I had a facelift over a year ago. It was asymmetrical, so lipo was done to remove the fat left. Sadly, this left a dent in my face and so a minor revision was done with a fat graft to fill the dent . It still looks so asymmetrical with obvious hollowing. What can i do apart from surgery? After all thats happened, i would like to avoid any additional surgery Thank you
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The simple answer is, Yes, noninvasive procedures do complicate facelifts in an adverse fashion. The worst offenders are the energy devices such as Ultherapy, Morpheus and other ultrasound, RF based energy related devices designed to heat deeper soft tissues ( I am not trying to pick on any...
This is a great question, and it’s not uncommon for patients in their late 30s to begin noticing signs of skin laxity—particularly after significant weight loss. First, congratulations on your incredible transformation and maintaining such a healthy weight.
From what you’ve described, the laxit...
There could possibly be a neuroma of one of the larger peripheral nerves (greater auricular, transverse cervical, etc). It is not incorrect that some of the symptoms/signs you are reporting are related to nerve regeneration. A neuroma is when a nerve is "stuck" in a spot regenerating and can...