Houston Neck Lift doctors
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Russell W. H. Kridel, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon
6655 Travis St. Suite 900, Houston |
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C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon
6400 Fannin Suite 2100, Houston |
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3 answers |
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Etai Funk, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon
10575 Katy Fwy Ste 230, Houston |
3 answers | |
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James F. Boynton, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon
12727 Kimberley Ln Suite 300, Houston |
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2 answers |
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Mario Diana, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon
19234 Stonehue Suite 101, San Antonio |
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2 answers |
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Michel Siegel, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon
7700 San Felipe Street Suite 420, Houston |
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2 answers |
Recent Answers
I am 50 years old and have noticed fat under my chin, slight jowling and some slight puckering/wrinkles in my neck. I have seen two plastic surgeons. One says I am a good candidate for neck lipo with fat injections to the pre-jowl area and a small sub-mental skin excision. The other said my skin is borderline and may sag after lipo. Both are Board Certified Plastic Surgeons. I don't know which opinion to trust more. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Most women that are 50 years old will need a facelift or neck lift to improve the submental area and jowls.
Could a non-surgical neck lift be a long-lasting solution for diabetics with turkey neck?
You've described your neck as a turkey neck which usually means you have a waddle of skin and fat below your chin of more than minor size, in which case surgery would probably be best. But, if your diabetes is not well controlled and your primary care doc doesn't advise surgery, you could consider Thermage (a radio-frequency device) or Ulthera (an ultrasound device) if you could accept a minor improvement; they will not work miracles, don't replace surgery, but might help you some.
Will it feel like a bruise? Will it throb, or just tingle?
Neck lifts involve freeing the skin of the neck, sometimes thinning the underlying fat either with liposuction or directly, and usually a tightening procedure to the platsyma muscle underneath the skin. The skin is then "redraped' in a cosmetically "concealed" way so as not to see the incision lines. There is expected brusing and swelling but pain is not a usual complaint. I think sometimes in the first few days there may be some mild discomfort with extreme head turning or jaw opening but I instruct my patients to be very "gentle" with head turning in the first 2 weeks after neck lift. I hope this helps!
Sincerely,
James F. Boynton, M.D., F.A.C.S.
