I'm new to this and have many questions. I had chin ilpo 4 weeks ago mainly wanting to reduce what I describe as jowels on my jaw line.
I now have a large hard swollen area under my chin and some on both sides of lower jaw. I have been told to massage 1 or 2 times a day, which I do with pure coconut oil. I probably keep it bruised up, because I really rub it hard for approx 5 min. I was told to use warm compresses and massage. I read someone say not to use warm compresses but use ice. I don't know what I should do. Warmth and rubbing hard or cold and gentle massage. Will scar tissue disolve and go away, and if so how long will it take?
I think the pouh of fluid you re talking about is called a Seroma. It doesn't hurt anything but does need to be drained by the doctor. I had it and he drained out 9cc worth. Its just essentially bloody water.
Anita, Hi - if you are still on these forums ... I was wondering how your recovery has been over how many months since the hematoma. Would love to hear any details of your recovery and especially: were you ever told that area would be sensitive to future hematomas, or did you have any further issues with it? (Also, curious as to what insurance you had and if it covered your surgery, if you ended up at a hospital instead of your plastic surgeon's operating room.) Thanks and hope you are doing well!
Hi Karen, so how long did it take for your skin to be totally smooth and bump free ? I am now six weeks post op and have loads of numbness and very uneven
On 28 Feb 2015 I had a smas lift. Im white, 45 and post weight loss, and in England. Im glad I found this place. Right side not too bad however left side a mess... It seems the drain placed antagonized the layers of muscle that had been lifted and when drain removed, the hardness began. The appearance is hard and swollen, the color of left cheek and jaw is BLACK - yep, not green, yellow blue or wine. Jet Black. soo as I am right now 4 days post surgery, my cheek feels like there is a kitten in there curling up trying to get comfortable, but cannot! movement, shifting, tingling, fizzing, up, down, shake it all about !! LOL you gotta laugh, right?!!
Just remember YOURE NOT ALONE and your face wont fall off.
I emailed a friend attaching a pic of my ear surrounded by sutures, and said I had an ear transplant as I wanted prettier ears - she believed me LOLOLOL
oh damn. Im not an upright sleeper - Im a burrow under the quilt totally flat variety of homosapien, now my neck shoulders and a$$ hurts from this economy class sleeping position im stuck with for months
Heres a poem by me
Patience is good, anxiety stings, the instant dream has turned into a long term thing, but I'm staying strong because I'm tough, I promise not to google 'gone wrong stuff' that beautiful face will eventually show, it'll just take longer for it to glow, in the meantime i 'let God & let go' and thank the Lord for showing me this message board
hugs and best wishes and love to you, from me! <3 <3 :o)
hey guest - stay strong, you are on a beautiful journey and every day will get better
Hi, I had a mini lift with neck revision. I ended having to have Emergency surgery that night because of bleeding. My advice is just dont assume it will get better. Take a active role . With the knots or lumps. It's been 5 yrs. and mine are permeant and very disfiguring. It's so upsetting to think this was my end result
Omg what an ordeal. How are you now ? I am 6 days post lower face and neck lift with theatre in the morning to deal with large hematoma below right ear. It feels neverending and im just 6 days. I hope you are well now x
Thank you so much. God bless you Maybe I can sleep tonight 5 days after surgery and you helped me
Hey
I am just finding this feed now and wanted to ask if the tightness went away as I have the exact same problem and I feel trapped inside my own face! so so so anxious and worried :( I hope you have a success story to tell me????
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Did it finally go away. Having same problem
Hi. I've undergone necknlift etc and have a huuuge haematoma on my neck. It's the size of a small hen's egg. I'm now one week post surgery and had the haematoma drained twice. Having my second lymphatic drainage next week. So depressed, but not regretting the f/l. Hope it goes soon
Did you ever recover fully from your ordeal? This is happening to me right now and I am 9 day Post Op and scared as can be that this will never get better.
Do you have a picture
Wow! Loved reading your post. Had my neck/face-lift last week and many times asked myself wft did I do. Lol! The Dr's do gloss over the nitty gritty reality. I feel better now. Just need patience. Getting Cabin fever though. Thanks again.