Charlotte Facelift doctors
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Gustavo A. Diaz, MD
Charlotte Facial Plastic Surgeon
13620 Reese Blvd. Suite 110, Huntersville |
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Edward J. Bednar, MD
Charlotte Plastic Surgeon
439 N. Wendover Rd., Charlotte |
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Joseph Hunstad, MD
Charlotte Plastic Surgeon
11208 Statesville Road Suite 300, Huntersville |
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Briggs E. Cook, Jr., MD
Charlotte Oculoplastic Surgeon
16610 Birkdale Commons Parkway, Huntersville |
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Eric T. Emerson, MD
Charlotte Plastic Surgeon
649 N New Hope Rd, Gastonia |
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Recent Answers
I've had several consultations. One doctor puts in drains, one doesn't, and one uses glue.
Drains are not always necessary with the full face and neck lift but are more commonly used than not. If they are used they usually stay 1 or 2 days at the most. Often the drains need to stay a little longer when there is thorough neck liposuction performed at the same time.
The right eyebrow and right side of forehead got totally paralyzed since a face lift done 10 weeks ago. I don’t know if this is only a nerve damage or if this branch was severed. I am doing therapy with muscle stimulation so the muscle get some activity until the nerve regenerate, if so. I can close my eye normally, the only part that doesn’t move is eyebrow and same side forehead. I would like to know if even if the nerve was really cut during surgery, do I have a chance of nerve regeneration?
The incidence of permanent nerve injury following a facelift is very rare. A facial nerve can regrow for as long as 2 years after surgery and the vast majority of nerve weakness following facelifting is a temporary nerve palsy that represents either bruising, swelling or stretching and is not really a division of the nerve.
I am scheduled for a facelift in 2 weeks and i have some questions on getting prepared. Specifically my questions are: Low salt diet before and after, does it really help? What about foods rich in vitamin e since you are told to stop vit e supplements? What about vitamin e in face care products? Finally, must i stop restasis and antihistimine and decogestant eye drops and if so when? Thanks in advance - there are always great answers from the doctors on this site.
Before surgery you should be at a weight you are comfortable with because significant weight loss after a facelift can sometimes deflate the face and give somewhat of an aged appearance. Preoperatively minimize sodium intake so there is no additional swelling and a diet that doesn't contain vitamin E, Ginseng, Ginkgo biloba, and garlic as these and other medications can cause increased bleeding during and after surgery. You can continue your eye drops as there is no contraindication for surgery.
