Had a lower facelift&necklift 4 weeks ago. Initially, wounds appeared to be healing well, but in last 2 weeks have become increasingly sore; pus seeping from area of the incision in front of 1 ear. At post-op check, nurse said the stitches were dissolvable . However, while some have disappeared, have quite few of what feels like plastic/nylon threads sticking out around bottom of the ears - not convinced these are dissovable. I will be going back to my surgeon but also hoping for advice here.
March 24, 2015
Answer: Should my scars look like this four weeks post facelift/necklift surgery? Dear EstherOnionsAlthough you should go see your surgeon as soon as possible, I dont see any evidence of infection here. I think that your surgeon used "dissolvable" sutures and they cause significant inflammation in some patients. In your case, the suture line is red and inflamed however the rest of surrounding skin does not appear involved. I think a thorough cleaning and removal of remaining parts of sutures followed by topical wound care will help immensely. then at 6 months, reassess your scars and decide whats next.
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March 24, 2015
Answer: Should my scars look like this four weeks post facelift/necklift surgery? Dear EstherOnionsAlthough you should go see your surgeon as soon as possible, I dont see any evidence of infection here. I think that your surgeon used "dissolvable" sutures and they cause significant inflammation in some patients. In your case, the suture line is red and inflamed however the rest of surrounding skin does not appear involved. I think a thorough cleaning and removal of remaining parts of sutures followed by topical wound care will help immensely. then at 6 months, reassess your scars and decide whats next.
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March 27, 2015
Answer: Should my scars look like this four weeks post facelift/necklift surgery? It does appear that you had a lot of tension placed on the skin incision. This has resulted in widening of the incisions and alot of redness. Drainage from facelift incisions is very rare and is usually a sign of infection. You should return to your surgeon ASAP. I do agree with you that your incisions have not healed as well as they should have. Once any infection is dealt with and you've healed, you can consider laser resurfacing or scar revision to blend and camouflage the incisions. I hope this information is helpful for you.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon
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March 27, 2015
Answer: Should my scars look like this four weeks post facelift/necklift surgery? It does appear that you had a lot of tension placed on the skin incision. This has resulted in widening of the incisions and alot of redness. Drainage from facelift incisions is very rare and is usually a sign of infection. You should return to your surgeon ASAP. I do agree with you that your incisions have not healed as well as they should have. Once any infection is dealt with and you've healed, you can consider laser resurfacing or scar revision to blend and camouflage the incisions. I hope this information is helpful for you.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon
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