Carotid artery: Can a facelift or necklift cause a blockage of the carotid artery?

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Can a faceklift oie necklift cause a blockage of the carotid artery?

Raymond E. Lee, MD · Answer

A facelift or neck lift does not involve any exposure to the carotid artery during surgery.  The carotid artery lies deep in the neck  A facelift/ neck lift involves the more superficial planes of the neck and thus can not cause blockage.

Guy Watts, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Plast) · Answer

A facelift or necklift would not cause carotid artery stenosis and is completely unrelated. Dietary and hereditary factors play a major role in carotid artery disease.RegardsDr Guy Watts

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

A facelift /neck lift can not or does not cause blockage of the carotid arteries.  Carotid artery disease is cause by complex causes involving diet, family history and personal medical history.

Ryan Hoffman, MD · Answer

No a neck or face lift on its own can not cause a carotid artery blockage.  The surgeries are more superficial than the carotid arteries which are deeper.

Suzanne Kim Doud Galli, MD, PhD, FACS · Answer

Disease of the carotid artery has a multifactorial basis which includes genetics and diet. Cosmetic Surgical procedures of the neck do not impact the disease process in the carotid.

Carotid artery: Can a facelift or necklift cause a blockage of the carotid artery?

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Carotid artery: Can a facelift or necklift cause a blockage of the carotid artery?

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Answer: Can a neck lift or face lift cause a carotid artery blockage?

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Answer: Face and neck lift and carotid artery

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