What Chin Lipo Couldn’t Fix: Kirstin’s Deep Plane Neck Lift
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Kirstin shares her experience with a deep plane neck lift and discusses the importance of choosing the right surgical procedure.
Some kinds of fullness under the jaw don't budge no matter how much weight you lose. The reason isn't the layer most people are looking at — it's the one a few millimeters deeper, where the muscles, glands, and deeper fat actually live. Kirstin had been bothered by her neck for years. She finally booked the procedure that fixed it — a deep neck lift — and came back to talk through what it actually involves. Dr. James Koehler walks through the deeper anatomy: contouring the digastric muscles, trimming the deeper fat pads, and shaving down the submandibular glands when they're hanging too low. He also explains why a less experienced surgeon would have offered her liposuction, and why the wrong procedure can leave you with 20 percent of the result you'd get from the right one. Dr. Vincent Gardner joins to cover recovery — Kirstin was back at work three days after surgery, and her bruising was gone in four days with Dermacut. They also talk about why some "minimally invasive" alternatives — Kybella and Sculptra in particular — can quietly sabotage a future facelift by creating scarring that a surgeon later has to work around. If you've ever wondered why no amount of weight loss seems…
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