Numbness 9 months after neck lift, can nerves be repaired if it persist beyond 1 year?

There are a number of reasons for you to continue your efforts to lose weight prior to considering your surgery. First and foremost, it’s safest for you. Complication rates are lower in patients who are more near their ideal body weight. Another major consideration is that your results are l...

It’s completely understandable to feel conflicted after a less-than-satisfactory result from a procedure like a SMAS facelift and neck lift. Complications or suboptimal outcomes can occur even in the hands of a well-qualified surgeon, but how much of it is related to surgical technique vs. i...

This is a cobra neck deformity. This is related to excessive removal of the deep fat in between the platysma muscle bellies in the midline of the neck followed by dehiscence (separation) of the two platysmal muscle bellies from the midline repair. It does not appear that the submandibular glands...

I would recommend a deep plane neck lift to sculpt the structures below the platysma muscle and release the platysmal bands (also perform a platysmaplasty). This will help reduce the volume below the jawline and provide better contour. You need to cut the bands directly and release the posterior...

Thank you for your question regarding the appearance of your neck and whether tongue posture might be the cause. While mewing and practicing good tongue posture (keeping the tongue at the roof of your mouth) can help with overall facial structure and alignment, it may not fully address the...

This is a cobra neck deformity. This is related to excessive removal of the deep fat in between the platysma muscle bellies in the midline of the neck. It does not appear that the submandibular glands were reduced. It also appears that the platysma muscle has separated and there is now a gap out...