Neck Liposuction Ruined my Life! Read this before you do it!
2 years ago I went and had some liposuction done...
2 years ago I went and had some liposuction done under my chin/neck. At the time I was only 29 and very healthy. My neck wasn't even that bad, I just didn't have a nice side on profile, my neck sort of slanted down instead of having a nice defined jaw. For the first 6 months or so the results were great but after about a year I noticed I had one very clearly defined line, right in the middle of my neck that sagged way down. It looked like a spot that had been missed as all the rest of the skin stuck back fine.
I went back to the doctor he suggested thermage skin tightening and offered to pay for half as it was $3,000 and done at a different doctor. I had this done and after 2 months the line was still there. Now I was very depressed about it so I went to a different plastic surgeon who said that the line was intact skin that hadn't reattached properly and that he would do a tiny bit more lipo around it, get inside and rough up the skin, then make me wear a garment for a few days to make it reattach.
It is now 6 weeks post op and my neck is now at least 5 times worse than before. My neck is destroyed. All the skin is loose and hanging down like that of a 60 year olds. I am only 31. Its horrible. My whole face is ruined, you can see it from all angles. I have ran out of money and my confidence is shattered. My only option now would be a mini facelift and result is much more scaring and uncertainty. Don't do this! Be happy with what you have. I have paid the ultimate price for vanity.
Preperation H worked on me!!
But to get to the point of this post, just the other day i purchased some 'Preperation H' hemorrhoid cream from ebay from Canada - its the one with the special ingredient 'Bio-Dyne'. I read that supermodels have used this for years for bags under their eyes. IT WORKED!! I cant believe it but it worked. I put some on the saggy skin and an hour or two later i looked in the mirror side on and my neck was normal looking, the loose verticle line was gone!! I now that this stuff is temperorary but at least now if i have a special event to go to, or a date or whatever i can apply some of this stuff and look normal for a few hours! I am very happy today.
If you want to see photos of my neck please look in my profile at my 'questions' link.
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Booked in for neck lift....
It is now 4 years since my neck lipo revision and 6 years since the first neck lipo procedure and i can now say for sure that the skin never ever recovered.
I still stand firm that i do not advise anyone to get neck lipo. It was the biggest regret of my life. I have spent thousands trying to fix this and lost so much of my self esteem.
Now i am almost 36 and have booked in for a neck and lower face lift to fix this. Its costing my almost $17,000 and a whole year of saving. Have booked in for the procedure for the 5th December. I am praying that it will be the answer to my problem!
I am booked in with Dr Paul Gerarachi at the Face Institute in Sydney after many consultation.
I plan on documenting my journey, will let you all know how it goes, but here is a recent photo of my neck after 4 years....
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