Horizontal ridges on cheeks after facelift. Can this be corrected with surgery?

March 15, 2015
Asked By:dforant in Oakland, CA

I had a facelift just over a year ago. After 6 months I began noticing some horizontal ridges on one cheek, as if the skin had been unevenly pulled. This has gotten a bit worse more recently. Can this be corrected with surgery, or is there some kind of laser or light pulse treatment that could fix this?

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May 21, 2023

Answer: Contour irregularities

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George Bitar, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Answer: Contour irregularities

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George Bitar, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 16, 2015

Answer: Contour abnormalities one year after facelift will probably require surgical revision.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 16, 2015

Answer: Contour abnormalities one year after facelift will probably require surgical revision.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 16, 2015

Answer: Facelift #cosmeticsurgery #postopcontour

Trevor M. Born, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
March 16, 2015

Answer: Facelift #cosmeticsurgery #postopcontour

Trevor M. Born, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon

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March 16, 2015

Answer: Horizontal lines

Afshin Parhiscar, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 16, 2015

Answer: Horizontal lines

Afshin Parhiscar, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 15, 2015

Answer: Deformity after a facelift

Boris M. Ackerman, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 15, 2015

Answer: Deformity after a facelift

Boris M. Ackerman, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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