7 weeks ago I had suction lipoplasty of the neck (which was barely needed)- a submental incision was made and the platysma bands were sewn together w/ 3-0 PDA. I also had a lower s-lift (mini facelift). My platysma bands are visible now that the swelling is gone. The point of the surgery was to correct this- what do you think went went wrong? What would be the next step in your opinion?
May 11, 2018
Answer: Lower neck bands It looks like he corrected any bands in the submental area in the upper half of the neck. The bands in the lower half of the neck are difficult to correct because of limited access. In order to improve the situation, more extensive lateral neck incisions could be considered which might not have been part of your mini lift. Its best to see your surgeon for follow up.
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May 11, 2018
Answer: Lower neck bands It looks like he corrected any bands in the submental area in the upper half of the neck. The bands in the lower half of the neck are difficult to correct because of limited access. In order to improve the situation, more extensive lateral neck incisions could be considered which might not have been part of your mini lift. Its best to see your surgeon for follow up.
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May 11, 2018
Answer: Platysmal banding after neck lift/minilift Thank you for your after picture. Are you flexing your neck muscles in these pictures ? do you have a picture of you flexing before the procedure that we can put next to this one ? or even better, do you have front and quarter profiles of your before and afters in a resting pose. I think those would be best to see exactly what is going on as while flexing, it really tends to exaggerate the muscle separation, all of the docs pictures on this site and websites show patients befores and afters in a resting pose. Lets see those and we can make better judgement of the results from there.
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May 11, 2018
Answer: Platysmal banding after neck lift/minilift Thank you for your after picture. Are you flexing your neck muscles in these pictures ? do you have a picture of you flexing before the procedure that we can put next to this one ? or even better, do you have front and quarter profiles of your before and afters in a resting pose. I think those would be best to see exactly what is going on as while flexing, it really tends to exaggerate the muscle separation, all of the docs pictures on this site and websites show patients befores and afters in a resting pose. Lets see those and we can make better judgement of the results from there.
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