Intraoperative Systolic Blood Pressure as a Significant Predictor of Postoperative Hematoma Following Facelift: Single Surgeon Experience of 118 Consecutive Facelifts.

A multimodal approach is necessary to control perioperative systolic blood pressure within the strict <120mmHg target demonstrated to significantly decrease hematoma incidence. The senior author's preference is for intraoperative SBP to remain within a strict 90-100mmHg range. In contrast to hypertension that is aggressively treated and successfully controlled, hypertension that is difficult to control intraoperatively, may be a predictor of systolic blood pressure that is difficult to control postoperatively, and thus a significant risk factor for postoperative hematoma following facelift.