Hi, Im one week post surgery. I cannot smile or talk properly and it doesnt seem to be getting any better at all. Both sides of my chin and bottom lip wont function correctly. My left ear is completely numb as well. I still have a lot of swelling. Im worried it will never subside..my doctor prescribed a steroid pack for me to take down some swelling. Any other advice would be so much appreciated. Thank you.
It's 5 weeks after neck lift surgery. I still have severe swelling and a long tube/roll of raised and rigid tissue at the adams apple level of my neck. My PS has treated this with steroid injections at 2 weeks and 5FU injection at 4 weeks. My PS has been vague as to the cause and I have been told it will eventually heal. I am skeptical. Do you have any thoughts on what might have happened?
How long will this take to heal? Are steroids along with massage the best path to treatment? I just had surgeon inject steroids into it. He said now it scar tissue.
About 6 wks ago I developed a thin vertical cord down the front of my neck in midline. Its very pronounced when I tilt my head back, otherwise not so much. My surgeon says its scar tissue from a platysmaplasty performed 11 mos ago. He says it may go away, it may not. Hes reluctant to inject it w/ steroids. I also had FT to neck area 4 mos ago to fix hollowness left after too much lipo. My surgeon says cord and FT are not related. Have you seen this before? Any advice?
I had a neck sculpting on September 5th of this year. I went back to my doctor today because I noticed that I am more swollen now than I was 4 weeks ago. My doc said I had developed some scar tissue in my neck, so he injected me with mixture steroids and chemo to break up scar the scar tissue. Then they did some ultra sound at the site. I had never heard of the chemo/steroid mix, what is the success rate for this? Am I apt to keep developing more scar tissue? How long before it will go away?
So it's been 3 months now . I have had this tethering/ pleating of the skin on my neck since my surgery . Doctor injected a two steroid shots at around 6 weeks but it still looks like this . I do not go back to seem him again until Aug. He is just saying give it time . I would just like another opinion and what can possibly be done to get rid of this. I'm including one picture a few weeks after the surgery along with 3 taken 3 months post op.
I have tried botox, steroids, more surgeries, they come right back. I think it is making too much scar tissue because where my chin implant is, the incision looks like it is only a year old even though it has been 18 years! I have read about Dupuytren contracture & it is something like it, I believe. Who can help, how long of a procedure is it, can you get rid of it on the first try & how much would it cost? You would be an absolute hero to us! See pictures. Thank you!