It feels like a pin pricking me from the inside out after facelift. Advice?

May 4, 2018
Asked By:lcr8720 in Asbury Park, NJ

I had a facelift in February and it feels like an internal stitch is poking through my skin near my cheek and it feels like a pin pricking me from the inside out.

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May 17, 2018

Answer: Internal Stitch

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Amir Nakhdjevani, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Plast)Specialist Registered Plastic Surgeon
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May 17, 2018

Answer: Internal Stitch

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Amir Nakhdjevani, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Plast)Specialist Registered Plastic Surgeon
May 8, 2018

Answer: Pin Pricking inside

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Roberto E. Garcia, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
May 8, 2018

Answer: Pin Pricking inside

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Roberto E. Garcia, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
October 21, 2018

Answer: Pinprick after Facelift

October 21, 2018

Answer: Pinprick after Facelift

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June 13, 2018

Answer: Massage the area

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June 13, 2018

Answer: Massage the area

May 8, 2018

Answer: Cheek pain after a facelift

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Answer: Cheek pain after a facelift

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