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Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Peter A. Hilger, MD

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FACIAL PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE
SURGERY SPECIALISTS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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  • ABOUT
    • Dr. Peter Hilger
    • Dr. Sofia Lyford-Pike
    • Stacy Hart, Esthetician
  • PROCEDURES
    • Eyelid (Blepharoplasty)
    • Brow Lift (Forehead Lift)
    • Facelift
    • Neck Lift
    • Rhinoplasty
    • Chin Augmentation
    • Otoplasty (Ear Surgery)
    • Lip Lift
    • Facial Augmentation with Fat Transfer
    • Fillers and Botox
    • Peels
    • Dermabrasion
    • Advanced Facial Treatments
    • Massage
    • Earlobe Reconstruction
  • AREAS OF CONCERN
    • Facial Rejuvenation
    • Neck and Jawline
    • Eyes, Brow and Forehead
    • Nose
    • Lips
  • PHOTOS
  • TESTIMONIALS

What is the risk of heavy scarring from a facelift?

Question
What is the risk of heavy scarring from a facelift? I am a 53-year-old female and have heard horror stories of facelifts gone wrong.

Answer
The facelift are hidden in the hair or in natural creases around the ears. Unattractive scars are often the result of excess tension on the skin closure. The technique that we use avoids this and, in fact, the support of the deeper tissues also allows us to close the skin incision with very fine sutures with no tension, thus allowing for minimal scarring. Unfavorable scars are extremely uncommon. As a matter of fact, more than 80% of the sutures that we use are very fine and dissolvable. So, again, the likelihood of developing an unfavorable scar is quite remote.

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The doctors have been selected routinely as “Best Doctors” by the Minnesota Monthly survey. The doctors in the Hilger Clinic are routinely selected by the Minneapolis/St. Paul doctor’s survey. The only Board certifying exclusively in facial plastic surgery. One of the founding members of the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Board of Otolaryngology certification includes facial plastic surgery. A national society specializing in excellence in facial plastic surgery. Our doctors have been extensively involved in this society for years including serving as its’ President. This is a national survey that recognizes excellence in all fields of medicine throughout the United States. Our doctors have been repeatedly selected in this survey as well.

Hilger Facial Plastic in Minnesota

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Otoplasty
Rhinoplasty

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Facelift
Blepharoplasty
Endoscopic Brow Lift
Rhinoplasty
Chin Augmentation
Otoplasty

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