I am having a lower facelift next month. With my friends and strangers, I can almost always spot the incision right below the sideburn when the hair is up. It's a faint line but there, like a little line sweeping the hair. What do the expert surgeons say about burying the incision in the hairline or just below in this specific location? Not sure if the sideburn location will be changed with one or the other....
February 8, 2023
Answer: Facelift incisions Traditional incisions that were placed behind the temporal tuft in the hair line hide well, but tend to pull the sideburn into the scalp and can give a very "operated" look. Most current surgical techniques use an incision that follows the sideburn a few hair follicles in. While these can be visible upon close inspection, with a good closure technique involving no/minimal tension and proper suture placement the scars can be almost invisible. This is a question that you should ask your surgeon and be comfortable with prior to surgery. I like to show pictures of cases and exactly what the incisions look like during consultations.
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February 8, 2023
Answer: Facelift incisions Traditional incisions that were placed behind the temporal tuft in the hair line hide well, but tend to pull the sideburn into the scalp and can give a very "operated" look. Most current surgical techniques use an incision that follows the sideburn a few hair follicles in. While these can be visible upon close inspection, with a good closure technique involving no/minimal tension and proper suture placement the scars can be almost invisible. This is a question that you should ask your surgeon and be comfortable with prior to surgery. I like to show pictures of cases and exactly what the incisions look like during consultations.
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February 8, 2023
Answer: Facelift incision This is the exact reason I prefer hiding this incision within the hair itself rather than along the hairline- so hair can be worn up in a ponytail without exposing the scar. This incision does not involve the sideburn, it goes from the scalp hair along the creases of the ear to keep the incisions as hidden as possible
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February 8, 2023
Answer: Facelift incision This is the exact reason I prefer hiding this incision within the hair itself rather than along the hairline- so hair can be worn up in a ponytail without exposing the scar. This incision does not involve the sideburn, it goes from the scalp hair along the creases of the ear to keep the incisions as hidden as possible
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