Lump After Hairline Lowering?

Question

Hello I week ago I had plastic surgery I had haurline lowering and I developed on the side of my head a lump wich my surgeon said it would be absorbed by my body.. I want to know if this is normal..?

Raj S. Ambay, MD · Answer

What you are expreiencing is likely the scar around the stitch. That should soften on its own. Make sure to folow up with your plastic surgeon.

Robert Mounsey, MD · Answer

After a surgical procedure, lumps can develop. These can be collections of blood, collections of fluid or soft tissue irregularities. The management of these can differ, and it is best to consult with your surgeon.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

At this early time after surgery, this lump in the hairline after a scalp advancement is likely a small fluid collection. That should be absorbed and go down in the next month.

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD FACS (retired) · Answer

If the swelling is within the hair in the temple it may represent the bunching up of tissue that occurs when advancing the scalp forward. This always occurs to some extent unless hair bearing skin is excised and discarded( or used for grafts). This shrinks down by 6 weeks. There are other things like a blood accumulation or a stitch reaction that could create a swelling

Lump After Hairline Lowering?

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