Patient education
Facelift Revision: Recognising and Managing Problems
Written for someone who has had a facelift and is trying to tell whether what they are seeing is ordinary healing or a problem, and for someone weighing a second operation. The first month, the collection of blood under the skin, nerve weakness, flap healing, red flags, hairline and ear changes, the operated look, how a face is assessed for revision, and why a second lift has less to work with.
All guides
10 guides
- The First Month After a Facelift: What Is ExpectedNormal recovery
- Swelling or a Haematoma? The Difference That MattersHaematoma
- Nerve Weakness After a Facelift: Temporary or NotNerve weakness
- Skin Flap Healing Problems After a FaceliftFlap healing
- Facelift Red Flags: What to Do and Who to CallRed flags
- Hairline, Ear and Scar Problems After a LiftHairline and ear
- The Operated Look: Over-Pull and Why It HappensOver-pull
- Assessing a Facelift That Needs RevisionAssessment
- How Long to Wait Before Facelift RevisionTiming
- Why a Second Lift Has Less to Work WithLimits
Worried after a lift, or weighing a second one?
Contact the team rather than waiting for a routine review. This site cannot assess you, and whether the question is an early complication or a revision, the assessment is what makes the difference.