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Facelift Caused Ear to Look Strange
asked 2 years ago by Amy02020 in usa
Latest answer by Sam Speron, MD
Question viewed 966 times
Tags: ears
This is after 7 months. The f/l was version of short-scar. Notice it pulls back, or otherwise looks strange. The other side doesn't look like this. What caused this? Is there any way it might be repaired? Thank you for you help.
11 answers to Facelift Caused Ear to Look Strange
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Strange looking ear after facelift.
This can be repaired easily by your surgeon. It can be done under local anesthesia in 15 minutes and you can go to work the next day.
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Facelift surgery causing a change in the shape of the ear lobe
The problem that you show in the picture results from inadequate skin resection during facelift surgery. This can be fixed under local anesthesia as an office procedure. A much more difficult problem would have been a pixie ear deformity which results from excessive skin resection. Talk to your surgeon about a fix.
Maurice M. Khosh, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Sometimes earlobes may look altered after facelifts
Fortunately, fixing or revision most earlobe changes are simple and can be performed in the office under local anesthesia. There are a few more difficult earlobe problems, such as a "pixie" ear deformity, which is not what you have from the submitted photos.
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This can be fixed
You have pre-tragus excess skin and also extra skin in lower part of the tragus. This can be fixed in office and under local anesthesia. Please ask your surgeon about this and he be glad to fix it for you
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Ear can be fixed after facelift.
The picture shows excess skin on the lower part of your earlobe. This can be caused during the facelift if enough skin is not removed. It can be easily corrected in your plastic surgeon's office under local anesthesia.
Best Regards,
Dr. Speron
Sam Speron, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift Causing ear to look strange
Hi,
The part of your ear that is being pulled forward is called the tragus. The incision is most likely "post-tragal". It is used by some surgeons in an attempt to hide the incision of a facelift. The problem is that it can pull the tragus forward making for an obvious facelift look.
Best,
Dr.S.
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A Very Fixable Problem
As has already been noted on this topic, the appearance of your earlobe is related to a small amount of skin excess where the lower cheek meets the earlobe. I agree that simple resection of skin and re-inset of the earlobe would be appropriate. One point I would like to add is that under-resection of skin is far preferable to over-resection of skin, which leads to a far less pleasing outcome.
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Ear Lobe Revision After Facelift
Your ear lobe can be revised very easily under local anesthesia. Although the ear lobes are rarely identical, I would ask your surgeon to improve the appearance of this ear.
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Facelift caused ear distortion
Cutting corners in doing a "short scar" FL at times causes these complications and poor results. They can be corrected in a minor revision under local anesthesia, which the operative surgeon should be happy to do. This would keep you and make you happy.
From MIAMI Dr. B
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Excess skin in front of Ear Lobule after FaceLift
The only deformity you appear to have is a small amount of excess skin heaped up in front of the ear lobule. You do not have other much more serious "pulled" or "pixie" ear deformities seen with some Facelifts. In your case, the skin fullness can be flattened rather easily in your surgeon's office.
Good Luck.
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Ear after Face Lift incision
The face lift incision varies depending on the specific type of face lift performed by your plastic surgeon. All face lifts have an incision around the ear, at least partially. As a result, the ear may appear somewhat different after facial plastic surgery. Many minor changes to the ear after cosmetic surgery that are bothersome may be treated in the office via local anesthesia. As every person is unique, only after an evaluation can one determine the most appropriate option. Best of luck....
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