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Why Are my Ear Incisions Still Not Healed After 16 Days Post Lower Facelift?
Why are my ear incisions taking so long to heal after 16 days post lower facelift and fat injections? The areas are yellow with no drainage
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Healing After Facelift
At 16 days post op from a facelift, it is still normal for ear incisions to not be entirely healed. Generally, these incisions should be healed after one month, so you still have some time before you'll notice a full recovery. If you're overly concerned with their appearance or if they do not seem to be healing correctly, it's always a good idea to schedule a follow up appointment with your surgeon to make sure no infection is present.
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Healing after Facelift
In most cases, the incisions after a facelift are not completely healed at 16 days. It may take 3-4 weeks for the incisions to heal, plus 3-4 months for remodeling. During this process, the texture and color of the skin may change. Generally, the results of facial aesthetic surgery are not considered "final" until 12 months post-op. Thank you for your question!
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Incisions not Healed after 16 days Post Facelift
Incisions may take several weeks to completely heal. Even after the scar is solid, scar maturation may take up to one year for it to lighten.
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Incisions on facelift
At 16 days after surgery, the incisions are still new. It will take several months to a year for the incisions to mature.
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Incisions for facelift surgery
Dear claudie1,
It depends on what you mean by "healed"
Scars continue healing for months, constantly getting lighter in color and smaller in size
At 16 days out, your incisions may still be a little red, a little swollen, that is normal
If they are looking better and better each day, that is a great sign
If they are starting to look worse, go see your PS for a check up
Fat injections can also slow drainage of the face which can lead to prolonged...
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