4 weeks after a Smas facelift and bi lat blephs. I have horrible stabbing pain behind my right ear that does get better with 4 hourly ibuprofen and paracetamol...is this a normal occurance? i am also worried about the healing behind my left ear...though i have no pain here it looks horrible to me...could this be inflected? thank you in anticipation.
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Hi, the reality is that there are many different ways to perform a facelift from incision length, incision placement, level of tissue dissection (skin only, SMAS, Deep Plane, Subperiosteal), different degrees of tissue undermining, how to lift and support (imbrication versus plication of the ...
Matt Erdmann, MBChB, FRCS(Eng), FRCS (Plast) says:
Nerve recovery as in a temporary paresis is commoner than after an injury such as a palsy, is usually temporary but can take up to 6 months. I would take photographs every week or so (not more often) to document an improvement as you cannot tell on a daily...
Dry eyes can occur following a facelift without a concomitant blepharoplasty. It is usually due to lower lid malposition due the healing or scarring pulling down on the lower lid, particularly if skin undermining was extensive. This results in incomplete eyelid closure and resultant dryn...