Deep Neck Lift with Dr. Nayak

At week 6 I still have a decent amount of swelling on both sides of my jaw where the jowls are. I am healing sloooooooooow. From the front my face looks rounder than it usually is which sucks, but I was told the recovery for this was 3-4 months at least. I am thinking more like 4-6 for me. The profile definitely looks better though. The beard is giving me some extra “chin” so to speak so it’s hard to see what the real profile is just yet. If your reading this review and thinking about having surgery - please check out the review by “casey9. She nailed the mental aspect perfectly. Mentally the recovery process is tough. I am still having what I would call bad days where I am being impatient and wanting the final results immediately, but I am trying to take my own advice. Be patient ;). Will post in another few weeks.

Quick update - Healing is definitely a slow roll. The first 2 weeks were probably the worst. There is really no pain post surgery, more of just a tight feeling. It’s still tight now, but not like it was in the first two weeks. I think the hardest part so far was being on a “soft food” diet for 10 days. I figured out that most breakfast foods - eggs, oatmeal, malt o meal, etc. are soft, so I pretty much just lived off of breakfast foods. I’m pretty sure I overdosed on apples and cinnamon oatmeal at some point and then terrorized St. Louis by throwing pancake shurikens at people while dressed as a ninja, but I can’t be sure. Seriously though - it has probably been hilarious watching me recover. The first two days my lip was numb from the anesthesia so I wore half of what I ate and drank. I just now started actually using my neck to turn my head so I have been side eyeing people a lot also. I am being waaaay more cautious then I need to be but I want to make sure that I don’t do anything to ruin the end results. I think the coolest part has been glimpsing my shadow and seeing that I no longer have a double chin. Thank you Dr. Nayak! I will post again once I hit the 1 month mark. God bless and y’all keep yourselves safe out there!

So real quick - hated my double chin for as long as I can remember. At one point, I considered hiring a hitman to take it out, but ultimately decided on outright nuclear war to be sure. I suppose the hitman option was my first attempt via neck liposuction by a well known Dr. in Austin, TX. Neck lipo did make my double chin look smaller, but that fat b*****d was still there smirking at me daily from day 1 of recovery until two years later when I decided nuclear war was the only option left. I had seen Dr. Nayak’s work and paid attention to his instagram account where I was able to view many different procedures including the one I wanted - which was the deep neck lift. I did this for about 6 months before I consulted. During that time it became apparent to me that he not only had the surgical ability, but the natural talent of achieving aesthetics. At first glance, the latter might not seem important, but believe me, it is what separates a good surgeon from a great surgeon. These realizations came even before I consulted or actually had the surgical procedure. I am currently 7 days post-op and the result is already obvious despite a good amount of swelling under my jaw line. That dastardly dude has been destroyed! If you have had procedures before, you know the hardest part is trusting in the process because the final results take time. Like 3 months to a years worth, depending on the procedure. If you haven’t had a procedure - slow down and trust in the process. Don’t make any decisions on whether or not you like it until you totally heal! I will try and find some pics of before lipo, but like most of us who have this problem - you tend to somehow delete or lose the pictures where that little b*****d has stolen the spotlight from you. I plan to chart my journey also so that anyone else who has this completed can use it for piece of mind. Trust me, it is a journey that is somewhat of a roller coaster.
Before concluding this, I wanted to shine a spotlight on Dr. Nayak and his team. I am sure you have heard someone say “I cannot put into words...I can not express...” and all that many times before. I will do my best, so here goes. The operation went well and of course I did not get to observe the true working talent because I was asleep. I would say most people’s reviews are probably from this scope. Went to sleep, woke up, s**t looks great the Dr. Rocks! My experience was different. As stated the surgery went well, but about 4 hours post op I developed a hematoma which was ultimately caused by my hypertension. I called Dr. Nayak and shot a couple pics of my concerns and he immediately called me back and told me to head to the office. I actually hadn’t even texted the pics at that point. Also keep in mind this is after his full work day where he had several surgeries that were performed along with mine. I arrived back at his office and he was already there and immediately began troubleshooting the situation. He called his OR team (Julie and Joanie) before my arrival. They worked for four hours to resolve the issue, taking their time, making sure my daughter was always kept informed on my progress, all the while making sure I was comfortable. I have worked in the fire service for 17 years so I am very familiar with teamwork. It was an awesome experience to see and hear them work. They were monolithic, synergistic, one organism - whatever word you want to use. I truly cannot express how compassionate, diligent, skilled, focused, or humble these three individuals are. Dr. Nayak, Julie, Joanie - you have my deepest respect! There have been a few moments in my life where I have been inspired to be better at what I do and I can say for sure this was a moment for me. To add to that - i was only supposed to follow up on post- op day 1, 5, and 10. Dr. Nayak followed up with me on 6 of my 7 days so far with two more scheduled follow ups. I cannot recommend him or his team enough! In my opinion, the true measure of a professional is how they act and perform when things are hard or there is a challenge beyond the ordinary. Just to be clear - I am an actual patient and am willing to discuss my results with anyone. Thanks for reading and best wishes to all!