Previous laxity returned after Deep Plane Facelift - How Much Revision I Need?

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F39, deep plane facelift 11 months ago. Previous laxity has returned, with scarring and irregular ear. Biggest concern laxity, like nothing has changed. How is it possible to have deep plane facelift with very little, if any impovement? (Surgeon was well educated, certified ENT and plastic surgeon, this is not the case of cheap back alley surgeon) Do I need entire facelift again or is it enough to trim excess skin? What does it take to fix ear placement and scarring? Recovery?

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

Your earlobe seems to have been pulled down and distorted the lobe. Deep plane facelift is no better than standard facelift. It's hard to tell from photos the specific problems but I'm sure it can be corrected. I've seen this problem many times

Tanveer Janjua, MD · Answer

There are two components to facial beauty, skin and structure. Facelift improves the structure but not the skin as much. It is important sometimes to use modalities like Radiofrequency or lasers to improve the skin tightness. 
Also, keep in mind the photographs to assess the results should be in standard format without looking down or pulling the skin. If you could post standard photos of before and after surgery, front, 3/4 view and side view in the Frankfurt Plane (A line drawn from mid ear to the eye should be parallel to the ground) it would make it easy to analyze. 
Wishing you the best.
Dr. J

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