5 months post lipo, 31yr old, will I need neck lift or can redraping the skin help? (Photo)

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Right after, I had tight neckline no issues. Then Developed adhesion and lots of swelling under jowl areas. lots of massage and u/s to loosen it, as it limited neck movement.Can now see soft protruding vertical lines in neck. I think skin stuck to edges of platysma muscle, pulling it down, because from the side i don't see sagging. Is it possible removing the thick scartissue at top and seperating skin off platysma will allow it to relax to normal position again so won't see lines vs. necklift?

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

My guess is that you had laser assisted liposuction with it a sizable amount of subdermal thermal damage. When this is completely resolved, this may be as long as a year, a modification of  a cervical plasty will be needed to separate the skin from the underlying platysma muscle and to repair of the loose bands of that muscle.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

I am sorry this happened to you.  Its a combination of poor technique and frank bad luck.  Massaging, ultrasound or RF (velashape or venus) treatments, botox and injectable 5FU is the combination of choice.  If this does not help you will need a revision.  I suggest seeing an expert.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Alejandro Nogueira, MD · Answer

Those are the channels made by an over repetitive pass through the same ones, maybe the cannula was also too thick in caliber. The solution is daily massaging for perios of 15 minutes 2-3 times per day, 6 days a week, and be patient, most likely it'll smoothen; if not a small procedure under local and sedation is necessary to release the attachment, not a full neck lift.

Ramon Navarro, MD · Answer

this redrapping  might be by small incition sub jaw, freeing the contracture,sectioning  the lower borde from both cervico facial platysma muscles and putting  some  external stitches  to avoid  new contracture and preventing sweeling, very easy with local anesthesie

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

If you were truly liposuctioned to the point where your skin is attached to your muscle with scar tissue, then excising the scar tissue can make it worse. Whenever scar tissue is removed, it's immediately replaced with new score tissue. If there is still a layer of fat and your condition is mostly due to loose skin, then a skin tightening procedure (facelift) might help.Follow up with a board-certified plastic surgeon who is trained in all alternative procedures and forms of treatment.Your next procedure cannot be done by a novice.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.

5 months post lipo, 31yr old, will I need neck lift or can redraping the skin help? (Photo)

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Answer: Neck sagging might be properly corrected by a small incition, plus redrapping

Answer: Neck sagging might be properly corrected by a small incition, plus redrapping

Answer: Difficult situation and hard to tell

Answer: Difficult situation and hard to tell

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5 months post lipo, 31yr old, will I need neck lift or can redraping the skin help? (Photo)

Answers (5)

Answer: Neck sagging might be properly corrected by a small incition, plus redrapping

Answer: Neck sagging might be properly corrected by a small incition, plus redrapping

Answer: Difficult situation and hard to tell

Answer: Difficult situation and hard to tell

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