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Why does my neck look worse than before after Neck Liposuction?

plasticbeautyApr 11, 2014
I am 9 days post op and received neck lipo. My surgeon told me the fat was very hard in my neck and it was fibrosis but i don't see any change from before aside from it being bigger

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Dr. Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA
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Dr. Edward S. Gronka, MD
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Dr. Christine Sullivan, MD (retired)
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