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Bumps Three Months After Quicklift? (photo)
I had a short scar facelift (Quicklift) 3 months ago and there are hard "bumps" along the permanent suture line (it is also “pulling” on my skin). My surgeon said that taking Medrol (glucocorticoid) for a week will speed up the healing and the bumps will go away. Steroids have so many side effects …….would it really help? I read about that some people could "reject" permanent sutures and then they must be removed. Is it true?
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Maya45
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Quicklift at 3 months
Hi Maya,
I perform the Quicklift regularly in my practice. It is basically a concentric triple pursestring SMAS plication facelift. Like all facelifts, some irregularity, nodularity and scar maturation can be expected during the initial post op period (up to 9 months) which will nearly always settle. From your photos it does look like you have an area of "fat bunching" around the plication suture. This will most likely settle with time and massage. If it persists I would advocate...
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BUMPS AFTER QUICKLIFT
Quicklift is a technique when the sutures are lifting the SMAS. Some surgeons use addiiotnal sutures besides the one recommended by quicklift to further elevate the tissues in a specific direction. The bumps may be areas of swelling due to excessive tension. Most of the time this swelling will resolve with warm compresses and gentle massage. I am a bit reluctant to recommend 5FU or local steroid. May be, I would use a small dose of lighter steroid only. ...
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Quicklift Complications : hard bumps
Without an exam and seeing the details of your operative note it is hard to determine the exact nature of these "bumps". However, as they are in the areas where typical suturing is placed it probably represents localized edema or localized fat/soft tissue. Other things could be a small seroma or collection of parotid fluid but which could be determined by aspirating it if your doctor thought there was fluid there.
I do not use systemic steroids in my practice. Occasionally a local...
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The bumps can be suture related,, fat , scar tissue
if firm,, dilute steroid and or 5 fu injections could help
i wouldnt use systemic meds.
warm compresses, massage and time.. at least 9 mos.
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Bumps after short scar facelift
Your bumps are likely related to sutures or isolated "islands" of edema. It is likely conservative management with massage and/or steriod injection will resolve the situation in the next 3 months or so.
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Bumps after quicklift procedure
In reviewing your photos, it looks like your "bumps" are along the areas of the SMAS plication, or where the permanent sutures are lifting the inner support layers of the face; your surgeon is correct that oral steroids can help, sometimes injecting the inner scar tissue with kenalog steroids can also help, but I would let everything settle for another 3-6 months.
I do not recommend removing the permanent sutures unless you develop nodules where the sutures are tied which...
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