I had a face & neck lift in August 2010. The position of my earlobes has changed. I cannot wear my earrings because my right ear peirce is further away from my face than my left ear. The earrings do not hang right and look odd.
My right earlobe is very stretched and is attached to my neck, it is still sore after 8 months. My left ear is a little stretched. I have very little feeling in my face at the sides of my cheeks and around my earlobes. I have scars completely around my earlobes.
March 16, 2015
Answer: Pixie Ear This is seen very commonly. It is due to not insetting the ear lobe properly. The good news is that it can be corrected by resetting the ear lobe but the face skin must be pulled up higher. I am sure your PS can correct this. Good Luck
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March 16, 2015
Answer: Pixie Ear This is seen very commonly. It is due to not insetting the ear lobe properly. The good news is that it can be corrected by resetting the ear lobe but the face skin must be pulled up higher. I am sure your PS can correct this. Good Luck
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December 27, 2018
Answer: Pixie ear lobes Unfortunately you have mild pixie ears. The earlobes position should not change after facelift surgery, but they can if the skin flap is to tight or the ear lobes are not properly sutured. There are methods to avoid this at the time of surgery and it is possible to revise but more difficult if there isn't extra skin to use.
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December 27, 2018
Answer: Pixie ear lobes Unfortunately you have mild pixie ears. The earlobes position should not change after facelift surgery, but they can if the skin flap is to tight or the ear lobes are not properly sutured. There are methods to avoid this at the time of surgery and it is possible to revise but more difficult if there isn't extra skin to use.
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June 7, 2014
Answer: Earlobe deformity after facelift It is amazing how often the earlobe gets distorted following a facelift. Usually the tension of the cheek is placed against the earlobe dragging the lobe down and forward. It is simple to avoid and fix. The earlobe needs to be carefully shaped so there is nothing dragging it down. In your case the lobe needs to be rounded out and detached from your cheek so you have a detached lobe which looks normal. Simple to do when you know how. Unfortunately, much of the facelift also has to be adjusted and redone for it to work right.
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June 7, 2014
Answer: Earlobe deformity after facelift It is amazing how often the earlobe gets distorted following a facelift. Usually the tension of the cheek is placed against the earlobe dragging the lobe down and forward. It is simple to avoid and fix. The earlobe needs to be carefully shaped so there is nothing dragging it down. In your case the lobe needs to be rounded out and detached from your cheek so you have a detached lobe which looks normal. Simple to do when you know how. Unfortunately, much of the facelift also has to be adjusted and redone for it to work right.
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