Facelift Advice From Eleven Days Out - Washington, DC

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I have an inherited saggy neck that became...

  • 20 Aug 2016
  • 2 years post
I have an inherited saggy neck that became pronounced when I neared the 50-years-old mark, and I believe this was exacerbated by my daily runs. I looked so old that people on the bus would give me their seat on a frequent basis, really depressing for someone as healthy and fit as I am. I chose Dr. Hopping after a work colleague confided that she went through it over a Christmas break that year, and she looked and said she felt amazing, recovery was a breeze she said. Recovery for me was fraught with uncertainty: would the tightness at my neck be there forever? Would I ever regain feeling in the sides of my face. Two years on, I can assure everyone that, yes, these problems go away completely after about three months. And the results are quite amazing. Unlike the reputation for facelifts that they make your face look "fake" or "a little weird", mine is not in the least bit noticeable; I just look like the younger me.

It's been three years, thrilled with the results

  • 20 Aug 2016
  • 2 years post
Dr. Hopping did an amazing job but it took me about six months to realize it. I was so full of anxieties I'm even embarrassed to read about them here. But I can say without reservation that the results are amazing, I look fresher, more energized and definitely more than a decade younger than I did before. Yet Dr. Hopping's work is very natural, utterly undetectable, with none of the signs of a facelift that you sometimes see. One caution if you are a runner: I believe my sagging face and neck had been exacerbated by a decade of running, so I never run without neck support. I use a gaiter (like what bikers use) but I put it on like a hood, and then wear a cap over it. It supports my chin and the sides of my face and yes it looks ridiculous or like I'm wearing a hijab (I'm Irish!) but I'm protecting my investment! I highly recommend Dr. Hopping!

17 days out. Considering next steps.

  • 8 Nov 2013
  • 17 days post
Thank you all for your comments, they have been very helpful. I am in conversation with the surgeon. The specific problem I have is that there is a choke-point around my neck.

He did describe what he did: while it feels as though there is a cord around my neck, in fact it is a single stitch in the midline connecting the two sides of the platysma, and sutures tying the platysma to ligaments behind my ears on each side. He states that he placed only self-absorbing sutures, but scar tissue will take the place of the suture. There is not likely to be any loosening except that any residual swelling is making it more noticeable to me. However there is little to no swelling today and the chokehold is impossible to ignore, especially when I swallow.

I'm requesting the surgeon's operation report, and I am going to request a second opinion from another doctor. I don't know if this can even be fixed, so that is what I will be trying to find out.

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Steven Hopping, MD
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
2311 M St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia
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  • 2 Nov 2013

Dr. Hopping has a really wonderful manner, soothing and upbeat. The procedure was done right in his office surgery room, and they set me up with an overnight nurse for the first night (extra fee of course). I underestimated the trauma that recovery involved, which is the only thing I could say that is even slightly negative about Dr. Hopping. I am a deep worrier and I think he was surprised at my fearfulness during the several months until full recovery without symptoms of tightness and numbness. I need not have worried, everything settled down beautifully, but make sure you know before you go that the healing process can be slow even if you're very fit. He did a wonderful job, I look at least ten years younger. His procedure completely avoided any unnatural outcomes that are sometimes associated with facelifts. I just look fresher, more energetic and in turn I feel that way. I recommend Dr. Hopping with great enthusiasm.