Facelift: Q&A
Ask a QuestionWhat Are Potential Facelift Side Effects?
i expect side effects would be pain but what about swelling and others from the face lift?
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Face lift side effects will depend on the type of...
Face lift side effects will depend on the type of facelift that is performed. Face lifts exist on a continuum from the mini-facelift which can be performed rather quickly and with minimal morbidity to more extensive face lifts for more extensive aging changes. Though the risks are generally the same with any face lift, the degree of the risk varies with the more invasive the face lift.
Infection - anytime that the skin is broken and surgery is undertaken infection is a risk. Infections...
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Facelift Informed Consent
Choosing a local reputable surgeon board certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery or the American Board of Plastic Surgery is a good start in having a good experience and an excellent outcome.
Informed consent is part of any procedure and involves a thorough explanation of common and rare complications associated with a procedure. The first point I discuss with my patients is the perioperative phase, which involves swelling, bruising, sutures, and wound...
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Potential side effects from a face-lift can be related...
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.
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Side effects of a facelift
A facelift acutally causes very little pain. The potential risks have been well described by the other doctors. In the hands of a Board Certied Plastic Surgeon who is a facelift expert, these risks rarely become reality. Make sure you thoroughly check out the doctor and that they have been doing this for a long time as there is a steep learning curve.
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Very few significant side effects after facelift
There is obviously some swelling and possibly bruising after a facelift. This is not offensive but a giveaway that an operation has been done. Surprisingly, facelift patients don't complain of much pain. So that's seldom an issue.
The incisions are well hidden and seldom a significant issue. With time, the become almost invisible. Seldom is scar revision needed after a facelfit.
Temporary numbness of the face is inevitable and slowly returns over several months. This is annoying but...
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Many but rare facelift risks
Facelift is a surgical procedure to improve the visible signs of aging on the face and neck. Every surgical procedure involves a certain amount of risk and it is important that you understand these risks and the possible complications associate with them;
1. Bleeding: it is possible to experience bleeding episode during or after the surgery.
2. Change in skin sensation
3. Damage to deeper structures: there is a potential for injury to deeper structures including nerves, blood vessels,...
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Potential Facelift Side Effects
Swelling, bruising, and discomfort are the most common side effects from facelift surgery. You may also feel sick to your stomach as a result of the anesthesia, and you may experience mild facial numbness or itchiness for a few weeks. Remember that these side effects are normal and temporary. More severe complications such as infection, hematoma, or nerve damage are much less common and are unlikely to occur with a skilled surgeon. Make sure your plastic surgeon is certified by the American...
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Side Effects of a Facelift
The normal side effect for patients is swelling. Other side effects include infection, scarring, bleeding, damage to nerves and blood vessels. These side effects are all very infrequent in normal healthy patients.
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Face lift side effects
The three most common face lift side-effects:
swelling, worst at 5 days, subsiding slowly over 6 weeks, subtle improvement continues for six months or longer.
Bruising. Shows most in thin skinned, light skinned women. Lasts 2-3 weeks.
Numbness - the skin is swollen. Feeling is just plain strange - you feel it but it doesn't feel normal. This is gone in 6-18 months.
In my practice at least, pain lasts a day or two and is from the bandage which I remove...
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Facelift Complications and Side Effects
From the way you phrased this and your example - Side effects refer to what you will be experiencing from the facelift healing process: the common things you will be aware of. The common side effects include: swelling which is maximum 2-3 days later, bruising (highly variable), numbness which takes several months to resolve, tightness takes several days to months to resolve, discomfort chewing (technique dependent), discomfort (generally mild with this surgery, nausea (variable) and in...
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These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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