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Can Damage or Compression of the Great Auricular Nerve Cause Tightness/Numbness Post Surgery?
Can compression or damage to the auricular nerve manifest itself several (7) months after a face lift and what are the symptoms? What can be done to...
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Can Internal Stitches Work Their Way out After a Face Lift?
I had a face and neck lift 8 weeks ago and have suddenly developed an angry red area immediately in front of the right ear. Can this be from a problem...
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Prominent Platysma Bands After Facelift and Lifting Weights, What's The Cause? What Can Be Done?
I had a facelift and necklift a year ago. (57 y female) I started lifting arm weights at the gym. After a month I noticed that my vertical platysma...
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I Am Having Bilateral Swelling of my Glands (Parotids, I Believe) Almost 7 Wks Post Facelift (Included Lipo Under Chin & Jowls)?
I did not have prominent glands prior to this so it is not that they have merely been exposed & I can tell by touching the area that there is...
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Are These Perioral Mounds? (photo)
In the last year I have developed strange contours around my mouth, particually when I smile, are they perioral mounds? What can be done to improve...
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Face/neck Lift (SMAS/platysmaplasty) Three Weeks Ago and Have Left Ear Numbness
Since a face/neck lift 3 weeks ago, the entire outside of my left ear is completely numb (there is slight sensation at the very top of the ear and...
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Fat Transfer Injections on Frown Lines Migrated to Upper Eyelid
I had fat injections on frown lines 3 weeks ago during a full face lift. It seems to me that on my left upper eyelid I have a long gated bump just...
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Deep Plane Facelift/Neck Lift Nerve Damage to Tongue/palate?
I had a deep plane facelift and neck lift 3 weeks ago and I've had persistent sensations on my tongue and/or palate. It feels like something is...
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Are my Slanty Eyes After Midface Lift Permanent?
Hi, I had a midface lift two months ago and now I look like a cat. I am only 33 but wanted to correct the droopyness on one side of my face caused by...
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Could Health Problems Have Been Caused by Facelift Trauma?
A few years ago, my mom had a face/brow lift that caused bruising and swelling for months , and - about a week after surgery - her cheekbone implants...
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