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For Men - How to Cover Facelift Scars
I'm Planning to Do a Full Facelift. A Woman Can Cover It by Letting Her Long Hair Cover Her Ears. But, What Does a Man Do?
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stevegmv
in San Francisco
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Hiding facelift incisions
The main areas where you'd want to hide the scars would be in front of the ear and behind the ear. Depending on where the pre-auricular incision is placed your side burns can be grown out a little bit to hide this pretty well. The incision behind the ear can also be hidden somewhat with the hair even in men. Tinted makeup can also be used to conceal the redness of the incisions as they heal (wait until your surgeons says it's okay to use makeup).
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Male Facelift Incisions
Hi stevegmv -
Generally speaking, the male facelift incision placed in a natural crease between the side burn hair and tragus heals well. The incision line can be camouflaged with a make-up cover stick the first few weeks after surgery to conceal redness. Grow your side burns a little longer prior to surgery as this will also help.
Sincerely,
Tom Kaniff
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Male face lift incisions
Male face lift incisions, if properly planned, can heal extremely well and rather quickly, See the link below for an example
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Male Facelifts
In male facelifts, their incisions should be similar to that of females in that you want to hide the scars and make them imperceptible in weeks and not months or years. The key to that is to hide them in the natural skin creases. The only downside is that it sometimes does pull the sideburn back and they need to have laser hair removal in these areas, but this is far better than having any perceptible scar.
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Facelift
A man has to heal well, be disciplined, use sunscreen, and silicone tape if available. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
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Hiding Male Facelift Scars
The vast majority of facelift scars heal without being noticeable, on both men or women. These areas can be additionally covered in men by growing sideburns, longer hair or using makeup cover. Even though most incisions heal well, some patients may not take care of incisions well, get a sunburn on their incisions, smoke, or have other issues.
Scar revision can be performed for an unfavorable incision, and we do quite a bit of this from patients that are not originally...
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Sideburns if incision is planned appropriately by your surgeon
This is a very good question. I would suggest using the sideburn area for your incision sites, which can be very successful is planned appropriately by your surgeon.
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Facelift Scars in Men go around sideburn-well concealed avoid changing hairline
Male Facelift scars can be well concealed. Typically the incision is placed around the side burn to avoid displacing the hairline. The scars are close to the hair and well concealed.
Behind the side burn I place the incision inside the ear canal which hides the most visible part of the Facelift scar,
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Man concealing scars
Your scars should not be noticable - they are well hidden in the natural creases in your face and shadows of you hair.. If you are concerned, have your plastic surgeon show you some examples of scars - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. In the small chance and worst case senario that you have poor scars - you can have some hair transplants performed to hide them - thought this is usually rare and unnecessary.
Dr. Cat Begovic M.D.
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Male facelift scars
First, it is important you meet with a board certified plastic surgeon well-versed and experienced with male facial rejuvenation. Planning proper placement of your scars is critical. This includes attention to your hairline/sideburn line etc. Immediately following surgery, you can camouflage your scars with mineral based makeup/foundation. With aggressive scar massage therapy and sun block/sunscreen, your scars should fade very well over time.
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Facelift Scars in Males
As many of my colleagues have stressed, it is extremely important to choose a surgeon experienced in careful placement of the facelift scar in a male. The boundaries of the bearded skin must be protected (not pulled into the ear) and sideburn position preserved.
During the first 4-6 weeks, the scar will be visible. Mineral based makeup can easily conceal the scar and bruising after sutures are removed. In addition to the recommended scar treatment of...
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Face Lift, Mini Face Lift, The Palmer Celebrity Face Lift, Beverly Hills Face Lift
I curve the incision around the front top of the ear, go inside the middle section called the tragus and tell men to let their sideburns grown down to that level of the ear. When the skin is removed, during the Face Lift, the sideburns go very close to the front of the ear and hide the incisions. Some surgeons like to place Face Lift incisions in the front of the ear in a straight line down the front of the ear but I personally don't like the look of those scars and prefer to...
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Facelift scars that fly "beneath the radar".
Proper incision design and location is the first key to hiding the incisions. Hopefully that is the case. A little side-burn goes a long way at hiding the incision. Dermablend Makeup works well if makeup is an option. Also, if you wear glasses, a chunkier frame throws people off the scent as well.
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Facelift Scars in Man
The goals of a good facelift always include imperceptible scar lines. Yes, there will be scars but with appropriate planning and careful execution, these lines routinely become barely visible - also in man. Have your surgeon show you some representative photos and you will see how well this area heals; camouflage is very rarely necessary.
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Hidden male facelift scars.
A good surgeon should be able to hide facelift scars by taking advantage of the natural interfaces of the hair / sideburn and the skin, and placing the incisions up inside the ear on the front and in the depth of the crease in the back of the ear. Meticulous closure and using only buried self dissolving sutures will maximize the appearance of the scar and should make it imperceptible over time.
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Men's Facelift Scars
There are two places where facelift scars need to be concealed during the early healing phase. The first is the incision in front of the ear and the second is the incision extending into the hair behind the ear.
First impressions would leave one to believe that woman with long hair would do better with both. However, short hair tends to cover better with the incision behind the ear. Long hair tends to find itself "put-up" into hair styles that exposes...
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Male Facelift
Yes, you have identified one of the problems with facelift surgery for men or women with short hair. While most facelift incisions heal to almost being imperceptible, there is a healing phase where the incisions are obvious. Most women have enough hair to place some strands in front of their ears to help camouflage the incisions. Other ways to distract people's eyes away from the incisions is to change something else about yourself like wearing glasses if you usually...
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Critical to get it right
You have asked a very important question. This the major consideration for a male face lift. The male face lift is very different from a female face lift. One does not want to feminize the male face.
The first consideration is the placement of the incision in front of the ear. It can go inside the tragas or in front. If it goes inside the hair is pulled into this area. Laser can remove the hair. The incision in front looks better long term and more...
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Facial hair and light make-up can cover up facial scars
When I say make-up to a man, I'm pretty sure I am going to get a startled look. Experienced cosmetologists and aestheticians can teach you light make-up camouflage techniques that will completely cover up slight bruises, etc. Also, letting your facial hair grow out a little bit will drastically reduce the appearance of any incisions.
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Grow a beard after facelift surgey and cauterize the follicles during surgery
Men can grow a beard after facelift surgery, and then shave it off later. This takes the attention off of the facelift, and centers it around the beard. With a "natural facelift", this tactic can give the opinion of a youthful, refreshed look, without friends and relatives realizing that a facelift was performed. At the same time as surgery, the beard hairs around the sideburn area can be depilitated from "underneath". This allows the surgeon to put the...
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Facelift Scars in Men
No man or woman should have to camouflage facelift scars with restrictve hair styles. The incisions are placed in the ear so they are not seen. Meticulous wound closure without tension on the skin is also necessary.
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Facelift scars
When you see your surgeon in consultation, ask him to show you pictures of the scars. They should be faint and barely recognizable. Widened scars usually happen from poor technique where too much tension is placed on the skin when it is re-draped and sutured together.
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Facelift incisions for male facelift
As Dr. Mayer mentioned the incision placement is key is the post operative result. I place the incision inside the ear and this conceals the incision from view. It is important how the procedure is performed in the hands of a skilled surgeon you should not have to be hiding anything!
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Men don't need hairdos to hide scars
Seeking a board certified plastic surgeon will allow you and him or her to decide what is best for you regarding incision placement. There are the standard facelifts with transverse scars and vertical lifts with vertical scars. Both of which can be hiden in facial hair or in the open. There has been a craze to put face lift scars behind the little protuberance of the ear. A great proponderance of these scars pull the ear protuberance forward ( watch the close-ups of stars in the movies)and...
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Tailoring is the key here.
The difference between a good facelift and a great facelift is the tailoring. This is how scars are minimized and broken up. In men, I am more likely to use a modified facelift incision to reduce the length of the scar needed to perform surgery. It is my experience that men tend to heal a little faster than women after the facelift and this may be related to the increase number of hair follicles and skin adnexa that harbor skin stem cells.
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Facelift scar in men.
The scar in men as in women is put inside the ear--not in front. My scar does not show after my own facelift.
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The location of the incisions defines how visible the scars are likely to be
Your surgeon has several options regarding how and where to place your incisions.
If you have a low side-burn (and you should grow your side-burn down before surgery) it is easy to hide the incisions.
Additionally the incision behind your ear, if is needed, should be positioned so that both sides are within the hairline. This makes it easy to cover.
Dr. Mayl
Fort Lauderdale
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