Face Lift Complications And Potential Problems Dispelled

For many people the one thing keeping them from having a face lift is the fear and the horror stories they have heard about the potential complications. Well the truth is there are undoubtedly risks and some of those risks are fairly serious. Fortunately, the prevalence and frequency of any of these major problems is usually greatly exaggerated. The real facts show that the most dangerous complications can be avoided and that even when they do happen it is extremely rare.

Probably the biggest fear a lot of people have is that they are going to get a life threatening or at least limiting infection after their face lift. This happens when the wound does not heal right or it heals with some bacterial intrusion at the incision site. Sometimes what will happen is the outer part of the wound will heal but inside there is a high level of internal bleeding. This infection can be very dangerous to the nerves and blood vessels and will sometimes result in cell death, called necrosis. Necrotic skin is dead and therefore toxic to the body. It can be very hard to treat this problem and often is fatal. As terrible as all this sounds it is pretty unlikely to happen. Hospital operating rooms and people and tools are incredibly clean and sterilized. Every precaution is taken to avoid infection during the actual procedure. That means the best way to prevent this from occurring is to carefully and strictly follow all of the recommendations and instructions that are given by the surgeon. They will tell you how to clean and dress the wound and how to do what it takes to heal right.

Second to infection is the fear that their will paralyses of the nerves after having a face lift. This problem is caused by the doctor inadvertently severing a nerve bundle during the procedure. It usually manifests as an inability to move all or part of the muscles near the operation site. This situation sounds terrifying and life altering but in reality while it is not entirely uncommon it will mend itself with in a few weeks of the surgery. It is simply caused by a minor slip-up on the part of the surgeon and as a result the best way to avoid it possibly happening is to simply find an incredibly skilled doctor to do the work.

Finally perhaps the most innocuous but nonetheless concerning problem some people fear is the return of their body to its pre-surgery condition. This is unavoidable. As we age our bodies will naturally continue to sag and lose elasticity. However, a good face lift should last for a really long time. In fact with a great surgeon there is really no reason to ever have a touch up if you do not think that the results have faded. In fact while some fear the bad face lift it is increasingly rare. The only things that can really ruin the work that has been done are extreme physical changes that cause damage on their own regardless of the surgery that has been done.