I recently had an outstanding platysmaplasty, incision under chin, corset and redrape of skin only. Amazing outcome. (I will wait 6 weeks until gradually starting to lift weights again.) Post procedure my PS mentioned the muscle had damage... do you think this was due to prior being over weight or aggressive weight lifting or something else? Will hard core weight lifting will naturally accelerate the platysmal banding, protrusion and skin laxity again versus not lifting. I hate to give up the gym.
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June 9, 2015
Answer: Will aggressive weight lifting over time accelerate the undoing of my corset platysmaplasty?
If the neck is oversuctioned from liposuction the neck can scar and form bands that tighten the neck too much and give it strange look. This is called a cobra neck deformity, and it should not happen with properly performed liposuction of the neck. Best, Dr. Emer.
The incision for a lateral neck lift is made similar to that of a face lift, in front of the ear or to the back of the scalp area. The skin of the neck is lifted carefully and the soft tissue and muscle structures are moved into their natural positions and tightened. In addition, or...
Lifting the neck and face requires lifting the muscle layer (SMAS), which can typically expose the capsule of the parotid gland. Because a portion of the parotid gland has been removed, there can be scarring of the parotid to the overlying SMAS, forcing the facial nerve into a more superficial...
