I've had a plugged ear since my mini facelift 10 months ago. Will this clear up in time?

Thank you for your question. It is not uncommon to have firm, often rubbery lumps after facelift surgery. Sometimes in the area you mention, it can be the suture that holds the SMAS up. If it is a long term absorbable suture, it will eventually dissolve. If it is a permanent suture, it will...

I realize that this is an odd look and an atypical early facelift result.  However, you are still only 4 weeks out from surgery and this area of exaggerated demarcation/ swelling will improve over time.  PRP will be a waste of time, effort, and money. 

I think there are two different questions here.  First, can you attend.  Sure, after three weeks you should be pain free, the majority of the initial swelling and usually all of the bruising are resolved, there should be no medical or comfort reason that you could not attend your friend's w...

Patient with significant medical conditions might be able to undergo cosmetic plastic surgery like facelift if and only if all her/his doctors clear the patient for surgery (e.g. cardiologist, neurologists, internist, etc). Also if the surgery is performed under anesthesia, the anesthesiologist ...

I think we confuse patients and ourselves when we try to rebrand a variation on a commonly performed procedure and claim it as exclusive. I had a mentor who basically told me that everything had already been invented. Everything new is basically a variation on a theme. I must confess that, to my...

I advise my patients to avoid anything that could thin their blood for at least two weeks before surgery. The reason you want to avoid them is to cut down on bleeding and subsequent bruising. Give your surgeon a call. If he or she thinks it’s too risky, you’ll simply reschedule the surgery. I h...