Avoiding a Facial Nerve Injury from a Facelift
You feel you could benefit from facial improvement. You’ve done some research. You believe that a facelift with a top cosmetic surgeon may be the answer that will help you most. But you’ve also heard that possible facelift complications include facial nerve injury, so how should you proceed? The best thing you can do is find an experienced and specialized surgeon in whom you feel confident. Your cosmetic surgeon who makes facelifts a major focus of his or her practice while emphasizing customized procedures that are specifically tailored for natural results can help you find the safest treatment option for your best personal results.
How can I avoid facelift side effects?
Most people who get facelifts are very happy with their results, especially those who seek a facelift from one of the top facelift surgeons like Dr. Steinsapir. It’s important to understand that there’s always some risk with undergoing surgery, but the good news is that facelifts arer very safe and certain choices increase that safety without compromising your aesthetic outcome.
That said, there are many different kinds of facelifts, and the safest facelift is one individually tailored to meet your needs. The tend is more smaller incision facelifts and cosmetic facial treatment that affords many benefits: natural-looking results, faster healing time, and fewer complications. Dr. Steinsapir recommends that you seek a customized treatment from a top surgeon who understands how to minimize your already-low risk of facial nerve damage. For many patients this generally means that the deep plane facelift is not the right choice.
What is the deep plane facelift?
The deep plane facelift works on both the skin layer and the deeper muscle and fascia layer of your tissue. Both these layers are lifted and tightened, but the problem is that this technique is associated with facial nerve injuries. The risk amounts to only a very small percentage of individuals who receive this treatment experiencing this complication, but there is just no reason to risk this nerve damage when we compare this method to other kinds of facelifts, which work just as well. In fact, there is essentially no cosmetic benefit to the deep plane facelift, so why expose these nerves to the elevated risk? At the end of the day, your facelift can’t be great if nerve damage inhibits your face’s natural movement.
Cookie Cutter Facelifts
You may be aware of heavily marketed facelifts and wondered if these surgeries are right for you. Generally this procedures are small incision facelifts with a proprietary names. It is important to understand that one type of surgery is used to meet the needs of every patient, the result is a surgery that may not be right for everyone. A skilled facelift surgeon will adapt surgical techniques to obtain a result that is best for your face. When this type of customization is not performed, the result can be a disappointing compromise.
Finding the Right Facelift Surgeon
Rather than telling potential cosmetic surgeons how you want your facelift to be performed, try to find a respected expert in facelift surgery who makes sense to you, and ask him or her what they feel the best individual approach is in your situation. Perhaps you’ll be surprised to learn that a procedure like the midface lift, forehead lift, or lower face/neck liposuction makes more sense for you. Or perhaps you are correct in guessing that a facelift is the right choice; in this case, ask your doctor about their treatment philosophy and how he or she can design a facelift that yields the results you need.
Consider how Dr. Steinsapir can help you with his prestigious background at UCLA, The University of Chicago, multiple fellowships, research publications, leadership positions, and esteemed practice serving Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. Dr. Steinsapir is a board-certified surgeon with multi-fellowship training who makes customized facelift surgery a focus of his practice. Please contact us today to learn more about how Dr. Steinsapir can help you attain your aesthetic goals and improve your confidence.
