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Although complications and bad results are uncommon from this type
of operation, they do sometimes occur. Some of the possible complications
from this operation include: infection, bleeding, unequal discoloration
and swelling of the face, blistering of the skin, nerve damage causing
temporary or permanent loss of feeling in the face or weakness of
facial muscles. Another complication includes untoward reactions
to anesthetic administration.
Complications, particularly blistering and skin loss around the
ears, are seen much more frequently in smokers and you are urged
not to smoke one week prior to surgery and for three weeks after
the operation to minimize the likelihood of such complications.
There are also other very rare potential complications from this
operation in addition to the ones that have been mentioned, but
it is not possible to advise you of every conceivable complication.
Complications after any type of cosmetic surgery are relatively
rare and most patients end up with a very satisfactory result.
The purpose of this information is not to frighten you, but to
ensure that your decision to have this operation is not made out
of ignorance of the potential risks of facial cosmetic operations.
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