Chances of disfigurement from Facelift?

In experienced hands nerve injury causing facial asymmetry after a facelift is very rare. The risk of nerve injury with cyst removal depends on the location of that cyst on the face and the depth of the lesion. Your surgeon will give you a more specific answer.

Question: Chances of disfigurement from Facelift? Answer: There are potential complications and problems associated with any surgical procedure, cosmetic or otherwise. The types of problems and complications pertain to the type of procedure performed. For example, potential problems that may be associated with... more

 Hi Atoric, It really depends on where exactly your cyst is: 1. Parotid gland cyst : if it is here than the risk is higher than with most types of facelift surgery. This is because the facial nerve travels and branches through the parotid gland.  In order to remove the cyst, portions of the gland may... more

The risk of nerve injury in a facelift is very small; however, having said that I have seen it occur in the hands of many surgeons who do not perform a fair number of these procedures. Typically a facelift is not done to remove a cyst. If it is a parotid tumor near the jaw as it maybe by your description, then... more

THis sounds quite unusual and most surgeons would not typically perform a facelfit to remove a cyst. They may use a facelift approach to remove parotid tumors which can impinge on the facial nerve. However, in the hands of a skilled surgeon, this should be quite rare. Discuss your fears with your surgeon so... more

Dear Atoric There are a number of reasons that facelifts can cause "disfigurement." Permanent injury to one of the branches of the facial nerve is just one of the causes. However, a cyst along the jaw line is not a medical diagnosis. Cysts can have various causes. A significant concern with these... more

With an experienced facelift surgeon performing a facelift, the chance of a permanent nerve injury is probably around 1% or less.  If a small superficial cyst is removed in the process, this risk should not increase. If your doctor is removing a parotid tumor, the chance of a nerve injury is higher,... more

The chance for disfigurement from Facelift (assuming you are seeing a well qualified surgeon) is very small.  However, Facelift is a cosmetic procedure and not typically performed to remove cysts.  If the cyst is superficial (sebaceous cyst), the chance of disfigurement is very minimal.  If the... more

 The chance of nerve injury after facelift is very small.  You are not having a typical facelift.  From the limited information that you provided it sounds like you are having a facelift incision to remove a cyst?  Without knowing what this cyst is or where it is located (deep in the facial... more

The likelihood of nerve injury with Facelifts is small AND the likelihood that such an uncommon injury should it happen might be permanent and NOT recover is much smaller yet.  I ASSUME that the decision to use a Facelift incision to remove a cyst was to spare you a scar on the cheek. That leads me to... more