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I asked for a little neck lift. Minor skin pulling...

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I asked for a little neck lift. Minor skin pulling up. He did lypo, when I didn't need it, damaged a nerve, leaving me with a crooked smile, a huge, ugly scar under my chin, which wasn't mentioned at all before-hand, and a horrible baggy, unever, rumply neck (which was beautiful before and normal), with a giant deppression under my chin, a blob of fat on one side, and he sliced bits of my ears off as well.

According to his notes, he also broke up my old neck lift scar tissue, instead of latching onto it, which no one can understand or explain. When I called, after the surgery, alarmed, they suggested I pay for two months of "laser neck tightening" for thousands more dollars and more time. Which didn't work. During my consultation, he also noted I had laugh lines.

His solution was to pull the skin up under my eyes, and cut it off, taking it on, to pull the skin tight and smooth out the lines. No other surgeon I've spoken to has heard of doing this. I now have smaller eyes, with webs in the corners and a giant crease coming out of the sides. When I complained, he replied: "What? They look like eyes to me!" When I protested about my awful neck outcome, he said: "Well you don't want those awful "smile" lines on your neck!" Which give away the fact that you had surgery."

Everyone has those, and I have nerve damage, sags, rumples, holes and bags, plus a huge scar. Everyone can see THAT. Unbelievable. I have spent the last several years miserable and ashamed, and will now have to undergo further surgery and expense to TRY, and repair this. I've already consulted with 8 other surgeons. The nerve damage, sliced, smaller ears, and small eyes with webs, cannot be fixed, and I will have to live with these for the rest of my life. My neck can be improved, but not repaired completely. And the nerve damage and crooked smile are forever.


BTW- I had a minor neck lift in '98, and it was great - just a little skin tightening - no problems, perfect. So the procedure it'self is fine. I don't know what happened here. Just a nightmare.

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Jeffrey W. Hall, MD

Jeffrey W. Hall, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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February 16, 2013
o my god i was really looking into going to him for some liposuction on my belly and back! okay thank u for ur post im not now! omg how crazzy! i went to dr peter vail drscoll before in austin tx and i hate him! never go to him
September 10, 2013
I have had a neck lift by Dr. Hall. He has also done a neck lift on my friend. They both turned out beautifully. I have also had liposuction, face lift, and a tummy tuck. I have been extremely happy with all of the results. Everyone in my family uses him and many of my friends. I don't know what happened with this one person but it seems to be isolated. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone and am quite surprised by this review. I am a little suspicious about the alleged flippant remarks he suppossedly made because that is just not his personality at all.
November 10, 2014
If anything sounds suspicious it's this "everyone in my family uses him and many of my friends" endorsement. Your posts on this website sound like commercials. A woman is suffering. She posted her experience here to inform others. That's a huge part of why this website exists. I appreciate people sharing their pain here as a warning to the rest of us. We can take these honest posts into consideration when deciding on a procedure and practice.
February 22, 2013
OMG, I'm so sorry. I just had a neck lift and it turned out beautiful. Mine kind of looked like yours prior to surgery, so I think it can be fixed by the proper doctor. I had mine done by an ENT doctor with a subspecialty in facial cosmetic surgery. Who knows the anatomy from the neck up better than an ENT specialist. I hope you sued he "you-know-what" out of him. He sounds like an incompetant _ss. Good luck to you
October 13, 2018
Who did u neck revision?
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February 26, 2013
How are you going now? Any improvements? I recently had a doctor ruin my neck here in Australia. I know what your going through. I'm still hoping for more improvement, good luck with yours! Xx
February 8, 2014
me to , in Brisbane
May 1, 2013
I too know what it's like to be dissatisfied for years post-op, especially when you placed trust in your PS. As you heal from your anguish in dealing with this person, you might want to consider researching excellent board-certified plastic surgeons in other areas of Texas. Finally, you might also want your research to extend to a neighboring state such as Louisiana. I've heard that state has some outstanding surgeons. No matter what you decide, my heart goes out to you and I wish you only the best in resolving this matter to your satisfaction.
August 13, 2013
So sorry to hear that. I did mine in Austin at Westlake Plastic and am very satisfied. I hope you can get this fixed. Or at least improved. Good luck.