What are the risks and possible complications of facelift and necklift surgery?
As with all surgery, one risks bleeding, scarring and infection. Rarely, a small amount of blood called a hematoma collects under the skin and requires removal. Very occasionally, small parts of the skin flap may not heal well, and require a longer recovery. Cigarette smoking increases this likelihood as nicotine compromises circulation. Facial nerve damage may occur, though this is very rare, and generally self-healing. At your consultation, we will inform you of all risks, rare though they may be, so that you can enter surgery confident of a positive outcome.
