I am not happy with extra piece of skin under the (R) lateral side of chin/ neck area and was told it could be submendubular gland and i do not feel this is what this is... i spent alot of money and would like opinions/ suggestions to what this is and how to address it. Thank you!
June 10, 2024
Answer: Excess skin You appear to still have some excess skin under the mandible causing a festoon in the neck. A revision can be done to tighten this neck skin and smooth it out.
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June 10, 2024
Answer: Excess skin You appear to still have some excess skin under the mandible causing a festoon in the neck. A revision can be done to tighten this neck skin and smooth it out.
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April 2, 2024
Answer: Likely submandibular gland Thanks for your question. It's hard to say definitively without a proper physical exam and seeing the operative report from your surgery to know exactly what techniques your surgeon used underneath the skin. Although it feels like loose skin on the outside, there is likely something anatomic going on underneath the skin and muscle layer. When we do the neck sculpting work during face and neck lifting we often go underneath the platysma muscle to remove soft tissue. There are various soft tissues in this space including fat, digastric muscle, and submandibular glands. So theoretically anyone of these could be the culprit, but my best guess from the picture is that you're seeing the slight bulge of your submandibular gland. Unfortunately, if it is the submandibular gland or even your digastric muscle, no non-invasive treatment is going to improve that. Your best option would be to revise this by going back in to remove the gland or muscle surgically. Removing submandibular glands via this approach is somewhat of a new procedure and many plastic surgeons do not perform this so you would want to make sure you see a surgeon who does this routinely. Hope this helps and best of luck!
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April 2, 2024
Answer: Likely submandibular gland Thanks for your question. It's hard to say definitively without a proper physical exam and seeing the operative report from your surgery to know exactly what techniques your surgeon used underneath the skin. Although it feels like loose skin on the outside, there is likely something anatomic going on underneath the skin and muscle layer. When we do the neck sculpting work during face and neck lifting we often go underneath the platysma muscle to remove soft tissue. There are various soft tissues in this space including fat, digastric muscle, and submandibular glands. So theoretically anyone of these could be the culprit, but my best guess from the picture is that you're seeing the slight bulge of your submandibular gland. Unfortunately, if it is the submandibular gland or even your digastric muscle, no non-invasive treatment is going to improve that. Your best option would be to revise this by going back in to remove the gland or muscle surgically. Removing submandibular glands via this approach is somewhat of a new procedure and many plastic surgeons do not perform this so you would want to make sure you see a surgeon who does this routinely. Hope this helps and best of luck!
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