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Evaluation of my results 10 months post surgery
I had my follow up last week. It was a 10 minutes meeting with the surgeon. He just checked the scars in the back of the ears (those are for the neck). They still haven’t completely flattened and they feel tender when I press on them. He recommended I continue to massage them.
For the neck he said that even if he does a revision it wouldn’t make a big difference! He demonstrated this by pulling the skin of the neck. Again he mentioned the lipodissolve and said he would inject very little. I told him my concern is not fat but sagging skin and prominent neck bands. He said lipodissolve might improve it! I find that very vague statement! He said the swelling from lipodissolve lasts for 2 weeks. From my experience these surgeons always don’t tell you the truth. I read on rs that the swelling from lipodissolve is tremendous. I would be naïve if I take a risk and do lipodissolve.
The office staff told me that they do fillers for neck bands but I was not willing to pay $590. I was very disappointed in the results and the fact that he said revision won’t help.
I believe that the surgery didn’t deliver the neck results I was seeking. As you can see from the before photos I didn’t have a lot fat or sagging skin in my neck. I really don’t understand why I didn’t get a smooth neck. It might be the technique he used but I’m not a doctor so really not sure. I thought if he was willing to revise the neck he should be able to improve it. He actually acknowledged that the results are not perfect but said I should enjoy what I got and then in 5 years I can have another procedure. I find it weird that he told me prior to surgery that results should last 10 years! Well even if I decide to have a revision I’m not going back to him.
By the way I already consulted another surgeon in my area about the neck and he agreed with me that I should have had better results. But he doesn’t recommend revision right now because this will just create more scar tissues and said I should give it a couple of years before I consider revision. I think it’s a good plan for me as I can't afford another procedure right now.
Ladies: has anyone had the filler in the neck to smooth the horizontal bands? I heard about botox to minimize the bands. But I don’t like to use botox in the neck as I’m concerned that it might affect the ability to swallow.
Rating of results:
Neck I would give it a C only because there is only little improvement.
Eyes: I had a pinch skin procedure so he removed a bit of skin but didn’t remove or redistribute the fat. I still have extra skin and now I noticed I have more eye bags especially when I smile. I asked the surgeon that I consulted for the neck to do filler in tear troughs but he said it would just make my eyes puffy because the fat needed to be removed during the procedure.
I would give the eyes C+.
Face: There is some improvement but everyday I notice some sagging. The skin on the left side has started to loosen up. God knows if the results would last long. Btw I had fillers in the laugh lines and cheeks by another surgeon. I plan to post a separate review soon.
Face results B.
Overall I am not sure if the results were worth 10k and 2 weeks of time off!!
Appointment
I will keep you updated.
Update regarding neck
I let my doctor's office know that I am not interested in Lipodissolve and I explained why. I will see if he is willing to revise his work. Otherwise I will request a refund.
I would like also to get a second opinion so I scheduled an appointment next month.
Has anyone done Lipodissolve? Please let me know. Thanks
Provider Review
I am very disappointed at the neck results. I am 11 months post-surgery and my neck is not tight with prominent bands. Some friends that know I had the procedure commented why I didn’t have the neck done at the same time! I also didn’t know that a skin pinch under the eyes doesn't involve fat removal/reposition until a day before the surgery when one of the nurses called me. I have noticed now my eye bags are more prominent. I consulted another surgeon for eye fillers and he told me it would make it worse because the fat should have been removed/repositioned during the surgery. Before surgery Dr. Toe told me the results should last 10 years! When I went to discuss the neck concerns with him in my last follow up he told me I could come back in a couple of years to have revision!! No thank you! When I am ready I will go elsewhere to have it fixed. I would be happy if Dr. Toe would refund me for the neck portion! If I had to do it all over again I wouldn’t go to this doctor. I paid almost 10k for this surgery and I do not think it was worth the money. The staff is very professional and friendly. Daniel the patient coordinator is awesome.