What Do Neck Lift Incisions Look Like?

The submental scar, placed under the chin, tends to heal beautifully and is close to invisible. I never say completely invisible because I don't want to give false impressions but it is barely visible. If you need a more comprehensive procedure, incisions would be placed around the ears and these go on to heal well and should not be apparent as well. So long as your skin is not sun damaged and you are not a smoker, healing should be quite good. As others have noted, a part of this is... more

A neck lift usually incorporates incisions around the ears and often one under the chin. These incisions usually heal very well.

A neck lift means different things depending on your underlying anatomy: Small incision under the chin Limited incisions behind the ear only Incisions along face and neck It is important that the surgeon adjust the surgery depending on the patient's individual anatomy and goals. see video

Often a neck lift can be done with a 1" incision under the chin (blends into a crease) and two 2" incisions behind the ear in the sulcus (the crease where the ear meets the skull.  These can all be imperceptible.

The incisions for a neck lift are threefold. There are two incisions behind the ears that are approximately one-half-inch long and are hidden in the crease. The third incision is one-inch long and made underneath the chin area hidden in the submental crease. All of these incisions tend to be minimally noticeable a month after the neck lift procedure. A neck lift procedure does not address excess sagging skin in the neck, only the excess fat above and below the platysma muscle and... more

Select an experienced facelift surgeon and the scars should not be noticeable. No matter if the scar is under the chin, behind the ear. We make the incision in front of the ear inside the ear so it doesn't show as well. 

A neck lift, or lower facelift typically involves an incision under the chin in the natural skin crease as well as incisions from the ear lobe to behind the ears. These scars typically heal up to be unnoticable, but a proper consent form will detail the risks.

The scar from a neck lift varies, depending on what type of procedure you need. This, in turn, depends on your problem and what you wish to accomplish. No matter what is done, however, the scars usually end up almost imperceptible. The procedure with the least scar is simple liposuction of the neck. This usually requires only 3 scars less than ¼ inch each. Occasionally the scar is limited to one under the chin. On other occasions, it is behind the ear, in front of the ear (a facelift... more

It would greatly depend on what needs to be done. Most neck lifts involve a tightening of the neck muscle (PLATYSMA) and some form of liposuction over the muscle. That usually involves a totally hidden scar just under your chin and depending on the amount of neck fat, 2 small scars just below and behind the ears. To lift the sagging muscle higher and get a more youthful acute neck angle, short scars behind the ears will be involved. IF you have a lot of loose neck skin, a face and neck lift... more

A neck lift is typically done with a chin incision only which is imperceptable.  Some surgeons add an incision behind the ears to facilitate dissection and some skin removal.  Basically, the scars will be hard to find.