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Unhappy After a Facelift? What a Revision Can (and Can't) Fix
Episode 61
Published 6 hours ago
Description
The hardest consults in cosmetic surgery aren't the first-timers. They're the people sitting across from Dr. Koehler with someone else's incisions, someone else's result, and a question that's harder to answer than it sounds: did the surgery fail, or did the expectations?
A lot of disappointment traces back to one misunderstanding. The word “facelift” doesn't mean “make me look younger.” It addresses the lower face and neck, with some improvement to the cheek. It doesn't lift the brow, fix the eyelids, or erase fine lines. People who came in wanting all of that and only got one of them weren't bad surgical cases — they got the wrong procedure.
Dr. Koehler walks through what he checks for when he assesses someone else's facelift: incision design, whether other procedures should have been done at the same time, and whether skin quality is doing the result any favors. He also names the technical tells he can spot from across the room, like a pixie ear from over-tightening, which is the kind of thing that shows up in side-by-side photos of public figures and ignites Instagram conspiracy theories.
Healing is its own beast in a revision. Slower dissection through scar tissue, longer operative time, and a higher risk of skin loss or nerve injury are all part of the trade. Bone structure and skin elasticity cap what any surgeon can deliver, and Dr. Koehler shares the line he uses on people whose expectations have outrun their anatomy: the enemy of good is better.
Read more about facelift revision surgery: https://www.easternshoreplasticsurgery.com/when-should-i-consider-facelift-revision-surgery/
Questions answered by this episode:
Have a question for Dr. Koehler, Dr. Gardner or Kirstin? Record your voicemail at alabamathebeautifulpodcast.com and we’ll answer it on the podcast.
Eastern Shore Cosmetic Surgery is located off Highway 98 at 7541 Cipriano Ct in Fairhope, Alabama. To learn more about the practice or ask a question, go to easternshoreplasticsurgery.com
Follow the team on Instagram @easternshorecosmeticsurgery
Watch Dr. Koehler, Dr. Gardner & Kirstin on YouTube @JamesKoehlerMD
Alabama The Beautiful is a production of The Axis: theaxis.io
Theme music: Never Need a Reason, Guy Trevino and Friends
A lot of disappointment traces back to one misunderstanding. The word “facelift” doesn't mean “make me look younger.” It addresses the lower face and neck, with some improvement to the cheek. It doesn't lift the brow, fix the eyelids, or erase fine lines. People who came in wanting all of that and only got one of them weren't bad surgical cases — they got the wrong procedure.
Dr. Koehler walks through what he checks for when he assesses someone else's facelift: incision design, whether other procedures should have been done at the same time, and whether skin quality is doing the result any favors. He also names the technical tells he can spot from across the room, like a pixie ear from over-tightening, which is the kind of thing that shows up in side-by-side photos of public figures and ignites Instagram conspiracy theories.
Healing is its own beast in a revision. Slower dissection through scar tissue, longer operative time, and a higher risk of skin loss or nerve injury are all part of the trade. Bone structure and skin elasticity cap what any surgeon can deliver, and Dr. Koehler shares the line he uses on people whose expectations have outrun their anatomy: the enemy of good is better.
Read more about facelift revision surgery: https://www.easternshoreplasticsurgery.com/when-should-i-consider-facelift-revision-surgery/
Questions answered by this episode:
- What is a revision facelift?
- Why am I not happy with my facelift result?
- How long does it take to see the final result of a facelift?
- Does a facelift fix the eyelids and brow too?
- What is a pixie ear deformity?
- How long does swelling last after a facelift?
- Can a facelift damage the facial nerve?
- Is revision facelift surgery riskier than the first one?
- Is there an age limit for getting a facelift?
- How do I find a good surgeon for a revision facelift?
Have a question for Dr. Koehler, Dr. Gardner or Kirstin? Record your voicemail at alabamathebeautifulpodcast.com and we’ll answer it on the podcast.
Eastern Shore Cosmetic Surgery is located off Highway 98 at 7541 Cipriano Ct in Fairhope, Alabama. To learn more about the practice or ask a question, go to easternshoreplasticsurgery.com
Follow the team on Instagram @easternshorecosmeticsurgery
Watch Dr. Koehler, Dr. Gardner & Kirstin on YouTube @JamesKoehlerMD
Alabama The Beautiful is a production of The Axis: theaxis.io
Theme music: Never Need a Reason, Guy Trevino and Friends