Chances of nerve injury with facelift

Sam Jejurikar, MD answers: Chances of disfigurement from Facelift?

I will have a Facelift to have a cyst removed from near my jaw. How likely is it that a nerve will be touched making my face asymmetric?


Sam Jejurikar, MD
26 days ago
By Sam Jejurikar, MD - Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Hi,

Not knowing anything about the experience and skill of your plastic surgeon makes this question a little difficult to answer. That being said, published rates of facial nerve injury after facelift range between 0.5% to 2.6%.  The branch most commonly injured it the marginal mandibular nerve; injury to this can result in an asymmetric smile.

Hope this helps.  Best of luck.

Web reference: http://www.drjdallasplasticsurgeon.com/facelift.php
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