I had a facelift and supposedly, a necklift about two months ago. The surgeon did not through an incision under the chin. After surgery, I felt a hard and sore ‘bunching’ at both sides of my neck, behind ears and slightly below on my neck. This hard tissue that bulged out of neck eventually relaxed a littlebut now it has turned into thick pleats and folds. Is this normal? I’ve never seen this on someone’s facelift before? It looks awful. Is this a sign of a poorly executed necklift/ facelift?
Answer: Facelift It appears the facelift was done through limited incisions, maybe what someone would call a mini lift. It would require a surgical revision to make it right
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Answer: Facelift It appears the facelift was done through limited incisions, maybe what someone would call a mini lift. It would require a surgical revision to make it right
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September 20, 2023
Answer: Facelift Healing Hello, hope you are well. Thank you for posting your photos and concerns. I can't comment on your jowls specifically without seeing a photo, but based on your statement, that alone may eventually be cause for revision. As for the pleating on the lateral neck, there is a good chance this will soften and flatten as your healing progresses. It can be part of the normal healing process, even at 2 months postop. You need to allow more time to pass before making judgements about whether to seek revision work.
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September 20, 2023
Answer: Facelift Healing Hello, hope you are well. Thank you for posting your photos and concerns. I can't comment on your jowls specifically without seeing a photo, but based on your statement, that alone may eventually be cause for revision. As for the pleating on the lateral neck, there is a good chance this will soften and flatten as your healing progresses. It can be part of the normal healing process, even at 2 months postop. You need to allow more time to pass before making judgements about whether to seek revision work.
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September 19, 2023
Answer: Unsure The bunching sort of looks like pleating/folding of the skin or possibly it is related to the muscle but it's hard to know for sure without feeling it. I'm going to assume it's skin because you said it seems to have relaxed some. If that is the case, it likely means that the skin was not sutured in the right vector so now it's folding funny.
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September 19, 2023
Answer: Unsure The bunching sort of looks like pleating/folding of the skin or possibly it is related to the muscle but it's hard to know for sure without feeling it. I'm going to assume it's skin because you said it seems to have relaxed some. If that is the case, it likely means that the skin was not sutured in the right vector so now it's folding funny.
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September 19, 2023
Answer: It's still early, give it time Hello and thank you for your question.
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September 19, 2023
Answer: It's still early, give it time Hello and thank you for your question.
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September 19, 2023
Answer: Facelift did not fix or tighten my jowls A full set of facial and neck photographs from all angles are required to make a determination about how best to proceed. You're gonna need to wait at least one year after the primary facelift before embarking on another procedure to allow full healing first. Your incisions are still very fresh, and you have significant edema behind your ears. your next surgeon they want to see a copy of the operative report as well.
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September 19, 2023
Answer: Facelift did not fix or tighten my jowls A full set of facial and neck photographs from all angles are required to make a determination about how best to proceed. You're gonna need to wait at least one year after the primary facelift before embarking on another procedure to allow full healing first. Your incisions are still very fresh, and you have significant edema behind your ears. your next surgeon they want to see a copy of the operative report as well.
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