I Had a Neck Lift 9 Weeks Ago and I Have Fluid Collecting Under my Neck. 7 days out I had fluid collecting on the right side of my neck. 2 weeks later I had surgery to correct overactive salivary gland. 3 weeks ago I had hepatitis from the antibiotics I was on for 6 weeks. Now, 9 weeks out, I have fluid collecting under my chin and down the front of my neck. This fluid is drawn out by syringe and is clear. I think my surgeon is baffled by complications this far out. I'm not sure he knows what to do next. What should I do and is this normal?
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February 20, 2011
Answer: Fluid Collecting After Neck Lift - Any Ideas?
It sometimes takes a little while to get used to the tight feeling after surgery, but it always gets a little looser over the next few weeks. But the tight feeling means that the muscles and skin are nicely pulled. If you have underlying anxiety or think that you won't be able to...
This looks like a classic "cobra" deformity, with overzealous resection of the midline subcutaneous and subplatysmal fat. In conjunction with the above, there is some submandibular gland prolapse and digastric hypertrophy which was likely unmasked with...
Although swelling takes months to resolve completely after a traditional face and neck lift, the skin will never be more taught than it is during the first several weeks after the face and neck lift. There's no magic that makes the skin shrink months after the procedure IMHO.
