It may still be relatively early after face lift surgery to make any final judgments. Most swelling after face lift surgery resolves within a couple weeks. In addition, only your plastic surgeon knows exactly the procedure or procedures that were performed. Was there any additional procedures or... more
Puffy marionette lines after Lifestyle Lift
Hi, I had a LSL (Lifestyle Lift) about 3 weeks ago. The pain was minimal (it took 3 hrs.) and my neck is nice & smooth. Some numbness on the cheeks, but was told it was going to be there probably for a year. OK with me.
My question is: I have "puffy" little pouch looking things on the marionette part. The Dr. said my face is still swollen and those parts will go down. I hate that look. I had lines there before but now I have little smiley faces. Will it really settle down and disappear? HELP.
3 answers to “Puffy marionette lines after...”
A: swelling after any face lift can take weeks to go down and one needs to be patient
Best is to continue talking to your surgeon. One must keep in mind that it takes weeks for all the swelling to subside after a face lift. It would be unlikely for the puffyness to remain if no volume has been added to that area.
A: Swelling of marionette lines after Lifestyle lift
Nobody knows what was done except your surgeon. Did they lipo the area? Generally, this area is not treated with short scar facelift procedures and so it should not be due to the surgery but may be due to swelling that has traveled down from the areas that were operated on. If so this usually tends to resolve... more
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