I had a Macs Facelift 5 days ago to address sagging jowls. Now I have these horrible ridges and bumps under the skin. I can actually feel the sutures under the skin and see the direction they were attached. My skin is pulled unnaturally tight to my ear and it hurts to even open my mouth. My doctor says the ridges are normal and will resolve in 2 months. Is this normal or should I have the internal sutures cut and do a revision facelift at a later date?
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A MACS Lift elevates and repositions the deep tissues of the face as well as the neck. Elevation and and improvement of the neck with MACS is however limited to the more lateral neck and does not improve the area just below the chin. The photos show that not only is there...
The first few weeks after any surgical procedure is a very anxious time. I get asked about the "way things look" in the first week and the most important things I'm looking for are not what patients are looking for; in other words, patients are worried about how they "look," -- my concern is...
A MACS Lift elevates and sutures the deep tissue of the cheeks. Because the deep tissue of the neck (the Platysma Muscle) extends and blends into the deep tissue of the lower cheeks, as the deep tissue of the cheeks is elevated it also elevates the neck tissue. The sutures of the...
