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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.

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.