Is this cobra neck? I would like some opinions prior to my post op

Thank you for the question. However, to answer specifically, you will need a consultation to evaluate your specific anatomy and aging changes. However, in general, when the normal changes associated with aging at 70 are present, most interested individuals will benefit from a deep plane...

This appears to be a hypertrophic scar. It can be improved with steroid injections. It can also be excised down the road once your healing is complete, typically in one year. This can happen from tension on the skin and some people are more prone to it. Using silicone gel helps and some lasers...

Thank you for your question. This might be caused by the sutures used during the SMAS facelift. Discuss this with your surgeon and see what he or she says.

Thank you for your inquiry and for sharing your photographs. My impression is that the contours around the corner of the mouth suggest that a combination of a deep plane facelift and neck lift would be more suitable than a deep plane neck lift on its own. Rather than combining all of this with...

I would recommend a revision deep plane neck lift. In your photos you can see that there was too much midline fat removed. There was not enough fat and/or glands removed, which gives the appearance of the large bulges on the left and right sides of the neck in the photo. This is sometimes called...

Thank you for sharing your experience — it sounds like you were very in tune with your healing process and picked up on changes early, which is important. Hearing a "squeaking" sound during lymphatic massage and developing a fluid pocket (seroma) shortly afterward could indicate that some...