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What to Do with Bald Patch After Facelift?
asked 3 years ago by calamitykatie in U.K.
Latest answer by E. Ronald Finger, MD
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I have a bald patch above my ear and slightly in front of each. Its like the sideburn is higher and almost gone. I had a very weak hairline before my facelift. The other side is fine. What can be done to rectify this?
22 answers to What to Do with Bald Patch After Facelift?
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Micro-grafting can be helpful in the treatment of alopecia (hair loss)
This appears to be alopecia or hair loss secondary to circulatory compromise following a lower face and neck lift procedure. Hair restoration surgery using micro-grafting techniques are possible although the results of grafting an area of scar tissue can be somewhat inconsistent. In this situation using a small rotation flap might be a little more predictable.
S. Randolph Waldman, MD
Lexington Facial Plastic Surgeon
Lexington Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Follicular hair transplant is the best method
Hair loss after face lifting is a rare but known complication. It occurs mostyl because of the injury to the hair follicules during the procedure or is a result of procedure that unfortunately moved hairline in the wrong drection. Although sometimes it can be corrected surgically by a revision, in most case hair is missing and has to be transplanted. The best method is calle FUE Neograft procedure . Neograft allows for hair to be transplanted with creating yet another scar on you scalp.
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Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Hide Facelift Scars with Hair Transplantation
Scarring or a bald spot is an incredible common finding after having a face lift procedure. This can usually be avoided during the facelift procedure by utilizing a trichophytic closure. Nevertheless, if a bald spot or hair loss has occurred, it can be corrected with hair transplantation using single follicular units. From El Paso.
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The Lifted Sideburn
So sorry this has happened. This is a complication of facelifting that some may consider acceptable if the rest of the facelift was done well. I don't think this has to happen. At the time of surgery, there are some tricks you can use to get a great facelift result without overlifting the sideburn. For now, I would wait. You are early in the healing process and it may get to the point that with some minor alterations to your hairstyle, you can cover it...
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It can be fixed.
It is unfortunate that you have this problem which we have treated for more than 30 years. Many surgeons still do this this was and elevate the sideburn leaving a bald patch. The area can be corrected by hair grafting or by flap rotation. Make sure you see someone with a great deal of experience so that they don't make matters worse. See specific examples of their work with sideburn reconstruction.
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What to Do with Bald Patch After Facelift?
Unfortunately, this is commonly seen after a face lift, but not usually this severe. There are small changes in the incisions that minimize the problem. Now that the problem exits with you, the best treatment is a hair transplantation from an area with suitable hair, usually the back of the scalp. The follicular grafts must be placed very flat on the scalp and some experience is needed for this, but the transplants are generally successful and can be made to look very natural.
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Hairline after Facelift
This is one of the most common reasons I do hair transplants in women because the hairline around the ear has been distorted or lost. Hair transplantation in this area has a high success rate, but the key is putting hair in the right direction and using the right texture so it looks natural.
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Bald Patch after face lift
Unfortunately, you are looking at an older type of lifting procedure.
The newer type of lifts will give you an incision that is 60% to 70% shorter.
Micro Foliicular Grafts can be used to fill in the area that is problematic.
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Hair Transplant for Hairline After Facelift
At my practice in New York, we perform hair transplant to restore the natural anatomy of the sideburns. The hair grafts are harvested from the back of the scalp and carefully placed at an angle to recreate the appearance of a natural sideburn. More than one procedure may be necessary to get the desired final result. Also, having Dr. Gary Hitzig, pioneer of use of ACell MatriStem for hair restoration, we also use ACell combined with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP injections) treatments to...
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Windswpt, sideburn loss after facelift
Hi. "Windswept" refers the loss of sideburns after Facelift surgery. It is not too uncommon. A very small session is needed to fix the sideburns. Please remember that side burn hair transplantation requires an experienced staff. The graft sites must created very parallel the skin so The hairs grow very naturally flat.
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Ben Behnam, MD
Santa Monica Dermatologic Surgeon
Santa Monica Dermatologic Surgeon
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Treatment of a bald patch after facelift
Sometimes the hair, particularly if it's fine, can go into shock and it may recover with time. I think in your case, since you don't have an incision around your sideburn, that the sideburn was elevated too high. Hair transplants work very well to correct this deformity.
Kenneth L. Stein, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Baldness after a facelift
Baldness should be rare in the hands of an experienced plastic surgeon who uses good technique. If you have it though, single hair transplanst can be done.
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Hair transplant can correct a bald patch after facelift
Hair transplantation can be used to restore the female sideburn after a facelift. The key is to orient the hairs properly to mimic the natural curl and direction of the sideburn hairs. It can also be used to camouflage facelift scars, whether behind the ears or in front of the hair line near the temples.
In your case we would attempt to restore the hair line on this side and bring it into balance with the other side.
Ramtin Kassir, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Hair transplants are great for facelift scars
After a facelift, but usually the second or third one, the scars can become noticeable and the hairline can be pulled back so much that it doesn't look right. Hair transplants are fantastic for this! They cover up the scars very nicely and can actually advance a hairline that's been pulled back too far. The entire hair transplant procedure takes about 5 hours, and can be done entirely under local anesthesia only.
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Hair transplant for facelift scar coverage
These are not uncommon procedures, but one that requires a high level of experience and skill to achieve a natural appearance. Given what I see in the photo, you’d likely benefit from a procedure of 225 to 250 grafts into the right side to restore a sideburn/temporal region. If desired at that time, more grafts can be placed to permit coverage of the scar behind the ear/occipital-neck hairline.
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Hair transplant for scars
It is unfortunate that you experienced this change in your hairline but the good news is that hair transplantation is an excellent solution. Hair transplantation into surgical scars or areas of hair loss caused by surgical procedures is common and extremely effective. You should not have to live with the new hairline if you don't like it, and transplanting it is a relatively simple way to change it.
Lisa Ishii, MD
Baltimore Facial Plastic Surgeon
Baltimore Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Bald spot from facelift
This is an easy problem to correct with hair transplants. Any scars in the area of the sideburn or behind the ear hairline can be filled in nicely and and totally naturally with small hair grafts. These areas are sometimes problems even after the best facelift work and can be touched up easily and very nicely
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Very good options to repair bald spots
This unfortunate deformity is avoidable, but once it occurs it can be corrected with hair transplantation or sometimes a small rotation flap of hair bearing tissue from adjacent areas. Results are usually excellent.
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Hair Transplant Can Fix Your Problem
I am sorry to hear that you are dissatisfied with your facelift. Fortunately, the problem you have is easily corrected. You mentioned in your comment that you didn't see this same problem in facelift photographs and this demonstrates an excellent point. Postop photographs will generally show the best results that a surgeon has to show. It will not show the less than optimal results or the complications which we all know can happen. Hair loss in an area of skin elevation is a possible...
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D.J. Verret, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Hair Loss in Scars Following a Facelift: How to Possibly Correct Them
First of all, I am so sorry that you experienced an adverse outcome or what you perceive to be one. Second of all, you are very early in the healing process. If a trichophytic type closure was performed, small hairs may over time grow through your scar. Third of all, the only thing that you have control over now is your attitude. I know that may sound unpleasant but I work with a lot of people to help them get over their plight by working on forgiveness for themselves for having picked a...
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Samuel Lam, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Hair loss after Facelift Surgery
Looking at he picture you submitted, it is difficult to tell if you have actually lost hair or if the hair-bearing tissue was elevated during surgery. If you have actually lost hair, wait several months to make sure the hair does not regrow. If not, hair transplants will improve the appearance of the bald area. Although it would be the most involved procedure, the best treatment would be inferior advancement of the the scalp under your index finger in the picture. This would give you...
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Hair Transplant is and Excellent Solution for Missing Sideburns or Scars after Facelift
While a careful facelift surgeon does his best to minimize scars and prevent any distortion of the hairline, visible scars and/or raised sideburns can infrequently occur.
I have had great success treating both with follicular unit hair transplantation. Hair from the back of the head is artistically re-used to hide scars at the hairline and/or rebuild the missing parts of the sideburn. Results are permanent.
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