I've been quite active on this site thoughout my facelift tecovery since having my surgery 12 weeks ago, but have yet to post. I've uploaded a picture from 4 days after surgery of an infection that developed and took weeks to heal. My question to the community is has anyone else had or seen this type of skin infection? I have not been able to find anyone. 12 weeks post it's healed, however has left behind a couple of raised scars. My PS is working hard to make sure that all looks great in this end.
I had a facelift in May 2021. I healed fine but later noticed something tender and red around my left ear and sent pictures to my doctor, who put me on keflex. Two weeks later the same spot came back, and he prescribed me cipro this time. It went away and I was healed. Now another 6 months later (1 year from the surgery), I experienced another episode of the same thing, only this time I'm not responding to Keflex. After 4 days, it got more swollen and more red. What could cause this ?
I had surgery 14 days ago l woke with deaf ears and inner pain in one ear. l have regained hearing in one ear. The ear pain l have in the deaf ear is excruciating I have seen a Dr who cannot see past a blockage of wax inside but has given me antibiotics in case of infection underneath that and drops to soften the wax. The ear is very swollen and l also have pain and burning sensation on the lobe. I have to revisit Dr in 2 weeks to revaluate. Im worried there is some sort of damage
Hi, I had surgery abroad so have no follow up. I've got itchy skin around the right hand ear and I've noticed its very red and spreading. I've drawn a black line to check if its spreading below, and it is slowly. Could it just be a reaction to daily dose of betadine, as I used to get eczma in this area. Your help is much appreciated. This is the down side or going for surgery abroad I hadn't considered.
I had a face lift and lower/upper eye lid surgery 3 months ago. Everything is healing great except for my left eye. I have been experiencing double vision and blurriness for about a month and it appears to not be getting better. I have visited an ophthalmologist who thinks it's dry eye and has given me some eye drops for the dry eye, but the double vision /blurriness remains. For the past couple of days, my lower lid at my left eye has been swollen, irritated & itchy.
The stitches behind my ears and down around my ear lobes are quite painful still (making it difficult to sleep) after getting a facelift (4 weeks ago). How do I tell if there is infection in the tissue surrounding the stitches and can you tell me what to put on the stitches. I have cleaned them every couple days with hydrogen peroxide and have put neosporin on them a few times. Thank you!
I am considering a consult with an exceptionally well-credentialed surgeon, but was taken aback when I learned that he performs all facelifts in a hospital or, and requires an overnight stay in the hospital.While on first blush a hospital might appear to be the ultimate in safety, when I think of hospitals, I think of (a) staph infections; (b) medication errors; (c) malfunctioning or uncalibrated equipment; (d) lots of green interns/residents/fellows running around; and (e) the 2004 mishaps at MEETH in NYC. Apart from the issue of likely higher fees, does anyone have any thoughts on having a facelift in a hospital versus ASC?