My Absorbable sutures in neck and under ears are not absorbed after 3 months. They are Causing sharp poking pain when touched and showing just under the skin. The PS surgeon i used said he can do nothing about this. Please any advice is appreciated. Can I go to any gp clinic and ask to have them cut out. They seem like I have them for life now. Sad
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Answer: Pain from deep dissolving facelift sutures?
Hello. Thank you for your question. I see that it was posted back in 2019. If you are still having problems, I have had one patient experience a similar sensation under her neck skin. I referred her to a neurologist who treated her with some medications that were very helpful to settle things...
I feel it is fair to say that it is not customary to use nitro-paste as a routine treatment after a facelift. It is true that it causes vasodilation, which in theory, delivers more blood and oxygen to healing skin. Some surgeons do use nitro when there is potential compromise (ie necrosis) o...
It’s just over a month from surgery it’s difficult to tell whether or not you’ll have a long lasting problem at the base of the neck/submental angle. I would wait for a long period of time at least six more months and if it has not resolved you could consider revision deep plain face and neck ...