I had a upper face lift 6 mo ago under local anesthesia. the left eye was pulled tight during the procedure, so he went back in to lessen the pull. That side of my cheek is now brownish in color, and has not responderd to 4 broadband light treatments. He also injected a steroid 2 months after to help with bruising, which resulted in atrophy in that cheek, which he used a filler to correct. It is still bumpy. he wants to use fractionated laser Next. Are there any other options?
August 21, 2024
Answer: Discoloration of Cheek The treatments you have had, are all good. The laser treatment will also be helpful. I would add mild heat and massage twice daily and a bleaching cream like hydroquinone. It takes up to a year to heal, so more changes will occur over this time.
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August 21, 2024
Answer: Discoloration of Cheek The treatments you have had, are all good. The laser treatment will also be helpful. I would add mild heat and massage twice daily and a bleaching cream like hydroquinone. It takes up to a year to heal, so more changes will occur over this time.
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August 8, 2024
Answer: Normal bruising It would be helpful to see pictures from before and along the way if you have them. Regular bruising is simply the visualization of pigments that form as hemoglobin is converted to the end product of the breakdown of red blood cells which is bile. This transformation typically does not last that long. The time frame depends on how much blood is left in the tissues. If discoloration persists then it may not be the intermediaries in the hemoglobin breakdown process but rather a different mechanism like hemosiderin deposits which is the staining of tissues from the iron in hemoglobin.
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August 8, 2024
Answer: Normal bruising It would be helpful to see pictures from before and along the way if you have them. Regular bruising is simply the visualization of pigments that form as hemoglobin is converted to the end product of the breakdown of red blood cells which is bile. This transformation typically does not last that long. The time frame depends on how much blood is left in the tissues. If discoloration persists then it may not be the intermediaries in the hemoglobin breakdown process but rather a different mechanism like hemosiderin deposits which is the staining of tissues from the iron in hemoglobin.
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