When I had my facelift, my surgeon did not do a platysmaplasty via chin incision + instead addressed the platysma muscle laterally + 1tsp under chin lipo. I love the results on my face, but my neck bands are still very prominent just under the chin + look like they are being pulled apart + there is some scar tissue. My surgeon said I need a "corset platysmaplasty" and referred me to a facial plastic surgeon for the procedure. Is there a huge difference between waiting 6 or 8 months for surgery?
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I wonder if this facelift was done with fat injection? If so, then that is probably the reason why the cheeks are too prominent. In either case, I would say that based on your description it might be difficult to correct the problem right now. I would need to have detailed information about...
This is a facial nerve injury until proven otherwise. Most of these resolve with time. You need a VERY confident and experience board-certified plastic surgeon with extensive experience in the face/neck. Ideally this surgeon completed 6 years of integrated plastic surgery training followed by a...
Hello,In the early postoperative period, it is very normal to exprience feeling very tight and swollen. If your platysma is sutured in your mid-line, a small amount of fat is removed from between the muscles, to improve the contour and facilitate closure of the muscle. The muscle closure m...
