Potential side effects from a face-lift can be related...

William A. Portuese, MD answers: What are potential facelift side effects?

i expect side effects would be pain but what about swelling and others from the face lift?


William Portuese, MD
16 months ago
By William Portuese, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Potential side effects from a face-lift can be related to the anesthesia, such as nausea and vomiting in the first 24 hours after the surgery.

Other complications include:

  • Hematoma or puddling of blood beneath the skin in the neck
  • Motor and sensory nerve loss
  • Infection
  • Poor healing

Each one of these occurs less than 1% to 2% of the time, and an experienced face-lift surgeon can minimize the potential for this occuring.

Web reference: http://www.seattlefacial.com
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