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Meta-Analysis
. 2023 Feb;47(1):144-155.
doi: 10.1007/s00266-022-02894-8. Epub 2022 May 9.

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Early Relapse After Facelift

Arda Kucukguven  1 , Aysuna Galandarova  2 , Ozan Bitik  3
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Meta-Analysis

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Early Relapse After Facelift

Arda Kucukguven et al. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2023 Feb.

Abstract

Background: Early relapse is an adverse outcome of facelift surgery. The rate of early relapse is an indirect measure of the longevity and efficacy of facelift techniques. However, early relapse after facelift is ill-defined, under-evaluated, and under-reported, and literature data on the subject are dispersed. In this systematic review, we aimed to analyze facelift studies using relapse-related outcomes (RROs). Our secondary aim was to highlight the importance of early relapse as an essential outcome measure.

Methods: The study design was a systematic review of the English literature and meta-analysis of RROs after facelift surgery. RROs that occurred within the first 2 years after surgery were considered "early". Performance, analysis, and reporting were performed in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. The systematic search was conducted using the PubMed database as of February 2020. Initial screening was performed using the keywords "facelift", "rhytidectomy", "surgical rejuvenation", "face lift", "rhytidoplasty", and "facial rejuvenation". Articles were excluded by using a set of inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Results: RROs were reported only in 4.4% (19/433) of the papers that underwent full-text review. The frequency of RROs ranged between 0.2 and 50% among facelift papers. The weighted median rate of RROs after facelift surgery was found to be 2.4% in the meta-analysis.

Conclusions: Future research on preventive measures will be successful upon acknowledgment of the actual prevalence of this problem. Consensus on its definition and objective criteria for its diagnosis are required for further progress.

Level of evidence iii: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

Keywords: Facelift; Recurrence; Relapse; Revision; Rhytidectomy.

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