Can a facelift be possible after having Bells Palsy?

A
face lift is possible as long as your Bell’s Palsy is stable and remote (not
recent). However, a face lift may not change your persistent asymmetry. You
will likely have a slight droop on that side of the face despite a
facelift. With a facelift, both sides of
your face will be lifted, and sometimes slight modifications can be made to
accommodate for the droop. Symmetry in a
face depends on several factors related to the facial nerve including muscle
tone, and dynamic movement. Since the
Bell’s Palsy affected the nerve, some of the neuromuscular changes will remain
despite a facelift (which lifts the muscle, skin and soft tissue but does
nothing to repair the function of the nerve). I recommend consulting with a
board certified facial plastic surgeon to evaluate your anatomy and determine
how much improvement you can expect with a facelift.

There is no problem doing a facelift after recovery from Bell's palsy. In fact, some of the asymmetries may be improved during the procedure.

Hello,   Bell's Palsy should not prohibit you from a facelift procedure.  Depending on the severity of the palsy, complete or partial, there may be techniques performed at the time of surgery that could improve symmetry between the right and left sides. Hope this helps.  

  Absolutely.  A facelift is possible and may even be able to restore symmetry if asymmetry is present.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

Thank you very much for the question. Yes, it is definitely possible to have a facelift after Bell's palsy. In some cases, facelift techniques are actually used to improve the symmetry of the face when the facial nerve has been damaged.  Though Bell's palsy does result in permanent damage to the facial nerve in some cases, this is typically more proximal (closer to the origin of the nerve) not in the distal branches near the facial muscles. Best of luck moving forward!#San Francisco Facelift

Yes, a facelift is a possible after you've had Bell's palsy. It's actually a very common procedure to even out the discrepancies between the two sides. Just be sure to see a facial paralysis expert who can give you a customized procedure based your individual features. At the Facial Paralysis Institute in Beverly Hills, the safety of the facial nerve during facelift surgery is a top priority.

Yes, you would certainly be a candidate for a facelift.  In fact, a facelift may help even out some of the asymmetry that you have as a result of your Bell's Palsy.

Yes facelifts can be performed on patients who have had Bell's Palsy even if they are left with some weakness. The type of facelift technique may be altered or changed in order to decrease the already low risk of facial nerve injury. Choose an experienced surgeon. Good luck.

Although your facial nerve was impaired by Bell's Palsy, which is now believed to a form of viral neuritis, your current facial nerve function should not be at any greater risk than baseline with a Facelift.  The actual risk of facial nerve branch injury should be extremely low in experienced hands, because it is a very deep, arborized (many branches) series of structures.

With the facelift, you will get an elevation of the paralyzed cheek which should also help with the symmetry.  It won't help with the decreased movement on the affected side, but may help to mask it.