43 yo. Post op 5 months. Not sure what went wrong here - ears are embarrassing, sweeping look when I tense my mouth, hypertrophic scaring behind ears. Is the pixies considered “severe” or mild? How much could the scarring be improved? Does the sweeping look expected to get better with time, or only with a revision? Should I have to pay for a revision with my initial surgeon with these results?
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I would recommend a revision face/neck. There is a cobra neck deformity in the neck. The band in the left lower face is likely a contour deformity in the SMAS created from the pull or a rent/tear in the SMAS when attempting to suspend the face. At this level it would be platysma muscle (which...
Pixie ear deformity is due to excessive tension on the skin at the time of closure. The best way to fix this is a revision facelift. This will permit recruitment of the extra skin/tissue laxity by lifting and tightening the deeper tissues while alleviating the tension on the skin closure.
This is a classic presentation (Cobra neck deformity) after certain maneuvers/techniques performed in facelift/necklift. There was excessive removal of the midline fat in between the platysmal bands. The prominent bulges in the lateral part of the neck are the submandibular glands. It also...