plan your trip / recovery guides
RECOVERY, DAY BY DAY.
How long each treatment takes to recover from, when it is safe to fly home from Bangkok, and what to pack.
Non-surgical
- BotoxNone. Small bumps fade within an hour; any bruise clears in 1 to 2 days.
- Dermal fillersSwelling and bruising for a few days; lips swell most (2 to 5 days), under-eye bruising can take 1 to 2 weeks.
- UltherapyLittle or none: redness and swelling usually gone within a day.
- HIFU liftingLittle or none: redness and swelling usually gone within a day.
- Thread liftSwelling and bruising for up to 5 days; most people look presentable after 3 to 5 days.
- RejuranSmall bumps and redness for 1 to 3 days; bruising is possible.
- Skin boostersRedness and swelling for 1 to 2 days; injection bumps can last a few days.
- Laser treatmentsToning and pico lasers: redness for 1 to 2 days. Fractional resurfacing: about a week. Deep CO2 resurfacing: up to 2 weeks, with pinkness for months.
- RF microneedlingRedness for about a day; back to normal within 1 day, sometimes 3 to 5 days.
- Exosome and PDRN therapyUsually given with microneedling: redness for 1 to 3 days.
Surgery
- RhinoplastySplint off at about a week; bruising for 1 to 2 weeks; presentable at about 10 to 14 days.
- Eye surgeryStitches out at 5 to 14 days; bruising and swelling ease over 10 to 14 days.
- FaceliftStitches out at 7 to 14 days; bruising for at least 2 weeks; most people take 2 to 4 weeks off.
- Facial contouringHospital stay of 1 to 2 nights; compression band for 1 to 4 weeks; most visible swelling gone at 4 to 6 weeks.
- LiposuctionBack to light work in 1 to 3 weeks; compression garment for about 4 to 8 weeks.
- Breast augmentationAt least 3 days off (3 weeks or more for physical work); stitches out at about a week.
- Two-jaw surgeryHospital stay of 1 to 3 days; liquid then soft diet for about 5 to 6 weeks; routine at 3 to 4 weeks.