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Deep plane facelift

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Slipshod Surgery

Slipshod. Surgery January 2024.

My experience with Dr. Johnathan Sykes.

I will need a revision facial surgery due to the unbalanced, unnatural results, under treatment, poor planning, poor surgical techniques performed by Dr. Johnathan Sykes.

The direction of the facelift was backwards and not upwards; which created a flat mid face and deeper ligaments remained unreleased creating a bulging lateral sweep deformity which is made worse on any movement or smiling.

Deformity of tension: earlobe distortion and lengthening (pixie ear); constant discomfort of earlobes being pulled and uncomfortable tension in front and back of ears. Widening scarring in front and back of ears indicates lack of supportive support.

Eyelid revision needed: unbalanced, uneven, keloids, visible scar lines and lack of support for lower eyelid area.

Cobra neck deformity due to inadequate deeper ligament release.

Lip lift revision needed: formation of scar tissue, comfort related issues, nasal widening, nasal pulling downward and deformity made worse on any movement due to poor surgical technique.

I regret the surgery; the expense, time and distress. I will need to wait a year for healing before considering a revision surgery.

What happens to a person who is unable to afford a revision surgery?

A regrettable surgery. A regrettable decision. I would not recommend Dr. Johnathan Sykes.

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Jonathan Sykes, MD

Jonathan Sykes, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Revision scheduled. The revision surgeon does suspect deeper ligaments weren’t addressed and a deep place facelift was not done. My alar cartilage is nonexistent from Dr. Johnathan Sykes lip lift surgery and will need the revision surgery to correct. My cobra neck deformity is due to, too much fat removed and inadequate deeper ligaments released.

My revision surgery will address and correct my mid face, neck and lip lift. I will leave my eyebrows and eyelids as is. “Less is More”.
I had my revision surgery on September 13, 2024. I did not need to wait a full year. The revision deep plane facelift and lip lift was an eight hour procedure. Please, do your research before making any decisions when choosing a surgeon.
Wow thanks for warning others. How do you feel now? Too many mistakes from that surgeon in one surgey! His IG persona is bigger than life with conference invitation and talks. We all need to be grateful for realself for giving real patient a voice!
Thank you.
*Nine months post revision composite facelift and lip lift/Seven months post rhinoplasty*

My revision surgeon was Dr. Jonathan Zelken located in New Port Beach, Ca… Highly positive experience…Both surgeries combined by Dr. Zelken was over thirteen hours…My results are natural looking…I am thankful and blessed to have had Dr. Zelken as my surgeon.
Thank you for this update and original post which must have been painful emotionally to write.
Thank you.
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