Wide facelift scars can make a facelift result look more obvious, especially when scars are visible around the ears, hairline, sideburn area, or under the chin. Some patients notice stretched, thick, raised, red, or uneven scars after healing.



At ETONNE Plastic Surgery in Gangnam, Seoul, facelift scar revision focuses on identifying why the scars widened and creating a customized plan to improve scar visibility while protecting natural facial balance.

Why Do Facelift Scars Become Wide?

Facelift scars may become wide due to excessive skin tension, poor incision support, delayed healing, infection, thick scar formation, skin type, scar contraction, smoking, or repeated surgery. When the skin is pulled too tightly, incision lines may stretch during recovery.

Common Areas for Wide Facelift Scars

Wide scars may appear in front of the ear, behind the ear, along the hairline, near the sideburn, around the earlobe, or under the chin after neck correction.

How Can Scar Revision Help?

Scar revision may improve wide facelift scars by refining the scar line, reducing tension, repositioning surrounding tissue, improving closure, correcting pulled earlobes, or combining with facelift revision when deeper tissue support is needed.

Scar Tension and Natural Results

Wide scars are often related to excess tension on the skin. A natural facelift revision should support deeper tissues properly so the skin closure can look softer, smoother, and less stretched.

Why Choose ETONNE Plastic Surgery?

ETONNE Plastic Surgery provides customized facelift scar revision for wide scars, visible scars, raised scars, incision distortion, pulled earlobes, and scar-related facial imbalance. Each plan is tailored to scar condition, previous surgery history, skin quality, tissue tension, incision location, and natural facial harmony.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are my facelift scars wide?

Facelift scars may become wide due to excessive skin tension, delayed healing, infection, scar contraction, skin type, smoking, repeated surgery, or poor incision support.

Can wide facelift scars be corrected?

Yes. Wide facelift scars may often be improved with scar revision, tension reduction, incision refinement, or facelift revision if deeper support is needed.

Can scar revision remove scars completely?

No. Scar revision cannot remove scars completely, but it may help make them finer, flatter, less stretched, and less noticeable.

Can a tight facelift cause wide scars?

Yes. Excessive skin tension can stretch incision lines, widen scars, pull the earlobe, or make scars around the ear more visible.

Where do wide facelift scars usually appear?

They may appear in front of the ear, behind the ear, along the hairline, around the sideburn, near the earlobe, or under the chin.

Can pulled earlobes happen with wide scars?

Yes. Wide scars and pulled earlobes may both occur when there is too much tension around the ear.

How long should I wait before scar revision?

Most patients should wait several months for scars to mature, and many facelift revision cases are planned around 6 to 12 months after surgery unless earlier care is medically necessary.

Can red or raised scars improve over time?

Yes. Many scars fade and flatten gradually, but persistent wide, raised, red, or thick scars may benefit from evaluation.

Will the revised scar be invisible?

No scar can be guaranteed invisible, but careful revision can help the scar blend more naturally with surrounding skin and hairline areas.

Why choose ETONNE Plastic Surgery for wide facelift scar revision?

ETONNE Plastic Surgery focuses on personalized scar revision that refines wide scars, reduces tension, improves incision areas, and maintains natural facial harmony.