten loose skin, smooth facial wrinkles, and restore youthful facial contours. Whether you’ve chosen a Mini-Facelift or a full Facelift, investing in facelift surgery is an important decision, and maintaining your results is just as essential. Dr. Evan Ransom, a double board-certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in San Francisco, shares expert advice on how to protect your facelift results and enjoy a refreshed, youthful appearance for years to come.

Key Advice to Prolong Traditional Facelift Results

Every facelift procedure is tailored to the individual, and so is the recovery process. Dr. Ransom provides detailed post-operative instructions for each patient, covering how to care for incisions, manage swelling, and protect delicate facial tissues as they heal. Carefully following these guidelines helps reduce the risk of poor wound healing, infection, or facial nerve complications.

Furthermore, your recovery doesn’t end once you leave the surgical center. Regular follow-up visits allow your surgeon to monitor healing, adjust your care plan if needed, and answer questions about long-term skin quality, underlying tissues, and strategies for maintaining your facelift results.

Skincare Tips for Longevity After Cosmetic Surgery

Hydration

Keeping facial skin hydrated is key to maintaining results; a proper skincare routine helps improve skin tone, support elasticity, and enhance overall skin quality.

Daily Sunscreen

Sun exposure is one of the leading causes of premature facial aging; daily use of broad-spectrum sunscreen helps protect against UV damage, reducing the risk of new superficial wrinkles, dark spots, and sagging skin.

Lifestyle Habits for Maintaining Facial Rejuvenation Surgery

A healthy lifestyle plays a vital role in maintaining your facelift results. A nutritious diet and consistent physical activity support circulation, skin health, and overall wellness, while antioxidant-rich foods and regular exercise help preserve youthful facial features and minimize the visible signs of aging.

In contrast, smoking and excessive alcohol use accelerate the aging process, weaken facial tissue, and damage facial muscles. By avoiding these habits, you can protect the remaining skin and deeper tissues, reduce facial wrinkles, and prolong the benefits of your facelift surgery.

Explore Follow-Up Treatments Post-Cosmetic Surgery

Laser Treatments

For patients seeking comprehensive facial rejuvenation, ablative and non-ablative lasers can be performed alone or in combination with facelift surgery, addressing concerns like sun damage, pigmentation, and surgical scarring to maximize and maintain a more refreshed, youthful appearance. These laser treatments also work to tighten the skin, diminish fine lines & wrinkles, and improve both skin tone and texture.

Microneedling

Profound RF Microneedling is an advanced microneedling treatment that uses radiofrequency energy to tighten skin and boost collagen production, particularly in the mouth and cheek areas. This minimally invasive procedure effectively addresses signs of aging such as sagging skin, volume loss, wrinkles, fine lines, and jowls, making it an excellent complement to facelift results. The treatment also helps improve skin texture and can reduce scars, providing a non-surgical option to enhance and prolong the youthful effects of a facelift.

Professional Skincare Treatments

Medical-grade skincare products can work to improve skin quality and prolong facelift results. These products address fine lines, excess skin texture, and skin tone changes without the need for additional surgical procedures. The Ransom MD skincare line can be used in conjunction with a facelift procedure to maintain a youthful, radiant complexion.

The Expertise of Dr. Evan Ransom in San Francisco

Dr. Ransom specializes exclusively in facial cosmetic surgery, including both the Mini-Facelift and full Facelift procedures. His approach is designed to reposition deeper tissues and facial muscles for long-lasting results that look natural, not pulled or artificial. If you are considering facelift surgery or want to learn more about maintaining your facelift results, schedule a consultation with Dr. Evan Ransom in San Francisco.