Safety of Combined Face and Necklift: Does Opening the Neck Increase Risk? A Retrospective Analysis of Hematoma Risk
Nusaiba Baker, Jad Abi-Rafeh, Brian Bassiri-Tehrani, Lori Plonski, Foad Nahai · 2026
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Nusaiba Baker and fellow authors review whether adding a necklift to a facelift raises the risk of a blood collection under the skin, called a hematoma. Their 2026 report draws on 502 straight cases from one surgeon between 2004 and 2018. Opening the neck makes a larger open space, which many surgeons fear could bleed more after surgery.
Of the group, 263 patients had a facelift alone and 238 had both face and neck work. The combined group was slightly older on average, near 63 years against 61, and held more men. Care after 2015 added strict control of blood pressure, and the study weighs how that change affected bleeding rates between the two groups.
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| CREATOR | Nusaiba Baker, Jad Abi-Rafeh, Brian Bassiri-Tehrani, Lori Plonski, Foad Nahai |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3523 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |