I had a lower face & neck lift in May 2021. I was 43. At first I was thrilled with my results, but as the swelling subsided I noticed very distinct lines under my chin. I kept silent waiting for it to improve with time, but now that I’m 9 months out, I figure this is my final result. It’s embarrassing. My surgeon has since left the practice. I asked another dr in the practice about it and she recommended Ultherapy! That doesn’t seem right to me. Was my surgery done correctly?
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This is very rare, extremely unpleasant complication. Sometimes (male patients more frequently due to hair bearing skin) bleeding happen in the skin flap. Coagulation with cautery may create thermal injury which may turn into full thickness skin loss, as it was in your case. Secondary healing...
In our practice, we perform a non-surgical face lift / skin resurfacing treatment using Renuvion Helium Plasma Radiofrequency. To get the most improvement with skin tightening, we combine Renuvion (formerly J-Plasma) with lasers (Fraxel, Clear + Brilliant, CO2), microneedling/PRP, Ultherapy a...
Thank you for your question and for providing a photo. You are likely a candidate for a lower rhytidectomy, also known as a neck lift. This procedure targets the neck and throat directly by removing submental fat and tightening the skin.
The deeper tissues along the jawline are also tightened to...
