I had a revision rhinoplasty eight months ago. I am planning on a facelift in late March and my doctor is going to cut my depressor septi muscle at same time because my nose droops when smiling. He said this will lengthen my upper lip, so I asked if he could do a lip lift at the same time as cutting depressor septi and facelift. Is this all advisable? I am extremely disappointed at how my nose looks when I smile. I look like squidward.
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February 10, 2017
Answer: Excision of DSN and lip lift at the same time
After facelift, your face swells from the reaction to surgery. The skin can appear tight and often finer wrinkles disappear. At 3 months, much of the swelling is gone, finer wrinkles can reappear and the underlying contour can now be appreciated. If there is some swelling left,...
Swelling after facial surgery can take many months to resolve. Sometimes gentle massage to the area can be helpful, but generally it just takes time to improve. This area is relatively easy to address if you ultimately do not get the result you are looking for, but I would recommend waiting at...
Immediately post facelift surgery, polysporin or Vaseline, as the skin heals vitamin c ointments like skinceuticals work well.
At one month post consider retinoids and resurfacing laser
