7 Weeks Post Mini Face and Neck Lift: When Will Jawline Bruising Go Away?

With this
#cosmeticsurgery patients usually feel some tightness, firmness under the skin,
and moderate swelling & bruising during the first week. Most patients having
a modified #facelift feel comfortable being out in public shortly thereafter,
sometimes after a few days. It’s best to allow one to two weeks for healing
from your #plasticsurgery. We use dissolving incisions that do not need to be
removedArnica, cold and warm compresses, arnica gel may all be useful along with time



WHAT ARE
THE SCARS LIKE?



When you
have a #facelift, well placed incisions which are well planned and hidden, along
with lifting without tension will help #minilifts, #litelifts and other
#facelifts heal when performing these types of #cosmeticsurgeries.
Limited scar incision and proper care after
sugery help. Topical scar creams and laser as needed can all help create
incisions that are hard to see.

your doc will advise you best as he/she know exactly what was done. Deep bruising can take a month or longer to go away and sutures that start poking can be removed easily. Sincerely, David Hansen,MD

From the picture you posted it looks that their is some fullness at the junction between your ear lobe and jaw. This could be one of three things:

1. a hematoma or small accumulation of blood which should resolve but needs to be seen by your surgeon

2. bunched up fat from where the underlying tissues were pulled up. At some point this fat will "die off" but it may take several weeks to months to do so

3. your natural anatomy - you may have had a fullness in this area of your parotid gland to begin with and now that everything else is so tight it is more noticeable.

Eye sutures should be gone by now - another reason to go see your surgeon.

Take care,

Dr. Jafri