Successful Neck Lift Results for Keloid Prone Skin?

asked 2 years ago by Lee1972 in Corpus Christi, Texas
Latest answer by D.J. Verret, MD
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Tags: age 55-64, neck, female, keloid scar, results, scar, skin, surgery scar, turkey neck

Can a person with keloid prone skin/scar tendencies have a successful neck lift? I am a 56-year-old female and am developing a turkey neck, but am concerned about surgery due to my skin type. Are there new procedures for my type of skin? Thank you.

10 answers to Successful Neck Lift Results for Keloid Prone Skin?

Keloid skin and facelift

More than with any other patient, the keloid patient demands a meticulous, talented surgeon. Skillful concealment of incisions, atraumatic technique, and many thousands of cases of experience are necessary. There is a decision making tree that experienced surgeons use to assess the risk of keloid formation given the patient's background, existing scars, and desired surgery. Sometimes, the surgery should be done in stages to assess the areas for healing. In every case, close attention... more

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

Neckllift and Turkey Gobbler Deformity

The deformity of your neck that you have described is a common one. The "Turkey Gobbler" deformity of your neck is caused by a combination of skin laxity, submental fat, and laxity of the muscles of the neck (platysma). In someone who is not prone to keloid formation, there are several options for a neck lift procedure. In someone who is prone to keloid formation, generally darker pigmented skin, the incisions need to be hidden or kept quite small in order to hide any... more

Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD
Chevy Chase Facial Plastic Surgeon

Keloid skin

Many patients with keloid scars can have face and neck scars made that heal well. The secret of keloids is to prevent them. High tension on the skin closure is the problem. Specialized techniques for repair on deep structures with gentle redraping of skin uniformially gives inproved results.

H. Michael Roark, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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Keloids and Neck Lifts

Having any kind of surgery when prone to keloids runs the risk of keloid formation. Fortunately with careful operative technique and close postoperative follow up, you can minimize your risk. I would also suggest a test spot behind the ear before undergoing surgery to see how keloid prone you might be.

D.J. Verret, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

Keloids and neck lift

If you are a true keloid former I would avoid a neck lift because the scars will form keloids. If you hypertrophy that is different.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Keloid prone patients can have successful neck lift results

Yes, a keloid-prone skin can have a successful neck lift or face/neck lift. Close postoperative evaluation by your surgeon injecting cortisone shots into the incision can be done early on to prevent keloid occurrence. There are no guarantees that a keloid will not develop.

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Necklift not for Keloid Prone Skin

The risks of forming keloids after a neck lift outweigh the advantages and benefits of a neck lift. It is better to just do a neck liposuction to remove the fat and later do skin tightening with a laser. Regards

Tanveer Janjua, MD
Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon

Keloids and neck lifts

If your neck lift can be done with a chin incision only, I doubt a keloid will form. If your skin is lax enough to need to be excised behind the ear, some tension will need to be placed there to get the best result and this can lead to a keloid. Early steroid injections can help if signs of a keloid appear. Don't let the risk stop you from having the surgery.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Treatment of turkey neck

Depending on what is contributing to your turkey neck, Botox might improve a tightening of the platysma muscle bands, Thermage may help tighten the skin and muscle component, although you won't get the same great result of reshaping compared with a neck lift, and liposuction can be done to remove fat but the insertion sites of the liposuction could become keloids too. If you do have a treatment, and start to notice thick, tender or painful scars, do not delay a followup appointment with... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Keloid formation when correcting the neck

Despite the best of skills, Keloids can develop and there is no definitive way to prevent their development. We tend to use techniques that minimize trauma, but keloids are unpredicitable and at times unavoidable.