Facelift: Q&A
Ask a QuestionOn a Deep Plane Facelift...is Facial Nerve Injury Risk Very High?
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kidhal
in lacey, washington
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On a Deep Plane Facelift...is Facial Nerve Injury Risk Very High?
Hi Lacey,
Deep Plane facelifts, if performed properly, do expose the facial nerve branches more so than say a short flap SMAS lift. However, the risk of nerve injury lies more with the skill and experience of the surgeon. Overall, the risk of nerve injury is less than 1%.
Best,
Dr.S.
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Deep Plane Facelift and the Facial Nerve
The facial nerve provides motion to the muscles of the face and some in the neck as well. Since the facial nerve runs in the region of any facelift surgery, injury is possible. Fortunately, the risk of injury is lower the 1% and any injury is usually temporary. Risk is similar for deep plane facelift surgery and also very unlikely to have any permanent injury.
At the end of the day, the person performing your surgery is more important then the technique used. It is important that...
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Deep plane lift and nerve injury
In experienced hands the deep plane face lift is quite safe and has very risk of nerve injury. if a nerve injury occurs, it is almost always temporary.
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Facal Nerve Injury during a facelift
In general the risk of an injury to the facial nerve when having a facelift by any method is low especially in the hands of an experienced surgeon. Having said that the facial nerve is located deep in the cheek and an operation performed at a deeper level may increase the possibility of injury. Again the most important determinant is the experience of your surgeon.
Thank you for your question and best of luck.
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Minimal risk of facial nerve injury in deep plane facelift
The risk of facial nerve injury is low with practically all facelift techniques, with most reports stating this to be less than 1%. The risk of facial nerve injury is more surgeon-dependant than it is technique-dependant. That said, it would seem more likely in theory that techniques that expose more of the facial nerve branches also put the nerve branches at greater risk. A perhaps more valid criticism of the deep plane facelift is the prolonged swelling that is often...
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Facial nerve injury with a face lift
Every face lift technique has a chance of facial nerve injury although very small. A deep plane facelift has dissection in the plane that the facial nerve traverses. This gives it a slightly higher chance of having facial nerve injury (still very small).
The more important factor is not so much the technique that is used but the overall skill and experience of the surgeon. Do your research and go to a reputable and board certified surgeon.
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The facial nerve is a risk during facelift, approximately 1% at risk.
Whether it is a deep plane or a superficial plane facelift, the risk of injury to the facial nerve is directly related to the skill and experience of the surgeon who performs the surgery. Do your homework and select an experienced board-certified plastic surgeon.
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Risk of Facial Nerve Injury in Deep Plane Facelift
There is a slight increased risk of facial nerve injury with a deep plane facelift, but this is very rare. There are advantages to this technique, such as less post-op bruising and longer lasting results, in some patients when done by an experienced surgeon. The surgery should be individualized to meet the needs of each patient.
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Face lift technique and nerve injury
It is highly unlikely that the facial nerve will get injured in a deep plane facelift, provided that the surgeon has skills, talent and lots of experience. Since the deep plane dissection exposes the nerves, at least in theory the chance of injury is higher, but practically speaking this rarely happens. Much more important it the selection of appropriate technique for each unique face. In my practice, I custom tailor facial procedure based on the patients individual anatomy...
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Deep plane facelift and nerve injury
In unexperienced hands - yes. fortunatley most people who do not have sufficient expereince with this technique offer a different type of face lift. many plastic surgeons now are getting extra training in these advanced techniques in cosmetic surgery fellowships. get to know your surgeon and his/her expreince. generally abps certified plastic surgoens are going to be honest with you and theirselves and not offer you something beyond their skill level.
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