Anesthesia and recovery in facelift surgery
Facelifts are done under general anesthesia, intravenous sedation, or local anesthesia with or without oral sedation, and most are outpatient operations in an accredited office facility. The anesthetic plan matters because blood pressure spikes, nausea and vomiting raise the risk of bleeding under the skin flap.
Newest research on anesthesia and recovery
From the PubMed facelift record.
2026
Comment on: Facelift surgery under local anesthesia: A scoping review of current practices and outcomes
Dupuy F, Despert H, Oubari H, Dinahet T, Boucher F, Henry G, et al. · Ann Chir Plast Esthet · PMID 42532689
2026
Facelift surgery under local anesthesia: A scoping review of current practices and outcomes
Beaufigeau M, Brochet L, Varazzani A, Morand S, Lange E, Rasteau S · Ann Chir Plast Esthet · PMID 42034464
2026
SMAS Plication Facelift and Platysmaplasty Under Tumescent Local Anesthesia: A 10-Year Retrospective Evaluation of Safety, Efficacy, and Patient Satisfaction in an Outpatient Setting
De Riso S, Rubino C, Ziani F, Filigheddu E, Arrica G, Shadid O, et al. · Aesthetic Plast Surg · PMID 42380310
2026
Predictors of Unplanned Admission After Outpatient Rhytidectomy
Alnemri A, Garg N, Michlin D, Wride W, Xu V, Palmer WJ, et al. · Aesthet Surg J · PMID 42322187
2026
Novel Minimally Invasive Mastoid Sling for a Nonsurgical Neck Lift: A Combination of Liposuction, Thermal Energy, and Suture Suspension for Neck Rejuvenation
Claytor RB, Fuentes PM, Tolan G, Lowe L · Aesthet Surg J Open Forum · PMID 42529611
2025
Awake Rejuvenation With the Deep Plane Face Lift and Extended Deep Neck Contouring
Claytor RB, Tolan GC, Fuentes PM · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 41800201
2025
Tranexamic Acid in Rhytidectomy: A Split-Face Multi-Institutional Study
Klimczak JA, Abraham M, Hu S, Rousso DE, Perkins S, Hamilton M · Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med · Randomized Controlled Trial · PMID 39574336
2024
Limited Incision Facelifts: A Contemporary Review of Approaches and Complications
Amador RO, Hamaguchi R, Bartlett RA, Sinha I · Aesthet Surg J · Systematic Review · PMID 37950895
2024
Tranexamic Acid in Tumescence for Cervicofacial Rhytidectomies
Trimas GE, Frost MDT, Trimas SJ · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 38264441
2024
Evidence of Hematoma Prevention After Facelift
Stewart CM, Bassiri-Tehrani B, Jones HE, Nahai F · Aesthet Surg J · PMID 37540899
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