How common are nerve damage, hitting growths, elevated blood pressure and weird responses to anesthesia during a neck lift?

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How common are the following during and after a neck lift procedure? 1. Damage to the nerves in one's face? 2. Accidentally hitting a undiagnosed growth that would cause problems during surgery? If this is possible, how would a surgeon proceed? 3. Blood pressure to raise during surgery or weird response to anesthesia (how would the doctor's respond if this happens?) 4. Elevated blood pressure after surgery due to pain and anxiety?

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

In our practice, neck lift is performed in twilight anesthesia. Blood pressure is regulated before and in the course of surgery.Problems with anesthesia are very rare with this type of sedation/local anesthesia. Preoperative evaluation and clearance by patient's primary care physician is mandatory before surgery. No postoperative pain! All together, very safe and straight forward surgery in experienced hands. Good luck.

Tanveer Janjua, MD · Answer

All the issues you mention are very uncommon. Best thing is to get a peroperative medical clearance from your doctor. Changes in BP and pain and anxiety can be easily managed during surgery. 
Regards
Dr. J

Brian K. Machida, MD, FACS · Answer

You present many different issues which cannot be answered unless the chart was reviewed. Some can be expected, such as elevated blood pressure post op due to pain, which can happen to anyone. Other answers really depends on more information. What kind of nerve damage, motor or sensory, and where? What kind of growth, lipoma, lymph node, solid tumor growth and where? Blood pressure and weird response to anesthesia? What kind of anesthesia and was there an anesthesiologist? What was the weird reaction? More detailed information is needed.

How common are nerve damage, hitting growths, elevated blood pressure and weird responses to anesthesia during a neck lift?

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