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Dr. Today
8 weeks today
I go see my PS on Friday. I sent her an email with updated pictures and concerns. I have uploaded pics from today and one from 2-19. No change that I can see. Its so lumpy and bumpy under my neck I am so bummed and it looks terrible. Here are the questions I sent to my Dr.
As you can see I have very deep cording under my neck. It is not getting better with massage. Is this normal? From what I have researched it should be better than this 7 1/2 weeks out. If this is not normal how do we correct it?
Some other concerns are:
• I can see and feel the sutures under my skin on my cheeks
o Checks are hard where the sutures are – are they dissolvable sutures? If not, how does this go away on its own
? My cheeks are lumpy and bumpy where the sutures are
o Feels like I still have a very tight compression bandage around my neck, cheeks and head
? Makes it difficult to turn my head
o I am still unable to smile
o Eating is hard as my mouth won’t open all the way and when I chew I feel like my jaw is going to snap shut due to the tightness
One week update
Provider Review
I did an extensive review of three Dr.s in my area and this particular Dr. had the best Real Self reviews. I did several consultations with the Dr. and felt like I had made a good choice. The surgery was performed in a surgery center under GA. I spent the night at the hospital that night and went home the next day. I wore my compression garment for 3 weeks for 24 hours per day and then 2 weeks for 12 hours per day. Once I stopped the compression garmet the swelling went down in my face. However my immediate concerns now are as follows: 6 weeks post op: 1. platysmal cords in my neck showing now and they did not before- PS says it will resolve with time 2. Left eye constantly watering - going to Optometrist today as PS doesn't know what is wrong 3. I can feel the ridge of suture lines in my checks (you can faintly see them as well) - PS says this resolves with time. Most of what I have read on this forum as that A. the cording in my neck wont go away and b. the suture lines do not resolve. I am extremely distressed and feel like I just wasted almost 13K dollars and I look worse than before the surgery. Anyway with any of these experiences? I have attached a few pics taken today although it's hard to really show the cords when taking the picture myself.