At forty-one, you are very young to be thinking about this procedure. Unless you have an extraordinarily amount of skin laxity and sagging of your jaw line and/or neck, I would encourage you to delay this surgery for several years if possible. Nevertheless, in male patients, it is a similar procedure as in females but the incisions around the ears are contoured close to the sideburns to hide them better. Also, if you have a vigorous job, I would plan at least three weeks before strenuous activity. Male patients often to try to resume normal activity too early, which can lead to excessive scarring around the ears.

Posted by William E. O'Mara Jr., M.D.