Help to remove facelift keloids

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7 answers to “Help to remove facelift keloids”

A: Two ways to remove facelift keloids

By William Portuese, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Keloids from a facelift can be approached in two ways. They can be excised with cortisone injected immediately into the excised area. If the patient does not wish to undergo the excisions, they can be reduced in size with repetitive cortisone injections on a monthly basis until they finally settle down.

A: Keloids grow and hypertrophic scars stabilize

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

It sounds as if you have keloid scars which are typified by progressive growth, pain and itching in response to relatively minor injuries. Hypertrophic scars occur in response to relatively significant injuries (large wounds or burns with protracted healing) that tend to remain stable in size once they... more

A: Conservative treatment for facial Keloid and Hypertrophic Scars

By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Hypertrophic and Keloid Scars of the face should be treated conservatively with compression, massage, and intralesional injection of corticosteroids. The mainstay of treatment is conservative and an experienced dermatologist or plastic surgeon will be able to appropriately treat the condition.

A: We should use this forum to debunk gimmicks like the Light Lift.

By George J. Beraka, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

To cantonie, But this does not help you. I agree with the other surgeons that you really need a real facelift so that the thick scars can be removed. Then, hopefully, the wounds can be closed without tension. Normal facelift scars are essentially undetectable.

A: See a plastic surgeon who is a facelift specialist.

By Toby G. Mayer, MD - Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

I totally agree with the above answer. All of the media promotes whatever sounds "new". They don't tell you the problems associated with these "mini" procedures. The problem you are having is very common with these "week-end" simple procedures. As stated above, you will probably... more

A: You will eventually need a real facelift

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

As Dr. Moelleken expertly explained, you have the problem you have because of tension on your wound closure that is typical of mini-facelifts. In a real facelift, the tightening of the deeper tissues allows the surgeon to not rely at all on skin tightening and thsu to create better hairline scars. ... more

A: Minilifts often = maxiscars

By Brent Moelleken, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

You will see a common theme among patients who have undergone minilifts: hypertrophic or keloidal scarring. Why would a minilift result in large scarring? When incisions are closed after a real facelift performed by an expert facelift surgeon, they are closed with minimal tension. That means not... more