Hypertrophic scar advice please 3 months post facelift. (Photo)

At three months your scar is still healing.  Massage may be beneficial, as could be steroid injections.

Thank you for sharing your unfortunate issue.  Typically a raised new (ie less than 1 year) scar responds well to non-invasive treatment (versus excision, which would not be indicated at this point in time).  I would seek either another PS or Dermatologist who would be comfortable injecting either kenalog or 5-FU into the scar to arrest the hypertrophy that is forming.  Sometimes this requires additional injections (approximately 6 weeks apart). Manual massage can help as well as protecting it from UV sunlight.  If medical treatments do not produce a final reasonable aesthetic result, you may want to consider scar revision after 9 months or longer.  Hope this has been helpful.

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Yes, you have a hypertrophic scar behind your ears. You should have this treated by injection of a steroid into the scar. It looks like it will probably heal ok with the proper treatment. You may need scar revision in the future if you are unhappy with the results.

It definitely looks likes on the picture that you have hypertrophic scars.  It is not uncommon behind the ear in face of surgery to develop hypertrophic scars.  I usually see my patients in my practice monthly for the 1st couple of months after surgery, and we used injections of steroids to make the scars improve.  Qwerqwe11

You scar will improve with time. Be careful with the steroid injections and I'm not sure that topical steroid will help at all. I would suggest that you wait for now and at the 6 month mark, if you are sill unhappy, seek a scar revision consultation from another board certified surgeon in your area. Best, Dr. Nazarian

The scar will probably significantly improve with time. Steroid injections should be done judiciously to avoid scar spreading. I'm doubtful of the benefits of topical steroids.

Healing after your #facelift and thickened scarsthere is a lot of healing and changes that occur during the first
several weeks after surgery, bruising , swelling discoloration,
numbness, lumps and bumps all need time to settle.Hypertrophic scars can be treated with 5fu and kenalog or laser

This is a good time period to intervene in hopes of minimizing your scar. I usually start once monthly Kenalog injections to soften the scar. Sometimes combining this with laser treatments will further help the color and contour of the scar. If you do not want to go back to your surgeon, find another plastic/facial plastic surgeon in your area who can manage your scar treatment. Good luck!

The scars behind your ears are thicker than desired. The soreness is not too unusual either. Both can be treated with steroid injections. I personally use kenalog 10 once a month in scars like yours. The vast majority have a very significant improvement in both the thickness as well as the discomfort. Steroid creams (clobetasol) can help, but the injections will be much more effective.Andrew Campbell, M.D.Facial Plastic SpecialistQuintessa Aesthetic Centers