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What Is This Lump On My Neck After Facelift?
I had full face and eyelid lift surgery 7 months ago and was happy. 3 wks ago when I touched my neck found a little lump like a small pimple a bit hard to touch & feel a bit sore around ear area and down toward the lump. Went to Dermatologist & said, it came from the scar behind ears, & nothing serious. Asked Surgeon in KL & said, possible Lymph Node inflammation, will go away, nothing to worry about. My GP said, is a knot in a suture & not go away.. Feel confused.
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Face Lift lump is likely suture but will not know unless you have it looked at underneath
Face Lift lump is likely suture but will not know unless you have it looked at underneath. The description of a pimple and tender to the touch sounds like it is likely a suture that can be easily removed. At 7 months, the effects from the lift are likely settled and you could remove this suture without effects of losing your lift. But that is always a possibility of losing some of the lifting effects from taking the sutures out. One suture will likely have no significant effect at this point...
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Lump in neck after Face Lift could be an internal suture
Only the plastic and cosmetic surgeon, that did your Face Lift and Neck Lift, knows for certain but it sounds like a deep tissue suture that's typically used in this area of the neck to imbricate the Platysma muscle in the neck. A small amount of local to the area, needle nick and clip the suture removing it should take care of the issue...if that's the cause.
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It is a strange color and a strange location.
Typically facelifts require buried suture in this region. It is possible that this may represent some type of suture granuloma. I am surprised your surgeon did not simple excise this. This is not what a neck lymph node should look like. When in doubt, it should be biopsied. It is a small office procedure and will get rid of the offending lesion, permit a pathologist to examine it and make a diagnosis, If it is cause by a suture, this will permit its...
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What the heck is it?
I have no idea and all three could be wrong. If I had to guess, a suture sounds possible but the surgeon should know if that's even possible. there is no skin scar there but internal scar could be possible. I recommend you continue to observe, it it increases in size or symptoms get it removed. good luck
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Lump On Neck After Facelift
Based on your photo it appears that you have an extruding permanent suture. This should be removed by your surgeon.
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Face Lift
I recommend you go to see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, and ask them what it is. It could be some inflamed lymph nodes near a suture knot under the skin so everyone may be right to some extent. See a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and they should get your on track.
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Facelift - What Is This Lump On My Neck After Facelift?
It's impossible to answer this without being able to see you in person. It's not even clear that it's related to the facelift, although that seems likely. Among the possibilities are a retained suture, a lymph node, a burst and scarred blood vessel - and a whole range of things that may never be elucidated. You should contact your PS and then, most likely, your internist to have it assessed. A biopsy may be warranted.
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Lump after facelift
I agree with the responses, you need to be evaluated by your original doctor. It is probably a suture that is easily removed, though you should not guess. Let us know if you have any additional questions!
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Lump after Facelift Surgery
It is difficult to determine what this is, exactly. The image you sent makes it hard to completly evaluate. Someone would need to see you in person, as well as manually palpate this area to be assured as to the etiology of this mass.
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Lump behind ear
Although it is not possible to be sure from a photo, I would say the most like cause is a suture working its way to the surface or a suture granuloma. I would suggest going back to the original surgeon and having him look at it. He will know if it is in a location where he typically places deep sutures. If he used dis-solvable sutures he may recommend watching it but if he used permanent non-dissolving sutures (which are commonly used to tighten the deep layers), it will...
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