Are these thick scars correctable after my neck lift? (Photos)

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Hello! after my neck lift I have thick ropey scars (where draining tubes were, I think) I have some thick skin that is visible and feels like a rope and matches up to where the draining tube was. It has been 3 months exactly, and when I saw my plastic surgeon -- who I really like a lot, by the way), he indicated this was just salivary glands that are noticeable now. But these salivary glands seem to run underneath my chin and are a constant band. He injected some cortisone, but I am concerned. Can someone please let me know if this is correctable? Thank you!!

A. Joshua Zimm, MD · Answer

These areas tend to settle with time, but things that can help include massage, injections, and other non surgical treatments mentioned by others.  Best wishes.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and RF therapy to help reduce the longterm effects of the scarring. Keloids, hypertrophic scars, widened scars, red scars, and hyperpigmented scars all require scar modulation with topical creams followed by lasers and RF therapy. Topical skincare should be directed to a specific need, whether for pigmentation or hypertrophy and our office can guide you through the process to obtain the correct Plato’s Scar cream or Melarase cream for hypertrophy and discoloration. In terms of lasers, we would employ the vbeam laser for redness, Venus Viva RF, PRP microneedling, chemical peels, and Morpheus 8, fractional erbium, or fractional co2. All of these have their individual benefits. Most of all, we recommend you visit a solid plastic surgeon who understands surgical scar revision, laser therapy, and RF therapy for scars. 
 
Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

This needs an evaluation for a possible revision. RF treatments and LED light often help. Ultherapy, thermage and microneedling RF can also help give improvement. See an expert.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Nelson Castillo, MD · Answer

Thank you for sharing your question and photographs.  After three months if you have not seen steady improvement in your neck appearance I would be concerned that a revision procedure will be needed to allow for redraping of the skin to achieve a smooth appearance.  Talk to your surgeon about your concerns.

Sam Naficy, MD, FACS · Answer

Another thing that will help these situations is massage to loosen up and break apart the deep scar tissue.  Talk to your surgeon about this.

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