An expert PS I saw at 6 mos post op said at that point there wasn't enough skin to tuck my poorly placed ear scars, which are too far in front of and below each ear, into my ear contours. Will this still be a problem at 1 yr? Also, will the lumpy hypertrophic scars in back of my ears be easily fixed in a 2nd procedure? Will a new neck lift cause yet more problematic scars? Since the 1st procedure was a fail, I need to do over again anyway and I want these ugly scars hidden as much as possible.
March 21, 2018
Answer: Facelift revision... If the scars are lumpy and hypertrophic, then your surgeon should be injecting them with a steroid to soften them. After waiting a year, you will possibly be candidate for another procedure to lift and remove the scars, but you need to be seen by an experienced plastic surgeon at that time to judge the mobility of the skin.
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March 21, 2018
Answer: Facelift revision... If the scars are lumpy and hypertrophic, then your surgeon should be injecting them with a steroid to soften them. After waiting a year, you will possibly be candidate for another procedure to lift and remove the scars, but you need to be seen by an experienced plastic surgeon at that time to judge the mobility of the skin.
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May 8, 2018
Answer: Revision lifting Sorry for what you are experiencing. The incisions should have been placed closer to the hair line and ear borders so that they hide well. In general one should wait a year before re-operating and then you would also need enough skin laxity to be able to advance the previous scars past the proper skin incision so that they can be excised. You appear relatively young and It is hard to say that you will have aged enough or the skin relaxed enough in a year to be able to do this. In the mean time laser resurfacing to the scars will help them fade and steroid injections to any lumpiness will be effective.
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May 8, 2018
Answer: Revision lifting Sorry for what you are experiencing. The incisions should have been placed closer to the hair line and ear borders so that they hide well. In general one should wait a year before re-operating and then you would also need enough skin laxity to be able to advance the previous scars past the proper skin incision so that they can be excised. You appear relatively young and It is hard to say that you will have aged enough or the skin relaxed enough in a year to be able to do this. In the mean time laser resurfacing to the scars will help them fade and steroid injections to any lumpiness will be effective.
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