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Raised Ridge Along Jaw Line 4 Mo Post-Op SMAS Lift, Is This Normal?

asked 11 months ago by CCTM in CT
Latest answer by Richard W. Fleming, MD
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Tags: jaw line, 4 months post-op, normal, raised, scar tissue

I am 4 mos post op after mini smas lift with absorbable sutures. There is a raised ridge along my jaw line about 1 inch in length just below ear. Could this be scar tissue below the skin where the skin was separated from the smas during the operation? Is this normal healing? Photo is attached. I have this only on one side of my face.

4 answers to Raised Ridge Along Jaw Line 4 Mo Post-Op SMAS Lift, Is This Normal?

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Ridge under skin 4 months after Face Lift

I have performed Face Lifts for over 20 years and this type of ridge could be caused by several things. Liposuction, under the skin flap that removed more fat below thus creating a ridge Excess scar tissue, under the skin Residual localised scar form using electrocautery to the undersurface of the skin flap Tear in the SMAS layer All but number one and four, should resolve with time and this could slowly disappear over the following 8 months...which is... more
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Raised Ridge 4 Months after SMAS Facelift

The swelling is not normal. It may be the result of an irregularity in the underlying fat and muscle or scar tissue secondary to a small post-op hematoma. Massage and ultrasound treatment may be helpful or excision of the fullness under the skin with local anesthesia will eliminate the contour irregularity.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Ridge after SMAS lift.

This is not normal and you should see the surgeon for an excision of the excess scar that is there. This can be done under local anesthesia.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Face lift

The fold visible can be many things. A thorough examination by your surgeon is critical. This area of the neck cotains many structures and a precise diagnosis is important. it could be a remnant of a small hematoma and resulting scar, it also could be an enlarged lymph node. a skin fold , a fold of the lateral platysma muscle. So have your surgeon examine it and work it up then you can decide on the appropriate course of action
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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