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No swelling or change after SMAS face lift

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Cheerful74302Feb 13, 2023
I did SMAS lift in india in Jan 2022 . When I woke up I had no swelling no change except for some stitches near my hair line above ear and blood in my hair ofcourse from those stitches.doc said he will do again and under GA he did another procedure after two weeks.still no change. I did this surgery to lift my cheeks n I kno him for a while n trust..I hv no sagging. He removed extra skin he said. Pls tell me it’s possible to have no swelling after two SMAS lifts in one month? I will be thankful

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