Continuous Itching and Numbness After Lifestyle Lift

A facelift or lifestyle lift can induce scar tissue in front of and behind the ear. Patients should be followed closely after surgery to minimize secondary deformity. If you have had a Lifestyle Lift and you complain of itching, burning, and thickened scars, you may be a candidate for non-invasive scar treatments to decrease the inflammatory aspects of scar formation and to improve the scar.

It looks as if you may have a hypertophic scar or early keloid which are frequently associated with itching or pins & needles sensation. This typically responds within a few days to an injection of triamcinolone. This can be performed by your dermatologist. You may eventually require a scar revision.  

Unfortunately, lifestyle lift marketing techniques are not the most transparent. They market a revolutionary facial rejuvination procedure that will make you look 10-15 years younger that takes about an hour and requires only a few days of downtime. As you now know, it is a facelift procedure that takes at least a couple of hours and should require a minimum of one week of down time. The deceptive marketing techniques lead to patient expectations that are far from realistic. The ultimate... more