Extended exposure to sun is prohibited and typical exposure is limited for several months. One of the main side effects of a face-lift may be injury to nerves controlling facial muscles may sometimes be permanent. An even rarer side effect is loss of feeling in facial muscles. Through the surgery, a patient's hairline may change and scarring may occur. The results of surgery typically last five to ten years.

Of course, this type of face alteration surgery is not only used for people who are seeking to improve their appearance cosmetically. In 1986, Andrew Fisher, a young boy from Fiji, had a hideously disfigured face. After being abandoned by his parents, he spent seven years in a hospital, and later was accepted into the home of relatives.

Andrew had many physical difficulties: he only weighed 80 pounds at age 14; both of his hips had been fractured; his nose was smashed; and his lower face was deformed to the point that all growth was inhibited in the jaw which would cause him to mumble and slur words. In 1984, David Le Clair from Long Beach, California, visited Vincent Fisher, Andrew's adopted father, and the rest of his family.

When Le Clair returned to the United States, he called an old friend, Dr. Richard Henderson, and told him about Andrew's situation. Henderson then called his cousin, Dr. Robert Har Desty, who is the chief resident in plastic surgery at Children's Hospital of P

				A more expensive plastic surgery operation is a face-lift. This procedure can range from $5,600 to $12,100. A face-lift's procedure includes hiding sagging skin by removing excess fat, tightening muscles, and redraping skin. A patient can typically return to work after two weeks, but strenuous activity is not allowed. If bruising or swelling is received from the operation, it should fade after two to three weeks. Extended exposure to sun is prohibited and typical exposure is limited for several months. One of the main side effects of a face-lift may be injury to nerves controlling facial muscles may sometimes be permanent. An even rarer side effect is loss of feeling in facial muscles. Through the surgery, a patient's hairline may change and scarring may occur. The results of surgery typically last five to ten years. Of course, this type of face alteration surgery is not only used for people who are seeking to improve their appearance cosmetically. In 1986, Andrew Fisher, a young boy from Fiji, had a hideously disfigured face. After being abandoned by his parents, he spent seven years in a hospital, and later was accepted into the home of relatives. Andrew had many physical difficulties: he only weighed 80 pounds at age 14; both of his hips had been fractured; his nose was smashed; and his lower face was deformed to the point that all growth was inhibited in the jaw which would cause him to mumble and slur words. In 1984, David Le Clair from Long Beach, California, visited Vincent Fisher, Andrew's adopted father, and the rest of his family. When Le Clair returned to the United States, he called an old friend, Dr. Richard Henderson, and told him about Andrew's situation. Henderson then called his cousin, Dr. Robert Har Desty, who is the chief resident in plastic surgery at Children's Hospital of P