Hello, I had a deep plane facelift, coronal brow lift, and lower lid blepharoplasty nearly one year ago. I know everyone is different, but, for me, the healing process has been extremely painful and slow. I still feel like I have a tight vice around my neck and have pain and swelling along the incision sites. Everything feels extremely tight and I believe it looks this way as well. My quality of life has suffered tremendously. My question is: What can I do and will this end?
March 12, 2024
Answer: Tightness one year out is not normal Patients who are having tightness, particularly around the neck area, 1 year out, that is affecting their quality of life, likely suffer from from a permanent suture that was placed from ear to ear, tunneled in the neck. As this suture is likely permanent in nature based off the timeline, one would need surgery to remove it and relieve the tightness.Please consult with a Plastic Surgeon in your area that is comfortable dealing with revision facelifts for evaluation and possible treatment. Kind Regards, Amer Nassar, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
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March 12, 2024
Answer: Tightness one year out is not normal Patients who are having tightness, particularly around the neck area, 1 year out, that is affecting their quality of life, likely suffer from from a permanent suture that was placed from ear to ear, tunneled in the neck. As this suture is likely permanent in nature based off the timeline, one would need surgery to remove it and relieve the tightness.Please consult with a Plastic Surgeon in your area that is comfortable dealing with revision facelifts for evaluation and possible treatment. Kind Regards, Amer Nassar, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
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March 12, 2024
Answer: Implications of having permanent irreversible surgery.Implications of having permanent irreversible surgery. This response was dictated. I apologize for any potential. Grammatical errors. The procedures you had are permanent, reversible, and there is no way to alleviate your concerns. Accepting that this is the new you and moving forward is your best option. Unless it’s an aesthetic issue plastic surgeons really aren’t going to be of much use for you. Without including before, and after pictures, we can’t begin to make an assessment. I have no idea if your procedure was done well or not so well. Likewise, I have no idea if you’re a good candidate for the operations in the first place. In a nutshell, your concerns are not a surgical problem. The fact that plastic surgery cost them does not make your current discomfort and regret something that has a surgical solution. I wish I could be more optimistic, but the time to be critical of plastic surgeons and making good choices is before having the procedure. Most patients get accustomed to permanent changes after surgery within a few months. Certain issues may linger on for longer. I’ve had the same procedure you had except I did not have eyelid surgery. For the most part, I appreciated the outcome, and the numbness and tightness Only bothered me occasionally. I found the more I thought about it the worse it got so I tend to ignore it and move forward. That seems to help with accepting permanent change. Focus on the future and the positive aspects of the procedure. I’m sure there must be at least some. Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD
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March 12, 2024
Answer: Implications of having permanent irreversible surgery.Implications of having permanent irreversible surgery. This response was dictated. I apologize for any potential. Grammatical errors. The procedures you had are permanent, reversible, and there is no way to alleviate your concerns. Accepting that this is the new you and moving forward is your best option. Unless it’s an aesthetic issue plastic surgeons really aren’t going to be of much use for you. Without including before, and after pictures, we can’t begin to make an assessment. I have no idea if your procedure was done well or not so well. Likewise, I have no idea if you’re a good candidate for the operations in the first place. In a nutshell, your concerns are not a surgical problem. The fact that plastic surgery cost them does not make your current discomfort and regret something that has a surgical solution. I wish I could be more optimistic, but the time to be critical of plastic surgeons and making good choices is before having the procedure. Most patients get accustomed to permanent changes after surgery within a few months. Certain issues may linger on for longer. I’ve had the same procedure you had except I did not have eyelid surgery. For the most part, I appreciated the outcome, and the numbness and tightness Only bothered me occasionally. I found the more I thought about it the worse it got so I tend to ignore it and move forward. That seems to help with accepting permanent change. Focus on the future and the positive aspects of the procedure. I’m sure there must be at least some. Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD
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