Facelift includes cheek and neck lift

William Portuese, MD answers: Is cheek lift or neck lift a regular facelift?

My doctor's office calls the procedure a cheek lift or neck lift. Is this a regular facelift? Like everyone else, am very nervous about going into this and do not want lasting problems.


William Portuese, MD
20 days ago
By William Portuese, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

A neck lift is a separate operation, which addresses the lower half of the neck. It is the lower half component of a face/neck lift. A cheek lift is no more than a SMAS temporal tuck upper portion of the facelift. A comprehensive face/neck lift will include a cheek lift and a neck lift.

Web reference: http://www.seattlefacial.com
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A: Cheek, neck and face lifts

Richard P. Rand, MD
2 months ago
By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

The term "facelift" carries many negative connotations for patients these days.  They are scared to look operated on, and don't think they are "raedy" for something that seems drastic.  

 
A cheek and neck lift is basically the same thing under a different name that focuses on what patients want, ie. loss of jowls, a smooth clean jawline and removal of fat under the chin and a nicer more angular neck.  
 
The point is that the name doesn't matter as much as how the surgery is done.  Please check my photos on my web site and you'll see that it can be done very naturally without an operated look but not leaving anything behind that still looks old. 
Web reference: http://www.randcosmeticsurgery.com
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