Introduction

First described by Robert Sweet in 1964,1 Sweet syndrome, also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is a rare condition with an annual incidence of 3 cases per million patients. It may occur idiopathically, as a paraneoplastic manifestation, drug-induced, or more rarely, in the postoperative setting.

Several cases of Sweet syndrome occurring after surgery have been reported, notably following hand surgery,2 pneumonectomy,3 spinal surgery,4 or breast reconstruction using a DIEP flap.5 However, no case has been reported after Facelift or any other aesthetic surgical procedure.

The diagnosis of Sweet syndrome is established when at least two major criteria and two minor criteria are met6: