Ears look unnatural after facelift - can you explain why and can it be corrected? Is there a name for the disfigurement? (Photo)

Personally I don't think your earlobes look too much different but if there is something specifically to be altered this is easily done on the office with a bit of local anesthesia. I would however wait until healing is complete.

Thank you for your question and post. A pixy ear deformity is when the earlobes are stretched down due to excess tension on the ear from the facelift. You don't have that. I do see a very subtle difference. If you are unhappy, discuss with your surgeon. He/she may be able to release the earlobe and reset it a little lower.  This can be done under local in the office.I hope this helps.- Dr. Bryson Richards

Thank you for sending images-While it is hard to tell from the incisions a well done facelift, therecan be some visibility. Around the ear lobe is one of the more common sites.Although it has been seven months, you can expect some further improvement of the incisionlines in this area. That said, if at the one year point the area around the ear lobe continues to be unsatisfactory,discuss with your surgeon the possibility of a scar revision. This can improve the scar, change the amount of ear attachment as well as alter the direction (somewhat). Consult with your surgeon and let them know your concern-  there are options for improvement.

During a facelift, the earlobe is detached from the cheek skin, and then reattached.  Because of this they are always going to look a little different post-op.  You have a very slight difference in the post-op photos.  The most difference is the deep crease in front of the lobe.  This could be thinned out with a small revision. 

You need to wait at least a year. If there is is abnormality at earlobe a minor in office procedure will correct.

Although it has been 7 months since the crease and changes around your ear that you are seeing are very likely to continue to get better. It can take a scar a full year to truly settle down. I would not call what we see in the picture to be a named deformity like a pixie ear (that would result in a downward pulled and pointed ear lobule). If you do not see a gradual improvement over the next several months a simple scar revision should correct what you are seeing. Best of luck. 

It's a very simple procedure to correct earlobe position if they are altered after a facelift. Your surgeon  will probably want to wait several months after the procedure before he corrects your complaint. 

You can revise the earlobes under local anesthesia in the office.  It requires releasing the tethering through the old incision and re-suturing.   Not a big procedure.  Discuss with the surgeon who did the face lift.  Donald R. Nunn MD  Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.