I went for a facelift consult and was advised I was a candidate. I explained to the doctor I am very claustrophobic and had anxiety when something was tight around my neck. I do not think I could handle the choking feeling that comes with neck lift. She advised my only other option was to have lipo to the neck with facetite. If you only have mild laxity, and only require minimal tightening, will I still experience the choking sensation? I attached a photo of my neck.
March 31, 2021
Answer: Facelift In my practice, with the photo you provided, I would proceed with a lower facelift, including liposuction and platysmaplasty. However, it really depends on what you’d like to see as an. end result. Considering the costs, time to recover, and risks, the true measure of success are the results. I’d recommend the facelift!
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March 31, 2021
Answer: Facelift In my practice, with the photo you provided, I would proceed with a lower facelift, including liposuction and platysmaplasty. However, it really depends on what you’d like to see as an. end result. Considering the costs, time to recover, and risks, the true measure of success are the results. I’d recommend the facelift!
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April 1, 2021
Answer: Facelift Thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, liposuction and Facetite (or another skin tightening technology) will not provide satisfactory improvement. Tightening of the muscles of your neck can be performed in a way that the pressure is not right over the center of the neck and airway. Also, the tightening itself can be moderate in order to reduce the pressure after surgery. A combination of these approaches, in addition to the right analgesic regimen, as well as close monitoring after surgery, can truly make a difference and allow you to have a full face and neck lift despite your claustrophobia. I wish you the best of luck. Vasileios Vasilakis, MD. Fellowship-trained plastic surgeon.
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April 1, 2021
Answer: Facelift Thank you for your question. Based on your photographs, liposuction and Facetite (or another skin tightening technology) will not provide satisfactory improvement. Tightening of the muscles of your neck can be performed in a way that the pressure is not right over the center of the neck and airway. Also, the tightening itself can be moderate in order to reduce the pressure after surgery. A combination of these approaches, in addition to the right analgesic regimen, as well as close monitoring after surgery, can truly make a difference and allow you to have a full face and neck lift despite your claustrophobia. I wish you the best of luck. Vasileios Vasilakis, MD. Fellowship-trained plastic surgeon.
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