Bonita Springs Facelift doctors
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Stephen Prendiville, MD
Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon
9407 Cypress Lake Drive Suite A, Fort Myers |
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170 answers |
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David L. Mobley, MD
Sarasota Plastic Surgeon
2255 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota |
10 answers | |
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Robert V. Mandraccia, MD
Naples Plastic Surgeon
9400 Gladiolus Dr. Suite 105, Fort Myers |
Recent Answers
It's been 4.5 weeks since my facelift. My neck is lumpy and a rather large scar is visiable. If people look staright at me, they cannot see since it's under the chin but if I turn my head they can see it. My lower left cheek has a VISIBLE walnut size swelling. And my left cheek has a once-inch veritical visible "thingy" (looks like a smooth rope under the skin). I'm seeing my plastic surgeon in a few days but will these go away or I am stuck with them forever?????
It is far, far too early to make a judgment on your final result. You can expect some degree of incisional redness, in addition to areas of swelling which are most likely related to lymphatic edema. Gentle finger tip massage, and more importantly.... time are likely to help.
I've had both upper and lower eye lid surgery, arm reduction and a tummy tuck. I am a smoker and am 51 years old. I've healed fine in all cases. Why can't I have a neck or facelift?
Nicotine is a powerful constrictor of the microvasculature of the skin. I ask my patients to imagine their lawn sprinkler systems with the water valve in the closed position. With a Facelift, we are raising (to some degree or other based on the type of Facelift) what is described as a "random" flap; random meaning that there is no distinct vascular pedicle, but multiple small peripheral blood vessels that provide blood supply and hence oxygenation to the skin. So smoking at the time of a Facelift will limit the oxygenation of the facial skin, making skin necrosis and adverse scarring a distinct possibility. Therefore, in my practice, active smokers are excluded from consideration for a Facelift unless they sign an affidavit stating they will stop for 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after the procedure. This helps the motivated patient to quit, encouraging those who wish to continue smoking to stay out of harms way.
