All surgery is associated with bruising and swelling, so you should expect this for at least one to two weeks after your facelift. Some patients remain bruised for longer and in rare cases up to a month or more. Scars remain red for several weeks, and take many months to fade.
You may start to see the results quite quickly but you will not see the final benefits of your surgery for many months. Dr. Hudson will not consider you fully healed for at least a year.