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Can a Face Lift Scar That Was Cut Horizontally, Below the Temple, Be Fixed? (photo)

I had a face lift 10 months ago. Because my plastic surgeon knew I was concerned about losing my hair (it is very thin) - rather than extending the cut vertically from the top of my ear into my hairline, he extended the cut horizontally out onto my face on both sides. He told me the scars would not show, but they do. They dent inward, and the skin puffs at the end near my eyes. The face lift looks great, but I am self conscious about these scars. Can anything be done to make them look better?

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17 Doctor Answers | Asked by Anxious Anne

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Horizontal scar fix

Thank you for your question and the picture. From the photo, there is scar indentation and skin puckering close to the lateral canthus. You are 10 months out and the question would be to what longer, try a non surgical modality or surgically revise the scar. I think you should wait longer to give more time for the scar settle. You could try fillers like juviderm. to see if the depression will improve. but, even with that, I would caution you as you may not like the results of the filler. In... more

The scars can be improved.

This is a difficult problem to improve, but we have treated simular scars with improvement. The system we use is as follows: The area is injected to fill the zone of depression with Juviderm The depressed area and surrounding area is treated with a fractional laser blending the edges. Several passes and a relatively high energy are used over the area of depressed scar. The key is that this is all done at the same session to get the best results. This can be... more

Nathan Mayl, MD

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Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

10 Months After Facelift and Scar

Fillers could help the depression. Laser may help as well. The scar could be reexcised and closed in a more linear fashion without depression. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Scar revision for the temple incision for a facelift

This can be improved. But you might have to have it opened and reclosed. The other option is to break up the tissue below it and add some tissue in there.

Philip Young, MD

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Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

Facelift Scar between the Temple and Eye

The scar between your hair and eye can be revised. The tuft of hair above your ear which you lost as part of the surgery should also be replaced because this will limit your hair styles.

Richard W. Fleming, MD

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Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Scars post facelift

I would go back to your plastic surgeon. I think they can be revised to your satisfaction. It may require excisoin or dermabrasion or a combination.

Scar on the face after face lift

I have not seen such an approach for a face lift. That said, techniques vary from region to region. Such facial scars are permanently visible but can be improved as follows: Meticulous scar revision done under magnification with early suture removal, Can be done in the office. Tape the scar for at least six weeks afterwards If your surgeon is not Board Certified in Plastic Surgery, consider having such a surgeon do your revision. Best of luck. more

Bad facelift scar.

You need to have the excess skin removed with a scar revision and reconstruction of your sideburns. This should be done by someone very experienced in this type of surgery which we escribed in our textbook.

Toby Mayer, MD

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Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Facelift Temporal Scar Revision

An incision and resultant scar that extends beyond the temporal hairline can be treated by variety of approaches from re-excision to fractional laser resurfacing. They can be difficult to improve because the scar lies in an unnatural area where wrinkle lines do not normally exist. Which treatment approach is best is debatable and no one can say for sure which one will provide improvement for you. The good news is that they are all easy to do in the office. Because the scars re indented... more

Noticeable temple face lift scars could be treated with scar revision and possible hair transplants

Iit appears that you had a prior facelift to this last one and your surgeon was trying not to further shift your hairline and/or take away more hair. Whatever the prior existing conditions were, scar revision is worth trying and a session of hair transplants might also be considered.

Face lift scars in front of the temple hairline. How to improve?

Thank you for the picture. It appears that the main thing that makes this scar relatively visible is that the scar is tethered and depressed. It might help to start with a combination of a procedure known as subcision, which releases the scar by passing a needle through the skin, and the injection of a filler. It's hard to tell from your picture, but if you are of African, Asian, or Mediterranean ancestry be very careful with procedures such as dermabrasion and laser... more

Can a Face Lift Scar That Was Cut Horizontally, Below the Temple, Be Fixed?

I find it unnecessary to place incisions, into the temple area hairline, for our Celebrity Face Lift but rather just contour them around the front of the ear and behind the lobules. This scar appears to be fully healed and could not be improved with resurfacing or a scar revision.

Scar revision

The good news is that the scar appearance CAN be improved. The simplest option would be some kind of resurfacing procedure such as dermabrasion or laser resurfacing vs a more aggressive option of excising or removing the scar and carefully suturing the skin edges together or a combination of both. Discuss these options with your surgeon.

Unusual Facelift Scars

Facelift scars in the temple are are not unusual. However, they should ideally skirt the hairline and the cut should be bevelled so the new hairs grow through the scar, thus hiding it. The scar should not extend out to the middle of the temporal region as yours does. The good news is that it can be fixed with a scar revision that would reorientate the scar into the preferred position with a little extra tightening of the skin in front of it. This may need to be in 2 stages, but both are... more

Can a Face Lift Scar That Was Cut Horizontally, Below the Temple, Be Fixed?

Thanks for the posted photo. Yes a scar revision could improve the appearance of this unusual placed scar on the temple to orbital area. Seek boarded PSs in your area to evaluate in person.

Scar revision after facelift

Hi, Yes you can improve this scar several ways. One way would be to re-excise the scar and close it so that the incision does not invert and dimple. Within 3 to 4 months after the scar can be dermabraded or lasered to improve the texture of the surface skin. Best, Dr.S.

Facelift scar improvement

Facelift scar improvement again, this is difficult. fillers are a good idea,, dermabrasion or laser over the scar will help.. this may take several steps and a number of months but should improve