I had a laser assisted neck lift and am I concerned about the loose neck skin and overall appearance. My have expressed my concerns with my doctor, he said not to worry, the skin should tighten. Will I need a revision? Is this Cobra Neck? Your honest opinion would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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What cannot be appreciated from the photograph is how loose the skin is on stretch. If it is springy and recoils easily from being stretched then liposuction of the neck will work easiest. If not then a mini neck lift will do the trick.
Darryl J. Hodgkinson, MD, FACS, FRCSC (retired) says:
Your photographs demonstrate laxity of the neck muscles loose skin in the neck and horizontal wrinkles
Threads and fat injections will fail to give you the neck rejuvenation you expect
Only a surgical neck lift with attention to a platysmaplasty will give you a more youthful neck and at the same...
Based on these photos, it looks that best option would be to consider neck lift and chin implant. Neck lift would allow correction of deep scar deformity and accessory fat removal, while implant would improve chin projection and jawline. In person consultation with a board certified plastic...
