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Stitches Dissolving but Skin is Not Totally Held Together. Should I Be Concerned?
I am 8 days postoperative from lower face lift and some of the crust is coming off my disolvable stitches but the skin is not holding together around the back of the Tragus on my ear and also on the side of my head right above the ear about 1/8th of on inch. Doctors office told me to wash with antibiotic soap and put antibiotic ointment on it.
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kls mn
in Minneapolis
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Healing Incisions after Facelift
Occasionally, after a facelift there can be some slight separation of skin edges, and it sounds like your plastic surgeon's recommendation to keep these areas clean and moist with antibiotic ointment is appropriate.
Do keep in close contact with your plastic surgeon so that he/she may evaluate you and make sure that you go on to heal as quickly as possible.
Likely, within a couple weeks these areas will be healed.
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Minor Wound Separation after Facelift
Many plastic surgeons place a lot of tension in the area behind the ear after facelift. This is the area that is most likely to separate. If the plastic surgeon has examined you and thinks this is fine, this most likely represents minor wound separation and will likely heal uneventfully. Kenneth Hughes, MD facelift Los Angeles, CA
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Stitches Dissolving but Skin is Not Totally Held Together. Should I Be Concerned?
Be sure to make a follow up appointment with your plastic surgeon if you are noticing skin seperation at eight days post op. It may need to be re-sutured or steri strips may be placed depending on your healing process.
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Dissolving stitches
Thank you for your question. I am sure it must seem disconcerting to have to worry about the integrity of the sutures. I cannot tell without an examination whether or not your incision is truly separating. I urge you to followup with your surgeon. If he or she has examined the wound and still prescribe an antibiotic cream to treat the wound, your wound may still heal fine in most instances. Unless there is a major separation, the 1st few weeks after your...
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