Does lower half of face take longer to recover after revision surgery? (Photos)

My 3rd facelift, a revision done as a deep plane to fix 2 prior botched SMAS, was 18 mos ago. All ops were w/in 3 yrs. My lower face and the skin in front of ears is still highly elevated, puffy and swollen, lobes look pulled forward and down, sewn onto cheeks and submerged into face. Dr. says its prolonged healing from multiple facelifts. Is this true? Will this ever flatten and improve look of the lobes? I'm VERY upset at how this looks - see last photo and compare to 1st (pre any PS).