I had 2nd Facial fat grafting in a series of 3. What can patients do to help improve fat vascularizaton? For instance, can some sleep positions help, or gentle postop massage or warmth? What immediate postop and additional advice can you offer? Diet? I wore a stretchy fabric face support for 2 weeks, but I also had a modified face-lift with a slightly longer incision than the "short scar" lift. I'm at week #4 & the swelling has subsided (I would have gladly kept some of it!) Thanks
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Asymmetric lip pull due to a neurological issue may be balanced by a number of things including Botox, fillers, and surgery. An examination will be necessary to determine what is best. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
The treatment for the parotid fistula is to do conservative treatment and if not resolved in 3 months to do exploration and repair the leake with a patch.
I completely agree with the responses from the other plastic surgeons. Although hematomas are uncommon, they do occur, and expeditious treament of hematomas can make a huge differnmece in the overall outcome and recovery process. Most plastic surgeons use epinephine in the local anesthetic to...