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What are my Options for Webbed Neck Correction?

scrapbookjunkieApr 3, 2012
I am a 38 year old woman with a webbed neck, but none of the syndromes commonly associated with it. I have been thinking about having it surgically corrected, but unsure what kind of doctor even would do this? What is the surgery and recovery like?

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Dr. Frank P. Fechner, MD
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Dr. Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
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