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Area on Cheeks That Was Pulled Back During Facelift Still Gray in Color?

CalifBunny
I had a traditional face lift and neck lift 4 weeks ago. The skin on my cheeks are still light grey in color from the flap that was created during the surgery (area from chin to upper check extending from side of face to midline between nose and edge at hairline). The grey color does not look like a bruise, which have for the most part have gone away, however the grey color is even and very noticeable. Is this normal and what is causing this?

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