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Neck Lipo-sculpture (Lipo-suction) - Danville, CA
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During my first visit to get a rhinoplasty...
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During my first visit to get a rhinoplasty estimate, I had asked the doctor if exercise would help my neck that was just starting to lose some elasticity. He recommended neck lipo-suction. I was shocked and told him that I didn’t have any fat to suction. He said that it didn’t matter because the procedure creates an adhesive that will tighten the skin on my neck. It just didn’t make sense to me so I wasn’t interested but 3 times the doctor and his assistant spoke of this “scarring that creates an adhesive which tightens the neck” so I began to think it must actually work. After changing my mind back and forth, on my last appointment before the surgery, I was talked back into this surgery.
I had horrible results. I am one who works out several times a week, has always been in great shape and looks young for my age. Something went terribly wrong and for two months, I would not leave the house without a scarf or turtleneck. I was so embarrassed that I kept my office door closed.
My neck is still tender and sore, swollen, and saggy. I kept asking them if it was ok to have all these surgeries at once and was always told it was better to have them all at once. Well apparently, wearing a chin strap is an important part of the recovery process and because of my brow lift, I was not given one to wear until a week later but by then my neck muscles appeared to have collapsed and I had swelling all the way to my collar bone and around my neck. No risks were ever mentioned to me about this surgery and I never signed a consent form.
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UPDATED FROM Faith2012
July 20, 2012 - 8 months post Just added 2 more...
July 20, 2012 - 8 months post
Just added 2 more photos. The 2nd to last photo was taken 2 months before surgery and the last photo is at nearly 8 months post surgery. Unbelievable. These surgeries were supposed to help me look and feel better but instead have hurt me in many ways from low self-esteem and confidence, embarrassment, depression, etc.
Be careful people...do your homework and be very selective picking your surgeons..... better yet..love your natural self and beauty.
Just added 2 more photos. The 2nd to last photo was taken 2 months before surgery and the last photo is at nearly 8 months post surgery. Unbelievable. These surgeries were supposed to help me look and feel better but instead have hurt me in many ways from low self-esteem and confidence, embarrassment, depression, etc.
Be careful people...do your homework and be very selective picking your surgeons..... better yet..love your natural self and beauty.
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July 21, 2012
Your PS should not be in business to treat you that way. i believe that a neck lift, performed by an ASPS certified ps could correct your problems. The best PS in the world are in LA; many specialize in revision surgeries from "doctors" like Cheng
July 21, 2012
Thank you....I really was hoping it would get better in time but it hasn't. I should be looking into how much this cost to fix because I just don't want to live this way but any extra time I have, I use researching options to fix my nose. He not only ruined my neck but botched other surgeries on me. I just can't believe this has happened to me. It's truly been a nightmare. Thank you for your advice. Maybe the same doctor who performs my rhinoplasty revision, can fix my neck.
September 16, 2012
I had a necklift one month ago with a chin liposuction. I like you had very little fat to begin with. I still have a painful hard lump under my chin and saggy skin. I am very concerned that I may be in the same situation as you. Any advice?
September 16, 2012
I'm sorry Jean but I don't have any advice that can help you but know that these surgeons should not being doing liposuction in this delicate area when not needed. I am still a little tender and it's been 10 months for me. In the beginning I swelled up like a blowfish and stayed like that for a very long time. It was very embarrassing. Now the swelling has finally subsided and I've been left with a saggy neck. I didn't have a saggy skin before the surgery. It was foolish for me to believe their sales gimmick of "scar tissue creates an adhesive." I do hope you get better soon. I'm very sorry and know how frustrating this can be. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
September 16, 2012
Thanks. I also looked like a blowfish and was given cortisone to alleviate it. I am very disappointed one month into this.
September 16, 2012
Hopefully the cortisone will help reduce the swelling. My guess is that I stayed swollen for much too long which permanently stretched the skin on my neck. I'm glad that your doctor is at least acknowledging that you have a problem. My doctor acted like my neck was fine and said there was no need for me to be covering it up with turtleneck sweaters and scarfs. He also said (post-op) that this surgery was not meant to make the neck firmer so I told him "then why did you recommend it?"
May 28, 2013
Faith! Haven't seen this pictures before! That's unbelievable! And I can't believe he said that the surgery was not meant to make the neck firmer! This doctors SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO PRACTICE!
June 13, 2013
Wow your post is making me think twice about getting chin lipo. I think you're right - that the negative results may have been caused by not wearing the chin strap, causing your skin to be stretched from uncontrolled swelling. Personally, I've dealt with loose skin before from pregnancy. Dr. Pickart's copper peptides along with MSM, Vitamin C, and flaxseed supplements help, but the process can take a while. Thanks for posting these pictures.
June 14, 2013
You're very welcome. Someplace I have another photo that shows my neck even more swollen than the photos I currently have posted...I'll post when I find it. It's good to think twice so you're sure this is something you really want. I should have never had this done as you can see from my pre-op photos, I didn't need it. I trusted and relied on the wrong people for answers to my questions. Not everyone has your best interest in mind and its important to know the risks. Best of luck to you!
UPDATED FROM Faith2012
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Here’s a photo that was taken one month post. The amount of swelling was substantial and lasted so long that the skin on my neck has been permanently stretched and is now very saggy. Again, I was told to do this as a preventative measure to tighten the neck. I can’t believe I fell for this. The doctor actually told me that my neck looked like this because of the way I was standing when he couldn’t take a decent photo. He also said that I didn’t need to be covering it up with turtle necks and scarves because I looked fine.
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October 20, 2013
I went to doctor to discuss Ulthera for the fat in the chin and then they recommended Exilis to tighen the skin. Since you already did the lipo, I would recommend checking out Exilis to see if that might help you.
November 1, 2013
Sue. Him.
February 1, 2014
I will probably always regret not doing so but it isn't easy and I was so depressed and distraught that I really didn't have the energy or ambition. I so much regret ever stepping foot in that office. Beware people...dishonest people are every where.
March 27, 2014
Very very true. It is hard for good people to see how another could be so awful, it is hard to comprehend that some can be so deceiving. Praying for you, Faith!
February 1, 2014
omg IM so sorry this happen he need to be sued for malpractice!
February 1, 2014
Thank you....I should have...has caused me and continues to cause much grief.
March 27, 2014
Don't lose faith-you need to make the changes and although you have other important financial responsibilities you will be a better mother and wife when your confidence is restored! You are still very beautiful!
February 20, 2014
I know words can only do so much as it is only the internet but you are here with many people like yourself you feel your pain. sending you strength.
March 11, 2014
Oh, dear, I'm so sorry for what happened. I had a botched rhinoplasty that has left me in so much physical and mental pain. I will have to have a revision because it is not just about vanity, but the fact that I can't even breathe. But that will be the last surgery I will ever have. You are right, I will learn to love my natural self.
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