I just submitted a question and this is a follow up question. 4 months after my surgery my neck is slightly sagging. Nothing like before but not as tight as in the beginning. My surgeon's response was tha tafter the swelling goes down the skin is a little looser and that looks natural. I also have two parrallel bands above my adam's apple that I didn't have before. What's that??? It shows when I lift my head backwards
July 19, 2014
Answer: Sagging neck following facelift 4 months. Your surgeon is correct. There is always some loosening of the tissue following any cosmetic surgery. This is due to a variety of different factors but in fact the swelling which recedes following surgery will take several weeks to abate. You will notice some loosening. In fact I tell my patients that they may experience excessive tightness until the swelling is gone. I believe that this is a benefit to the patient meaning that as the tissue loosens it becomes comfortable but begins to look more natural. Interestingly, there is a reference in the plastic surgery literature to the fact that patients may need two facelifts, the second following the first by about 6 months in order to correct this residual laxity which almost always occurs. Certainly this could be surgically retightened. There may be other ways to help it including laser or even the new ThermiTight procedure.
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July 19, 2014
Answer: Sagging neck following facelift 4 months. Your surgeon is correct. There is always some loosening of the tissue following any cosmetic surgery. This is due to a variety of different factors but in fact the swelling which recedes following surgery will take several weeks to abate. You will notice some loosening. In fact I tell my patients that they may experience excessive tightness until the swelling is gone. I believe that this is a benefit to the patient meaning that as the tissue loosens it becomes comfortable but begins to look more natural. Interestingly, there is a reference in the plastic surgery literature to the fact that patients may need two facelifts, the second following the first by about 6 months in order to correct this residual laxity which almost always occurs. Certainly this could be surgically retightened. There may be other ways to help it including laser or even the new ThermiTight procedure.
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