Has anyone ever seen a result like this? Can this be corrected? Is this a cobra neck? (Photos)

There is no doubt that you will benefit from neck revision. However, consideration should be given to lower face lift as well as tightening of the posterior and lateral neck. This can not be achieved through anterior neck approach. Second opinion consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon with known expertise in face/neck lift is recommended. Good luck.

Hi Awesome714307

The neck is defined as everything between the jawline and the clavicles. Neck lift surgery is a procedure to lift the sagging skin, muscle, and fat of the neck. The procedure can and is commonly performed in conjunction with a mini facelift, neck liposuction, and platysmaplasty, and will vary depending on which if any procedures are added. To learn more about this procedure, please visit our website.

Thank you for sharing your question and photographs. Yes this is a cobra neck deformity and will require a full neck and likely facelift to improve upon the current appearance. be sure to seek out a specialist in consultation as this correction will be difficult.

What you have is a cobra neck deformity and multiple issues in your neck anatomy which include over resection of the central fat pad, platysmal bands, loose skin, and probable hypertrophy of the submaxillary glands in addition to residual lateral fat in the neck. A lower face and neck lift procedure is going to be required to accomplish tightening loose facial and neck skin, tighten loose facial neck muscles which includes a platysma plasty to improve the contour of the lower neck area

The main issue here is that with the excess skin, liposuction alone was not the appropriate first procedure. Your doctor should have prepared you for that, if they didn’t. The only way to correct this now is with a full necklift with incisions behind the ears. Best of luck.

Yes, this is a cobra deformity. This will require a neck lift surgery to correct. I recommend you seek consultation with an expert face and neck lift surgeon who has experience with correcting this deformity.

Sorry for your problem and you would appear to benefit from a formal necklift. So go on some complimentary consultations with experts and compare recommendations after a full examination and discussion of desired results and look at photos of similar patients and become fully informed about the desired procedure. It might also help to get your preop photos and records from the previous procedure

Dr Corbin

This is not a skin or a jowl problem, a routine necklift will not help this. What you are seeing is the digastric muscle and the submandibular gland hanging into the midline space from which presumably too much fat was removed.

Correction of this problem involves removing both gland and muscle; it is not a beginners operation. There are at least 2 very competent plastic surgeons in SF who are worlds experts in this problem