Facelift revised for persistent neck skin laxity. After 2 hrs (muscle tightened and skin removed), I went home to find one ear lobe stretched/deformed. Not sure if it meets pixie ear definition but definitely deformed. I am unhappy that I will have to undergo a third procedure and this one should have been avoidable. Should this have been caught and corrected while still in the procedure? I will never be able to wear my hair up or short without correction.
February 22, 2017
Answer: Pixie ear problems following facelift Bad luck and easy correction if needed. Assuming you had surgery by a board certified facial plastic surgeon with extensive experience in facelift surgery, I can only imagine that your ear asymmetry could be a swelling artifact related to the surgery itself. Experienced and very detail oriented surgeons are very obsessed with bilateral symmetry following facelift procedures, and despite this rigorous attention to detail-sometimes post surgical swelling can distort some facial and ear parameters by stretching tissues and even helping the deeper stitches give way-which occasionally can lead to a so-called pixie ear situation. Close monitoring by your surgeon can lead to a natural improvement as the swelling subsides, or infrequently a small minor procedure with local anesthesia no sooner that 9 or 12 months out may solve your dilemma. Easy fix to your concerns ! Good luck to a new face for you.
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February 22, 2017
Answer: Pixie ear problems following facelift Bad luck and easy correction if needed. Assuming you had surgery by a board certified facial plastic surgeon with extensive experience in facelift surgery, I can only imagine that your ear asymmetry could be a swelling artifact related to the surgery itself. Experienced and very detail oriented surgeons are very obsessed with bilateral symmetry following facelift procedures, and despite this rigorous attention to detail-sometimes post surgical swelling can distort some facial and ear parameters by stretching tissues and even helping the deeper stitches give way-which occasionally can lead to a so-called pixie ear situation. Close monitoring by your surgeon can lead to a natural improvement as the swelling subsides, or infrequently a small minor procedure with local anesthesia no sooner that 9 or 12 months out may solve your dilemma. Easy fix to your concerns ! Good luck to a new face for you.
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February 21, 2017
Answer: Facelift #facialrejuvenation #microfatgrafting #blepharoplasty #eyelidsurgery #injections Dear PboothThank you for your question and i am sorry that you are upset. Please see your surgeon for follow up. The ear shape is important and a small correction is usually possible just in the office.With Warm RegardsTrevor M Born MD
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February 21, 2017
Answer: Facelift #facialrejuvenation #microfatgrafting #blepharoplasty #eyelidsurgery #injections Dear PboothThank you for your question and i am sorry that you are upset. Please see your surgeon for follow up. The ear shape is important and a small correction is usually possible just in the office.With Warm RegardsTrevor M Born MD
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