Mini Face Lift, Scars Are They Going to Ever Heal? Also Bad Looking Scar on Face Not Where Stitches Were Even Put? (photo)

You have some serious healing issues on your face and behind your ears. These need to be debrided and possibly cultured. Dressing changes  may be indicated as well as antibiotics. You will need a scar revision when this is all healed.

Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and RF therapy to help reduce the longterm effects of the scarring. Keloids, hypertrophic scars, widened scars, red scars, and hyperpigmented scars all require scar modulation with topical creams followed by lasers and RF therapy. Topical skincare should be directed to a specific need, whether for pigmentation or hypertrophy and our office can guide you through the process to obtain the correct Plato’s Scar cream or Melarase cream for hypertrophy and discoloration. In terms of lasers, we would employ the vbeam laser for redness, Venus Viva RF, PRP microneedling, chemical peels, and Morpheus 8, fractional erbium, or fractional co2. All of these have their individual benefits. Most of all, we recommend you visit a solid plastic surgeon who understands surgical scar revision, laser therapy, and RF therapy for scars.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Thanks for the question. In the scalp area 2 cm incisions are made symmetrically on both sides, mid-face tissues are freed. Reaching the cheek oil and moved up and out as young ages. The mid-face area rejuvenates, the gutters on the rim disappear. I wish you all the best.

Believe or not your incisions are not uncommon.  The one out side of the incision may be more of a issue but the others will look 100% better than they look know.  If the overall contour and result is good you will be happy.

Thank you for your photos.  You have suffered from some tissue loss.  These wounds should be managed conservatively until they healed.  The scars then can be revised if necessary.

Dr. ES

There certainly is some problem with the incisions shown in the photograph. This is very atypical the facelift and should be investigated by the plastic surgeon.

The scars you have are not typical of the fine line scars one sees after a facelift. Return to your surgeon now and have a discussion on what will happen since it appears you may have some discoloration of the skin. If you are not satisfied get a second opinion so that you will feel comfortable about your progress and further treatment.

Dear tiara,

Thank you for your question and photos. You have either poor circulation, a lot of tension on the skin, or both.  This can cause delayed wound healing and tissue death to parts of the skin.  You will heal eventually, but it will take longer than normal.  continue to follow up with your plastic surgeon. The best treatment at this point is antibiotic ointment and dressing changes.

Best wishes,

Pablo Prichard, MD

Looking at your photos, it is easy to see that the incisions didn't quite heal correctly which could be due to poor circulation in the area.  Of course, this should be further investigated by your treating surgeon, so I would recommend scheduling a follow up so that they can see what is going on. “Dr. D”

are unusual but not unheard of.  Your scarring will be better then you are anticipating.  Your scars do go farther then a 'mini' facelift so perhaps your doctor did a little extra for you.  You will heal and once you are, then you can critique your resultant scars and talk to your doctor about it.  As for pixie ears, you do not have them but they usually develop over time as your neck pulls on your earlobes.