6 months ago I had a surgeon remove a methyl methacrylate implant I had from a previous forehead contour (prominent brow). I asked the surgeon to ONLY use Hydroxyapatite if there was damage from the MMA being in there, as I did not want to have a third surgery, and he agreed.
He used the HA and completely filled in the brow area and created a pronounced ridge across. I don't understand why and I'm very upset. He agreed it looked unusual in photos I sent. What options do I have at this point? How difficult would it be to remove?
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In your particular case, the surgeon should speak with your cardiologist. You will need to have the cardiologist allow you to stop aspirin or other blood thinners. The cardiologist will let your surgeon know if you are in good enough shape to have a facelift performed.
It is usually recommended that all supplelments are stopped prior to surgery because not all interactions and effects on healing are known. The chronic consumption of one bottle of wine per day may have permanently affected your liver which may interfere with your clotting. You could...
Thank you for your question. Endoscopic
facelifts, though not being as mainstream as open surgery, are minimally
invasive procedures which presents many advantages to younger people who are
not in need of a major surgery. It has a very limited effect on the neck and
jowl region, but allows...