Post-op Neck and facelift: Neck pain following oral sex -- could I have done any damage?

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3 weeks 5 days post op and I gave my partner oral sex. Gentle, but for a prolonged period of time. I still feel my range of motion is impaired hence slow and careful. However I noticed what I would think is neck muscle pain after. Nothing is painful as such. Maybe the skin stretched more than it should? Could I have done any damage or is this a normal sensation. Or could it be that the body or the neck in this case has to adjust to a new baseline? Thank you

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

The oral sex is more like to have stressed the healing issue.  Occasionally folks will do something and tear a stitch.  When this happens a few days after surgery it can be a big problem.  At 3 weeks it is much harder to mess things up.  Generally I recommend that if you are doing something and it is hurting, you should wait awhile longer before trying it again.  The last patient of mine with this concern was a 65 year old.

John Mesa, MD · Answer

Neck lift patients with questions and concern about pain after performing oral sex and recently after neck lift surgery  should contact the plastic surgeon that performed the procedure to address these concerns and determine if there is need any need of management

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