I'm 5'6, 145. In the past 2 years, since I had a child, my neck skin has started to sag and I have a turkey's neck/double chin when Im looking down or am laying back. We are trying to figure out why this is happening so quickly, as my chin/neck have always been "normal", with no hereditary indication that this would happen to me. I'm 36.
Answer: Chin fullness I agree with you; it does appear that you have fullness below your chin in the submental region. Whether it is fat or fat + loose skin is difficult to say based on the photo alone, particularly because the angle is a not standard. As a board certified plastic surgeon, I commonly hear patients say that they feel they’ve suddenly aged overnight! Fortunately, yours is a solvable issue. It is possible that you would benefit from only liposuction of the submental region, but a physical exam would be necessary to be sure. I recommend consulting in person with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and expectations and see what treatment plan would be right for you.
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Answer: Chin fullness I agree with you; it does appear that you have fullness below your chin in the submental region. Whether it is fat or fat + loose skin is difficult to say based on the photo alone, particularly because the angle is a not standard. As a board certified plastic surgeon, I commonly hear patients say that they feel they’ve suddenly aged overnight! Fortunately, yours is a solvable issue. It is possible that you would benefit from only liposuction of the submental region, but a physical exam would be necessary to be sure. I recommend consulting in person with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and expectations and see what treatment plan would be right for you.
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January 13, 2022
Answer: Skin Tightening for the Neck -- Kybella, Ultherapy, Thermage, PDO NovaThreads vs VASER Hi-Def, ThermiRF, Renuvion, BodyTite A combination approach would give the most improvement. Nonsurgical options such as Kybella, PDO NovaThreads, and Ultherapy do well in combination for skin tightening, but the results are mild compared to surgical options.
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January 13, 2022
Answer: Skin Tightening for the Neck -- Kybella, Ultherapy, Thermage, PDO NovaThreads vs VASER Hi-Def, ThermiRF, Renuvion, BodyTite A combination approach would give the most improvement. Nonsurgical options such as Kybella, PDO NovaThreads, and Ultherapy do well in combination for skin tightening, but the results are mild compared to surgical options.
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January 13, 2022
Answer: Neck changes Thank you for your photo and question. The fullness is either excess skin, redundant and sagging muscles, or extra fat in front or behind the muscle. Unfortunately, this is common as we all age and typically put on a little weight throughout the years. An in-person exam would be able to determine what structures are contributing to the fullness and sagging and once identified a treatment plan could be formulated. This could range from kybella injections, non invasive body contouring (cool sculpting, EM sculpt, vanquish etc), liposuction, liposuction with energy (J-plasma and or Vaser), or surgical necklifts and +/- chin augmentation. I'd recommend picking a few board certified plastic surgeons in your area for an evaluation to know what options there are to improve the area.
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January 13, 2022
Answer: Neck changes Thank you for your photo and question. The fullness is either excess skin, redundant and sagging muscles, or extra fat in front or behind the muscle. Unfortunately, this is common as we all age and typically put on a little weight throughout the years. An in-person exam would be able to determine what structures are contributing to the fullness and sagging and once identified a treatment plan could be formulated. This could range from kybella injections, non invasive body contouring (cool sculpting, EM sculpt, vanquish etc), liposuction, liposuction with energy (J-plasma and or Vaser), or surgical necklifts and +/- chin augmentation. I'd recommend picking a few board certified plastic surgeons in your area for an evaluation to know what options there are to improve the area.
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January 11, 2022
Answer: Chin sagging with a turkey neck The photograph is rather limited, but it does appear that you have a recessive chin and fat deposits in the neck located both above and below the platysma muscle. A neck lift procedure can accomplish removal of that fat above and below the platysma muscle in addition to the platysma plasty to significantly improve the jawline profile
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January 11, 2022
Answer: Chin sagging with a turkey neck The photograph is rather limited, but it does appear that you have a recessive chin and fat deposits in the neck located both above and below the platysma muscle. A neck lift procedure can accomplish removal of that fat above and below the platysma muscle in addition to the platysma plasty to significantly improve the jawline profile
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January 19, 2022
Answer: Making an assessment The curse of aging can be relentless.
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January 19, 2022
Answer: Making an assessment The curse of aging can be relentless.
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