Can you laugh out the stitches on the SMAS?

I/m glad it was gentle.  Tissues are trying to stick down to deeper structures during the early period of healing.  If you didn't stir up bleeding or fluid accumulation, you are probably fine.  Follow your doctor's instructions as they have been down this road before.

There are numerous facelift techniques and when performed correctly on the right candidates they seem to be relatively equivalent, though the comparison has so many variables that it is really hard to objectively compare. Even on identical twin studies, factors such as skin quality, sun exposure...

Thank you for your question. Often patients will feel significant tightness after facelift and necklift surgery. This is particularly true for this type of platysmaplasty. Often, swelling can contribute to the tightness as well. This should get better. Best to see your Board Certified...

Thank you for submitting your question and photo. Your swelling appears normal for 8 days post surgery.   Follow the direction of your surgeon.  The swelling around the eyes can last for several months.  Rest assured the swelling will subside.   Continue close folow up with ypur surgeon.  Discu...

The feeling of firmness and tightness after your neck contouring is completely normal. Especially after seven days. This will soften but will take many weeks to months to do so.

A deep plane facelift is a type of SMAS lift, not a completely different facelift. The SMAS layer is the muscle layer of the face deep to the skin. It is well recognised that lifting the SMAS gives more natural and longer lasting facelift results. Over the years many techniques for...