How Would You Fix Bumps, Scars from Facelift?

One of the unfortunate outcomes of certain "minimally invasive" lifts such as the one you had is that too much of the tension is placed on the skin, and not on the underlying tissues that also contribute to the aging process. Because of this, the tension causes the scars to widen and in general for patients to have a poor long term outcome, and as in your case, a very bad experience. That being said, what you have described can be improved. I would wait a minimum of 9-12 months... more

The concern with Lifestyle lift is, since there is minimal undermining to decrease the swelling and brusing, the main lift is with skin and this can cause tension on the scar and thick scar. The advertisment show pre-op sad patient with no make-up and then happy patient with make-up after surgry which is very misleading . smiling by itself gives you a lift. Patients need to do their homework and find out about their surgeon before surgery and not after surgery. Patients can find out if... more

You must realize that this does not represent a formal consultation or recommendation as it is based only your limited comments. Having made that disclaimer, do you or have you smoked? Your scars may have been aggravated by this condition which compromises the blood supply to the skin. Generally, the answer to your question is not simple. I would guess that repeating your face lift with minimal tension on the skin after cessation of smoking for at least 4 weeks is probably the best method... more