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How Can Surgeons Hide the Stitches from a Facelift?

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caesarboyOct 16, 2009

Is there any way that the surgeon can put the stitches from a Facelift inside the ear? You can always tell someone has had a lift from those tell-tale incision scars in front of the ear.

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Dr. Ronald J. Edelson, MD
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Dr. Toby Mayer, MD
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Dr. Raj S. Ambay, MD
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Dr. Raj S. Ambay, MD
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