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2 Weeks Post-op + Neck Lift

Why Do I Have a Rope Like Scar on Neck Where Drains Were After Neck Lift? Also Neck is Very Tight and I Cannot Look Up.

The Jackson Pratt drains were in for a week and where the tubes were is now a ridge around the front of my neck. There is a little fluid but mostly it...

Puckering on Chin Incision 2 Weeks Post Op, Will It Smooth Out?

I am two weeks out from neck lift surgery. Behind my chin incision, I have deep puckering to my neck. I think this was a traditional lift as he cut me...

Post Op Necklift - Concerned About the Results, Are The Lumps and Ridges Normal 2 Weeks Out?

I am a middle age white male in good health. I am 2 weeks post op from a neck lift and I had the normal bruising and swelling in my neck which...

Is it Normal for Necklift Results to Look Worse After 2 Weeks Before Improving?

One day after having a face/necklift, to improve upper neck banding, my results looked good with very little brusing and swelling. My neck looked...

Pain Behind Ears and Along Neck Muscles?

I an 2 weeks post necklift. The sternocleidomuscles on both sides of neck are swollen and painful, especially behind the ears. Is this normal?

Neck Sculpting Swelling? (photo)

38 yr male. “neck sculpting W/pull back” & chin work done 15 days back. Swelling gone down substantially from cheeks. But still feel swelling...

Bumpy Lump Under the Chin After Lipectomy with Platysmaplasty?

I had a submental lipectomy and platysmaplasty two weeks ago. Healing was great until a few days ago; I now have a swollen, hard, bumpy lump right...

Will This Loss of Range of Motion (Side to Side and Especially Not Able to Look Up) Go Away?

I am 17 days post-op from a neck lift with liposuction. I am a healthy 47 year old. I feel like I am constantly being strangled. I can barely look up...

2 Pockets of Soft Skin Under Chin Either Side of the Center After Neck Lift

I am 2 weeks post neck lift and a fit 61 year old. Under my chin and either side of the center there is a pocket of soft skin. I realize it is early...

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