I had a facelift 20 days ago, I am healing slowly but I am having bumps( a swollen line) on each side of my temples near the stiches at my eyes level.I started panicking, is it normal? It is giving a weird look of dog eyes. I am devastated by this! If this will go away, hiw long does it takes? It is too much showing and difficult to hide with hair.
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A facelift can reasonably done under either general anesthesia or using intravenous sedation, sometimes known as Twilight sedation. My personal preference is general anesthesia. This is very surgeon dependent. Since some patients ask for that, some surgeons offer it. It does result in lower...
Thank you for your question.Hardening of the cheeks can last anywhere between 6 and 8 weeks before it resolves from a mid facelift. Filler can definitely be a great addition after a mid facelift and I always recommend it to my patients,. Every surgeon is different. I will not inject any filler...
Hello,I am glad to hear that you are in a remission of sorts from your autoimmune disease. However, I would be hesitant to proceed with a facelift. Scleroderma is a process in which skin elasticity is destroyed as normal skin structure is replaced by tight, non-elastic, fibrous tissue. Th...