Neck Lift
- A neck lift, or lower rhytidectomy, is a surgical procedure that improves visible signs of aging in the jawline and neck.
What neck lift surgery can treat?
- 1.Excess fat deposits and loose skin in the lower face that creates jowls.
- 2.Muscle banding in the neck, which created abnormal contours.
- The loss of youthful contours in the face and neck can be due to variety of factors, including heredity, gravity, environmental conditions and stress.
- Some people feel that they are not ready for a full facelift because the upper face is still pleasing. However, many patients will note excess wrinkling of the neck skin, a double chin and jowl lines.
- When the neck area doesn’t match the upper facial appearance, a neck lift may be a good solution.
- Brow lift– to correct a sagging or deeply furrowed brow
- Fat transfer-to add fullness to the lips and cheeks and reduce the appearance of wrinkles
- Eyelid surgery-to rejuvenate aging eyes.
As a restorative surgery, a neck lift does not change your fundamental appearance and cannot stop the aging process. A neck lift can be performed both surgically and nonsurgically; nonsurgical rejuvenation treatments cannot achieve the same results.
Neck lift procedure
Anesthesia
The choices include intravenous sedation and general anesthesia.
The incision
A traditional neck lift incision often begins in the hairline at the level of the sideburn, continues down and around the ear and ends in the posterior hair. Fat may be sculpted from the jowls and neck. The tissue underlying the neck skin is repositioned, and commonly the platysma muscle is tightened. Skin is redraped over the uplifted contours and excess skin is trimmed away. A limited incision neck lift may involve incisions only around the ear. While the incisions are shorter, the results may be more limited.
Result
It may take several weeks to months for swelling to fully disappear and up to six months for incision lines to mature. Your final neck lift result should not only restore a more youthful appearance, but also help you feel more confident about yourself.
