El Paso Facelift doctors
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Frank Agullo, MD
El Paso Plastic Surgeon
651 S. Mesa Hills Dr., El Paso |
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Russell W. H. Kridel, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon
6655 Travis St. Suite 900, Houston |
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S. Ozan Sozer, MD
El Paso Plastic Surgeon
651 S. Mesa Hills , El Paso |
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Mark A. Jabor, MD
El Paso Plastic Surgeon
5664 N. Mesa, El Paso |
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Herbert J. Nassour, III, MD
El Paso Plastic Surgeon
1300 Murchison Suite 300, El Paso |
Recent Answers
For sensitive skin, will compression garments irritate skin? Are compression garments worn around the clock, and if so, for how many days?
Most garments are made not to irritate any skin. If the garment is irritating, fluffed gauze such as Kerlix can be placed between the skin and the garment. Often compression dressings are not placed initially but after the first dressing is removed. They come in all sizes and types from simple slings to total facial/neck garments. The rationale for use is to keep the skin in close approximation with the underlying structures so it will re-adhere quickly and not develop fluid underneath. Follow your surgeon's suggestions as to how long to wear it as there are many types of garments with different indications.
I had a facelift approximately 4 years ago and have started to get the deep fowls around my mouth. I'm 60 years old and want to look vibrant for my age but do not want a another facelift. Are there other alternative that will help the wrinkles and jowls?
Most traditional complete facelifts generally keep you looking younger and refreshed for 7 to 10 years. You are always ahead of the game if skin has been removed and if muscles and fat pads have been resuspended. But, alas, the aging process proceeds, and, in every additional decade, we age more. In the interim between lifts, laser skin resurfacing can reduce wrinkles and can tighten the underlyting skin; Thermage (radio-frequency) might help shrink the tissues as might Ulthera (an ultrasound technology). Simple soft tissue fillers like Restylane, Juvederm, or Radiesse can fill in fold and wrinkles.
At 11-days post-surgery, I developed a hematoma on my right cheek. Due to the hematoma, my R cheek felt rigid. Massage has helped to soften the tissue. Now 5-weeks post-surgery, I still have some lumps/bruising. My L cheek is plumper vs. my R. Did the hematoma cause lower fat "take"? Before the fat completes the process of developing a blood supply, is there anything to be done to lower the viability on the L (for symmetry)? I don't want to go through any future fat grafting procedures.
It is not uncommon to develop a hematoma after a mid-face lift. Depending on the amount of the hematoma it can be treated conservatively or it needs to be drained. As far as I can see in the photo, your hematoma was not too severe, looks almost like bruising. At this point, it has been five weeks since surgery; it is still very early to evaluate symmetry of the results of a face lift. I would recommend the patient to wait around six months, then at that point things can be reanalyzed and decision can be made.
