I got a serious skin infection on the back of my neck last spring. They cut away skin and put in a sponge, and vacuumed fluids away from it. Then they cut a skin graft from my leg, took out the sponge, and sewed the skin on the hole. A plastic surgeon did the last part.
It looks poor, with scars, and stretch marks, bruises, etc. It is so tighr, stiff, and I have less mobility. I wish I had my old neck back. I feel it will never function normally again.
At least I did not die! And at this point I do not care about how it looks, just about function, and how it feels. Even the act of typing now on my phone causes strain and a little pain. Holding my head up is tiring, too.
So be careful about getting surgery just for looks. Do it only for function.
One side effect of my illness is I lost a lot of weight. So now I have saggy wrinkles all over, where the fat used to be. But I do not want surgery for that. I want no more surgery unless it is necessary.
