Many patients are keen to understand how they'll look after surgery and during recovery. For most, it is nowhere near as bad as they'd expected. There are no heavy bandages for a start. You can expect to see the wounds initially and there will be some bruising. We are very grateful to Mr Michail Malandrakis for compiling a set a of photos showing his patient at each stage of her recovery. You'll see the initial impact is significantly improved after a week. After 2-3 weeks, we see the result emerging as the skin looks tauter with a reduction in the signs of ageing.