How Can I Reduce the Swelling on my Parotid Gland After Facelift?

   Parotid secretions can be managed with Botox injections and antisialagogues.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

The swelling that you are having on the side where you are complaining about is “not normal” It appears that you may have swelling related to the parotid gland. This is a not an unusual problem but it is a problem that should be dealt with. Essentially parotid gland secretions are going into the face rather inside the mouth therefore you need something to reduce the production of saliva from your parotid gland In general treatment such as scopolamine patch as well as Botox injected directly into the area where the swelling is, in addition to removal of the fluid are options for improving the area. I recommend you contact a cosmetic surgeon who performs a lot of facelift and has experience treating this kind of problem otherwise there is potential for this area to get worse as well as get to become infected.

First, you need to seek the care of a board certified plastic surgeon near your home to follow you and make sure in fact that this is because of Parotid Swelling. If so he might recommend a Scopolamine tanscutaneous patch to decrease its activity. However there are a lot of other factors such as hematoma, seroma, infection, etc that can also cause the symptoms you mentioned. 

Your story unfortunately is all to common of the Medical Tourism industry where patients substitute best surgical care and followup for the chance a cheaper surgery by an surgeons with potentially substandard training and the inability for follow-up care.