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Can Your Sinuses Be Injured, Cut or Brused During a Face Lift?
Watching the procedure on You Tube it looks pretty rough. Also, how do they avoid cutting eye during the eye lift surgery. I'm thinking of having upper and lowers done.
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5DogMa
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Bruised sinuses during the face left
Facelifting Involves tightening the facial muscles, skin removal of the face and fat removal in the neck area. Face and neck lift surgery will not affect the sinuses whatsoever. This endoscopic sinus surgery is performed through the nose with endoscopes to open up diseased sinuses. Blepharoplasty surgery involves removal of fat above and below the eyelids and excess skin removal as well. The eyeball is not operated upon during the procedure. Facial...
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Facelift
It would be unusual for the sinuses to be injured during a facelift surgery. A surgeon with a strong knowledge of the anatomy will prevent damage to the eyes during eyelid lift surgery. Please consult with a board certified specialist who can help you achieve the results you desire.
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Can Your Sinuses Be Injured, Cut or Brused During a Face Lift?
The sinuses are not involved in any way in a facelift procedure. Experience and knowledge of anatomy prevent inadvertent injuries to the eyes during eyelid surgery. For the best and safest possible outcome, seek a facial surgery expert for your desired procedures. I hope this information is helpful.
Stephen Weber, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Thank you for the question. Your sinuses are deeply located inside your bone structure. After 30 years of practice, I have not heard of such an injury. Best wishes for a good result..Dr Thomas Narsete Austin, Tx
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Facelift and eyelid lift procedures are controlled
Undoubtedly the facelift and eyelid lift procedures require the operating surgeon to have a comprehensive knowledge of anatomy as well as a detailed plan for improvement of the structures, which have been identified as being problematic, preop. There are at least 3 variations of facelifts: a) skin only, which is most prone to relapse, for obvious reasons. The skin has the ability to stretch and relax. b) SMAS (submuscular aponeurotic system) procedures, tighten and reposition...
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Sinuses not at any risk during facelift surgery
The sinuses are encased within the facial bony structures and are not at any risk during a facelift. For lower eyelid surgery, most surgeons will use protective eye shields that are like heavy contact lenses, which effectively protect the eye. For upper eyelid surgery, the upper eyelid is closed, providing a protective covering for the eye.
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Sinus safety with Facelift surgery
You do not need to be concerned at all about your sinuses when undergoing a facelift. The sinuses are inside the central bones of the face and therefore are well protected. More common structures to protect during the procedure are the nerves and muscles of the face. Your plastic surgeon will watch and protect these structures durign the procedure.
As for a blepharoplasty, there are several layers of tissues between the skin and the eyeball. Surgeons are...
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Your sinus are safe
Your sinuses are beneath the bone of your facial skeleton and are not at risk of damage during facelift surgery. Nerves overlying the sinuses may be bruised and overlying tissue is swollen which could give an altered sensation that could be idenified with sinus discomfort. This is an unusual finding.
A goo surgeon protects the eyes during blepharoplasty surgery to minimize the risk to the eye. Direct orbital injuries during blepharoplasty is a...
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Annapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift surgery
It can often be frightening for a lay person to see what is involved in surgery and watching a facelift can be scary. There is a risk of eye injury during eyelid surgery, but the surgery is done with the eyelids closed and sometimes with an eye shield to protect it. As far as the sinuses are concerned, the surgeon will be nowhere near the sinuses Ina facelift.
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Sinus injury
Sinuses are cavities within the bony structure of the face. The facelift surgery does not go that deep so injuries to the sinuses are extremely unlikely.
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The sinuses are never damaged during facelift.
The sinuses are nowhere near the operative plane of the facelift. He properly executed facelift handles the tissues gently.
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Risks of facelift surgery
All of the work during a facelift is done on the level of the muscles and skin of the face and there should be no risk to the bone (including the sinuses).
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Sinus injury with facelifting?
The paranasal sinuses are air filled spaces in the facial bones. They are protected by their complete encasement in bone. There is no risk of injury during a traditional facelift procedure. When performing eyelift surgery skin , muscle and fat are modified to improve the eyelid contours, the eyeball is no operated on .
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Sinuses and face lifts
When performing a facelift, there are various techniques but they do not involve getting anywhere neat the sinuses.
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Can Your Sinuses Be Injured, Cut or Brused During a Face Lift?
Sinuses are deep structures surrounded by bone and soft tissues. Face lifting is in a more superficial plane and there have been no reported injury to sinuses during this procedure as far as I am aware. Qualified and boarded surgeons are well experienced to perform eyelid and face lift surgery without damaging the eyes or other important structures. However, no operation is without a risk and you will have to keep this in mind.
Huntington Beach Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Can sinuses be injured during a facelift?
Sinuses are located under and protected by the facial bones. The level of surgery for a facelift is above the bone, so the sinuses would not be affected from this surgery. When upper and/or lower blepharoplasty surgery is done, the skin and fat are addressed but nothing is done to the eyeball itself.
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Facelift and sinuses
A facelift is done relatively far away from the sinuses so there shouldn't be an issue with injuring the sinuses during a facelift.
Experienced blepharoplasty eyelid surgeons have extensive knowledge of the anatomy of the area and are accustomed to working around the eye and avoid injurying the eye itself.
You can read more about eyelid surgery at my web reference link below.
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Nasal Sinuses cannot be cut with a facelift
No, the nasal sinuses cannot be injured during a facelift. The sinuses are spaces of air inside bone. A facelift modifies fat and skin of the face, and never penetrates the bone. Consultation with a board-certified surgeon is important. Only after a comprehensive evaluation can he/she help determine appropriate options for you. Best of luck.
Dr. Chaboki
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Sinuses Injured During the Facelift
The sinuses should not be injured during a facelift. If the facelift looks rough, it is probably a reflection of the surgeon and not the surgery. The eye is protected by the eyelids and can be further protected with corneal shields. Find the plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who has performed hundreds (or thousands) of facelifts. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Facelift and Sinuses
Dear 5DogMa
The good news is that a typical facelift does not involve risk to the sinuses.
There are some facelift techniques that will lift the cheek , which is close to, but not part of the of the sinuses.
Good luck in your research on upper and lower eyelid surgery, but the eyes are protected during this delicate procedure.
Best Wishes
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