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Excessive Muscle Tension After Mini Facelift

hunna123
14 weeks post op mini facelift. am in so much pain and discomfort. i feel as if i'm in constant traction. the tension on my masseter, temporal, sternocleidomastoid, scalenes, and trapezius muscles is so great, i have to lay down and take anxiety/muscle relaxers several times a day just to get through the day. i'm constantly massaging and doing myofacia release, but each day of healing seems to wind me tighter. have i been over tightened? also, the internal sutures PDS II 4.0 have not begun to dissolve. if i massage that area, i get inflammation and swelling. HELP!

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