I am 5.5 months post-facelift and have noticed a white bleached patch behind my ear. I am worried about skin necrosis because I am a smoker, although I didn't smoke 10 days before and after surgery. None of the literature on skin necrosis tells me how long after surgery I can stop worrying about skin necrosis developing. I used a very reputable surgeon and had a check up about 2 weeks ago and he didn't say anything at the time.
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It is certainly acceptable to go in and have a consultation for a facelift with Botox and fillers in place. This will have no of bearing on the consultation or the surgery itself. Botox and fillers accomplish completely different goals than a facelift procedure. For many examples of f...
You are too young for a facelift and I don't think fillers would do much in your situation and would not be worth the substantial cost. You should have nothing done at this point, your face looks fine to me.
Takemywrinkles, thank you for your question. I get asked this during many of my consultations. I bet you are putting your fingers half way between your chin and ear and pulling up the neck skin while pushing toward the ear. Most of my patients do the same. The problem is if we make our incisions...
