Steroids and Chemo Injection to Break Up Scar Tissue?

November 12, 2012

I had a neck sculpting on September 5th of this year. I went back to my doctor today because I noticed that I am more swollen now than I was 4 weeks ago. My doc said I had developed some scar tissue in my neck, so he injected me with mixture steroids and chemo to break up scar the scar tissue. Then they did some ultra sound at the site. I had never heard of the chemo/steroid mix, what is the success rate for this? Am I apt to keep developing more scar tissue? How long before it will go away?

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Answer: Necklift: steriods and chemo injection?

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 14, 2013

Answer: Steroids to Soften Scar Tissue after Neck Sculpting

Kenneth Hughes, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 14, 2013

Answer: Steroids to Soften Scar Tissue after Neck Sculpting

Kenneth Hughes, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
November 29, 2012

Answer: Best to be very cautious with neck lift scarring.

November 29, 2012

Answer: Best to be very cautious with neck lift scarring.

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