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Huge and strange tragus after facelift. 1 month post-op. (photos)

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polina50Apr 23, 2017

I am really scared how my ears look 4 weeks after facelift. Especially my tragus looks weird now, and the scars are not nice either. What can be done and when?

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Dr. Justin Yovino, MD, FACS
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