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“Swollen Gland and Numbness Around Gland After Facelift”

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Updated 15 May 2009
Posted 14 May 2009
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Spent: $20,000 in Fullerton, California

Pro: Dr is a facial plastic surgeon & ear nose, & throat Dr.

Con: Recovery is slow, and right salivary gland is very swollen, basically making my profile look worse than it did before the surgery.

Con: Dr says nothing you can do about it.

Con: Want to have full face laser but don't want to move forward until this condition is resolved. My profile used to be good, now I keep my hair over my face.

Had surgery because I had a deviated septum and jowls. I just turned 59 yrs old.

I had Facelift,Cheek Lift, Lip Lift, Blepharoplasty, and Rhinoplasty 5 months ago. Have normal numbness around ears and jawbone. Happy with results except right salivary gland very swollen and slight red line along jawbone. Very visible from right side profile, left gland not swollen. Doctor said nothing to do but remove it and he didn't recommend it. Said visible because he pulled platysma muscle back. Said it was like this before, but I know my body pretty well and it wasn't. Just in case it's relevant, nose runs all the time since surgery. Using cortisone on incisions, fluticasone propionate for nose. Any recommendations?

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My Doctor: Name not provided

Because I had a nice jawline before a did the surgery.
right profile view swollen gland, left side not swollen right profile view swollen gland, left side not swollen
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Angellady65 (35 posts) 18 May 2009
How long ago did you have the surgery? I know my adams apple (guess that's what it is called)swoll up big time! It's been 4 weeks and it still hasn't gone down all the way.
Young at Heart in SoCal (4 posts) 19 May 2009
Had surgery Dec 2, 2008 so almost 6 months ago. Did your Dr tell you that was normal?
Angellady65 (35 posts) 20 May 2009
Yes, Doctor said it was normal because he aggravated it when he did the liposuction in that area before pulling the skin tight. Guess I'll just have to hope it continues to go down with time.
Young at Heart in SoCal (4 posts) 21 May 2009
thank you, I have a dr appt tomorrow and will ask if mine could be the same problem.
yogajan (3 posts) 4 Jun 2009
Ask the surgeon if the swelling could be massiter muscle. If it is, I understand that botox may relax it and have it look less prominent.
Mimi Janet (1 post) 19 Aug 2009
I had a full facelift over 4 weeks ago. It looks ok, but I have a large area in front of my left ear, goes out onto my face, about 3 inches around that is still swollen,numb, bumpy, sore and almost looks bruised and a little wrinkled. Visible from the side of my face. Right side is better, still hard and numb though. Will this ever go away? I thought that by 4 weeks I would be pretty much all done swelling. Also, how long do most people wear the elastic head, neck cloth? My Dr wanted me to wear it as much as I could stand it, but I go back to school/work on Monday and don't feel it's beneficial to wear it anymore. Help! (PS I also had my 1st Fraxel treatment last week, 1 of 4)

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