Facial plastic surgery can be a rewarding decision — but rushing into it without adequate preparation can lead to mistakes that are difficult to undo. Choosing a procedure based on what worked for someone else rather than your own anatomy is one of the most common errors: a patient with midface descent may jump to fillers when her face actually needs a structural adjustment, and a surface-level consultation makes that mistake more likely. Recovery timelines catch many patients off guard — initial swelling increases before it resolves, bruising can take weeks to fade, and deeper procedures can leave residual swelling for several months. Even patients who accept that healing takes time are sometimes caught off guard by how long the final result takes to develop: tissue needs to settle, and muscles need to adjust, meaning that what will ultimately look natural may look quite different at two weeks, six weeks, and six months. Shortcutting the surgeon evaluation by scheduling with the first available option skips the most important part of the process — finding a surgeon with specific training in facial anatomy whose philosophy on natural results matches your goals, and using the consultation to understand exactly what they would recommend for your anatomy and why. Taking more time in the planning phase almost always produces a better experience and a better result.
source: https://liftplastics.com/4-mistakes-women-make-when-they-rush-into-facial-surgery/
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