If a mini facelift is performed and you wear hearing aids inside the ears, will you be able to wear these and hear again?

Thank you for your question.You will absolutely be able to wear the hearing aids after surgery.  The incision is along the tragus of the ear, but it does not change anything with the inner ear. It may be uncomfortable and not fit as well in the first couple weeks after surgery due to swelling.  As the swelling goes down, they will fit like they did prior to surgery. Good luck.

Hello there.  What a great question.  The short answer is "YES", you can have a facelift and still be able to wear your hearing device.  In my experience, I would adjust my incision placement to be placed in front of the tragal cartilage (the "bump" of cartilage in front of the ear canal).  This incision placement typically heals just as well as an incision behind this cartilage.  By doing this, there will be minimal swelling in the ear canal and there will not be a raw new incision line.  That said, there may be a few days where you cannot wear them due to the fact that you would most likely be wearing a compression head wrap (to decrease swelling) for a day or so after the procedure.  Additionally, please be sure to clean your aids very well a few times a day since they can harbor bacteria that you would not want irritating your incisions.  Hope this has been helpful to you.  Best of luck!

This is an important consideration when undergoing a mini facelift.  There are a variety of ways the incisions can be places around the ear during a mini facelift.  If you wear hearing aids, it is important that the incision does not go inside of the ear canal.  The incision should be placed in a natural crease or wrinkle in front of the ear.  This will heal very well.I hope this helps.