I've been quite active on this site thoughout my facelift tecovery since having my surgery 12 weeks ago, but have yet to post. I've uploaded a picture from 4 days after surgery of an infection that developed and took weeks to heal. My question to the community is has anyone else had or seen this type of skin infection? I have not been able to find anyone. 12 weeks post it's healed, however has left behind a couple of raised scars. My PS is working hard to make sure that all looks great in this end.
June 25, 2017
Answer: I agree that tissue ischemia is likely contributing to this. The photo you provided is at 4 days. You are not 12 weeks healed from your facelift. I think most of us would be curious to know what your current appearance is like. Unfortunately human beings can become infected after tissue trauma including surgery. It is essentially unavoidable. Some insults are much worse than others. The remarkable thing is how well the face can heal despite these challenges. This type of complication is rare after facelifting and I more commonly see this in diabetics and smokers. Generally I have a very frank discussion about this possibility in association with these risk factors. Often, I will advise against the facelift when there is the setting of chronic microvascular injury associated with long term smoking and advanced diabetes.
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June 25, 2017
Answer: I agree that tissue ischemia is likely contributing to this. The photo you provided is at 4 days. You are not 12 weeks healed from your facelift. I think most of us would be curious to know what your current appearance is like. Unfortunately human beings can become infected after tissue trauma including surgery. It is essentially unavoidable. Some insults are much worse than others. The remarkable thing is how well the face can heal despite these challenges. This type of complication is rare after facelifting and I more commonly see this in diabetics and smokers. Generally I have a very frank discussion about this possibility in association with these risk factors. Often, I will advise against the facelift when there is the setting of chronic microvascular injury associated with long term smoking and advanced diabetes.
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June 25, 2017
Answer: Post-op infection It sounds like your surgeon is doing everything he or she can to optimize your recovery. I'm sorry that this has been your experience. Infections like yours following surgery are quite uncommon, but with diligent attention and enough time, even your scarring will improve.
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June 25, 2017
Answer: Post-op infection It sounds like your surgeon is doing everything he or she can to optimize your recovery. I'm sorry that this has been your experience. Infections like yours following surgery are quite uncommon, but with diligent attention and enough time, even your scarring will improve.
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