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Was your deep plane face lift recovery LONG & unpleasant, but worth it?

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  • LaFaccia
  • Created: May 29, 2025

I could use some encouragement. I am in Week 5 post deep plane lower face + neck lift, and I feel awful. Just so uncomfortable all the time. It's so tight, it pulls at my ears, my mouth; it feels like I have a cord embedded in the flesh at the top of my neck. It mostly looks ok, but my neck is lumpy, there's a divot on one cheekbone, and my lower lip doesn't move correctly on the other side. I know some people experience botch jobs that never recover; and I know some lucky people feel just fine in Week 3. Is there anyone here in the middle? Anyone who can assure me that feeling bad in Week 5 isn't yet cause for alarm, that things are likely to get much better?

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