Every surgery, no matter how minimally invasive, has risks. Accepting this fact is an important part being a realistic patient. Medicine and surgery are not an exact science. Even a perfectly performed surgical technique on the ideal patient has risks. For each procedure, there are general and procedure-specific risks. General risks for any type of facelift include bleeding, infection, scarring, unsatisfactory result and reaction to anesthesia. While the specific risks for all facelifts include injury to the facial nerve, there is significantly lower risk with the WhisperLift compared to traditional facelifts. The WhisperLift is a very safe procedure and, compared to more aggressive facelifts, the risks are very low.