I am having a benign cyst removed from the left side of my thyroid. Why not a neck lift at same time?
Answer: Neck lift combined with thyroid surgery? I advise doing the neck lift separately from the thyroid surgery. The incision necessary for the thyroid surgery would diminish blood flow to the neck skin and increase your risks with a simultaneous neck lift. In addition, some benign cysts turn out to be early cancer and it would be valuable to know that before doing additional surgery. Complete the thyroid surgery first, confirm the pathology is benign and then schedule your neck lift two or more months later.
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Answer: Neck lift combined with thyroid surgery? I advise doing the neck lift separately from the thyroid surgery. The incision necessary for the thyroid surgery would diminish blood flow to the neck skin and increase your risks with a simultaneous neck lift. In addition, some benign cysts turn out to be early cancer and it would be valuable to know that before doing additional surgery. Complete the thyroid surgery first, confirm the pathology is benign and then schedule your neck lift two or more months later.
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September 7, 2015
Answer: Thyroid Surgery and Neck Lift at same time Hello. Thank you for your question. I would not advise having a neck lift at the same time as thyroid surgery. The incisions and dissection planes for these two procedures are very different. They do not complement each other and, in my opinion, it would be counter-intuitive to combine the two. I would advise completing the thyroid surgery first. Once healed, the neck lift can be performed as a separate procedure through a different, more aesthetic incision. I wish you the best. I hope this information is helpful.
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September 7, 2015
Answer: Thyroid Surgery and Neck Lift at same time Hello. Thank you for your question. I would not advise having a neck lift at the same time as thyroid surgery. The incisions and dissection planes for these two procedures are very different. They do not complement each other and, in my opinion, it would be counter-intuitive to combine the two. I would advise completing the thyroid surgery first. Once healed, the neck lift can be performed as a separate procedure through a different, more aesthetic incision. I wish you the best. I hope this information is helpful.
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September 4, 2015
Answer: Neck tuck and thyroid cyst Yes it's possible to perform both surgeries together, but you should not expect one to be done through the incision for the other.
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September 4, 2015
Answer: Neck tuck and thyroid cyst Yes it's possible to perform both surgeries together, but you should not expect one to be done through the incision for the other.
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September 4, 2015
Answer: Don't recommend combining procedure. Hello. I don't recommend combining a neck lift with a hemithyroidectomy (the most likely surgery to remove your cyst). The two procedures are very different even though one is operating in the same anatomical region. A thyroid surgery entails dissection between your strap muscles to get to the thyroid cyst. Neck lifts have incisions far from the midline of your neck and involve dissection in a different level (or plane). Combining the two will not allow your plastic surgeon to achieve the best outcome. I recommend getting the cyst out, confirm its benign pathology and then doing the neck lift at a later date after you're well healed. Take care.
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September 4, 2015
Answer: Don't recommend combining procedure. Hello. I don't recommend combining a neck lift with a hemithyroidectomy (the most likely surgery to remove your cyst). The two procedures are very different even though one is operating in the same anatomical region. A thyroid surgery entails dissection between your strap muscles to get to the thyroid cyst. Neck lifts have incisions far from the midline of your neck and involve dissection in a different level (or plane). Combining the two will not allow your plastic surgeon to achieve the best outcome. I recommend getting the cyst out, confirm its benign pathology and then doing the neck lift at a later date after you're well healed. Take care.
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September 2, 2015
Answer: Can I have a neck tuck while having a benign cyst removed from my thyroid? Thank you for your question. I can understand the thought of 'why you are there why not add another procedure?', although there is a fundamental reason why this is not a good idea. Primarily you will not know definitively what your thyroid nodule is until the histopathology is returned after your surgery. Therefore you may require further treatment for the nodule that may be compromised by the second 'lift' procedure. The first priority of any patient care is to do no harm and combining procedures with differing objectives can compromise this. I hope that helps.RegardsDr Guy Watts
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September 2, 2015
Answer: Can I have a neck tuck while having a benign cyst removed from my thyroid? Thank you for your question. I can understand the thought of 'why you are there why not add another procedure?', although there is a fundamental reason why this is not a good idea. Primarily you will not know definitively what your thyroid nodule is until the histopathology is returned after your surgery. Therefore you may require further treatment for the nodule that may be compromised by the second 'lift' procedure. The first priority of any patient care is to do no harm and combining procedures with differing objectives can compromise this. I hope that helps.RegardsDr Guy Watts
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