Is cheek lift or neck lift a regular facelift?

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.

Facelift:  Rejuvenates both the cheeks and neck   A facelift includes lifting and tightening of the lax skin of the face and neck and should also include lifting and tightening of the SMAS ( the tissue enveloping the facial muscles).  If you have loose skin of the cheeks and neck, neck banding,... more

The terminology of the procedure is not nearly as important as which areas you and your surgeon have agreed need to be addressed. All areas of the face can be addressed with surgery and your surgoen may simply call all of the separate procedures a  facelift. I suggest sitting down with your surgeon to... more

You need to have defined what your "model" includes. There are many types of lifts. Each type can be done with different nuances depending on your particular problem. Your model should be customized to fit your needs.

 Sounds like you need to sit down again with your Surgeon and have them go over in detail what they will be doing, why they will be doing it and how it's going to be done. This will go a long way towards helping ease your mind and prepare you for your surgery.   In general:   1. Facelift :... more

A full face lift include face and neck lift with or without brow,eye lid and midface lifts. The midface lift (or cheek lift) is used in patient with marked ptosis of the cheek. It is done through the lower eye lid together with a lower bleph. It is a very powerful too when used bu a surgeon very familiar with... more

 A traditional full face lift lifts the neck and lower cheek, not the area over the cheekbone. To lift that area requires a true upper cheek lift. This is normally done thru the lower eyelid or the temple.

 A "traditional facelift" can improve problems in both the cheeks and the neck through the usual scar in front of, and extending behind the ears.  However, the cheeks and the neck can also be individually improved by incisions below the lower eyelid or behind the ears.  Most surgeons... more

It is essential that you have a very directed conversation with your potential surgeon. These terms really mean anything the surgeon wants them to mean so don't assume that you understand what they are talking about.   Generally, a facelift means a lower face lift and a lower neck resuspension. Once the... more

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... more