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Is Dermal Fat Grafting a Viable Option for a Cobra Neck Deformity?

asked 7 months ago by Cari in Canada in Canada
Latest answer by Brooke R. Seckel, MD
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Tags: neck, candidate, deformity, fat graft

Are dermal fat grafts more likely to correct a central neck deformity than fat injections? I have seen 2 good results from this procedure? I realize it is more invasive, but it is an unpleasant deformity to walk around with. I've already had a face/neck lift(with corset platysmoplasty), which improved, but did not eliminate the deformity...Thanks in advance.

2 answers to Is Dermal Fat Grafting a Viable Option for a Cobra Neck Deformity?

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Correction of Cobra Neck requires neck lift to correct muscle bands as well as Fat Grafting or Transfer

The Cobra Neck Deformity is typically caused by aggressive Liposuction of the Neck without correcting the lax Platysma Muscle Bands which lie on either side of the fat. Often the physician does not recognize the lax Platysma Muscle Bands pre op and attempts to correct the neck laxity and double chin by Liposuction when in fact a Neck Lift with Platysmaplasty is needed. Once the Neck Fat has been removed, the Platyma Muscle Bands show up on either side of the depression caused by the... more
Brooke R. Seckel, MD

Boston Plastic Surgeon
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Fat grafting for the cobra neck deformity.

Fat grafting for the cobra neck deformity is normally all one needs to do this. I used fat grafting 30 years ago when everyone said it didn't work. It worked so well that in a few patients I had to remove some after 6 months. I continue to use it today. The results depend on the amount of scarring and the depth of the depression.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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