V-Y Plasty? Pixie ears/thick tragus

Thank you for your question and for providing photos. While you don’t appear to be a candidate for a facelift, you may want to consider a combination of Botox and dermal filler injections to reduce the lines you’re referring to. This blend of formulas can fill and lift specific areas of the fac...

The most concerning point about your history is use of nicotine lozenges, which would preclude you from having a facelift unless stopped for 6 weeks prior to surgery. If you present with upper respiratory symptoms, fever, cough etc. on the day of surgery, your surgery will most likely be...

I think you can have a facelift but I would do a skin lift only. Any work done on the muscle could impact the way your jaw joint works. It probably would not but don’t take the chance. You’ll get a nice enough result from skin only.

It's true. Mainly the scar tissue is secondary to your previous surgery. But all the treatments that generate direct aggression to the skin also cause fibrosis, complicating the surgery.

Thank you for sharing your question. This is a fantastic question and highlights some of the most common concerns that patients considering facelift and facelift revision will ask. A deep plane facelift is likely the most appropriate facelift to address the concerns of: - restoring a "v-shape"...

Releasing the ligaments should not have any effect on the jaw joint. However, keep in mind that it is somewhat common to have some degree of jaw muscle soreness after both deep plane facelift and traditional SMAS facelift techniques. A soft diet is recommended for all patients for 7-10 days.