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What is a Laser Neck Lift?

asked 2 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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a doctor near me has a special offer for $999 "laser neck lift". before i call the office, what should i know about laser neck lifting. is it effective? safe?

12 answers to What is a Laser Neck Lift?

Be very careful of low cost special for laser neck lift

In my experience patients often "get what they pay for" when it comes to plastic surgery. A well performed and effective surgical neck lift done by an experienced board certified plastic surgeon can cost $10,000.00. New laser neck lift usually refers to laser liposuction with SlimLipo, Smartlipo or Coolipo. These new laser techniques dissolve the fat underneath the chin and heat the tissues in the neck to produce tightening of the neck skin. When properly perfomed by an... more

Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

Laser neck lift

A laser neck lift sounds like a marketing tool. Caveat emptor..or buyer beware. Something that sounds too good to be true often is.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

There is no standard definition of what constitutes a "laser lift"

The use of a laser such as internal (lipotherme, smartlipo, etc) or external (fractionated CO2, erbium) etc, especially with the conjuction of liposuction, is sometimes termed laser neck lift. The term is misleading. While there are many good candidates for such procedures, others need a more traditional neck lift which is distinguished by excisions of skin, usually around the ears. at $999 you are probably looking at a liposuction based procedure. you should have a... more

Marwan R. Khalifeh, MD
Chevy Chase Plastic Surgeon

Laser neck lifts are ideal for many middle aged adults

Laser neck lifts are ideal for many middle aged adults. The laser neck lift can be performed with an internal laser such as smartlipo liposculpture or with a fractional laser which acts externally to tighten the skin.

Edward Lack, MD
Chicago Dermatologist

Laser Neck Lift is Smartlifting Technique

The term laser neck lift has been used to describe tissue tightening by the use of an external laser and more recently the use of an internal laser first FDA approved in 2006. Because the implementation of new technology varies from practice to practice knowlege of some of the new laser assisted procedures may be lacking. In 2008 we introducted Smartlifting to AAFPRS, ASPS and IMCAS plastic surgery conferences. This uses a fiberlaser under the skin to tighten skin and... more

Richard Gentile, MD
Cleveland Facial Plastic Surgeon

Neck lifts

There have been a few reported problems when doctors have done surgical neck lifts and used a carbon dioxide laser to tighten the dermis from within. Some doctors now use laser liposuction to create tightening and call it a “lift.” Make sure you see a reputable surgeon. Check with your general physician if they know of this doctor.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Fat removal by laser, or skin shrinking by laser, or combination

The laser neck lift can mean many things. While liposuction of the neck does not usually lift the neck, when combined with skin shrinkage either below the skin by the newer laser temperature controlled "skin shrink" there will be the appearance of a lift by creating more definition along the jaw line. Another way is to do liposuction below the skin and then do a fractional laser treatment of the neck skin such as the Mixto to again create more definition along the jaw line. Both... more

Nathan Mayl, MD
Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

Laser neck lift could mean many things

A laser neck lift can mean a form of liposuction that has a laser attached to it that helps shrink the fat, and which can lead to more tightening of the skin. Fair results can be achieved with this technique. It can also mean using resurfacing techniques with CO2 technology that can cause tightening by creating collagen contracture in the more superficial layers of the skin. The tightening from this can lead to even less neck tightening than the laser liposuction. Lumenis has... more

Philip Young, MD
Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drphilipyoung.com

Common misnomers abound, usually including laser, mini, quick, scarless, easy

NashvilleFan: We offer both surgery and non-surgical treatments. We don't promote the non-surgical methods as "lifts," but rather reserve that term for actual surgical lifts (facelift, necklift, browlift, etc.). When we do surgery such as liposuction of the chin / neck (submental) region, we call it liposuction. However, we realize that the results can visibly enhance the neck and jawline. Some patients feel the results seem like a lift, but no actual lifting is done. We're... more

Sutton Graham II, MD
Greenville Plastic Surgeon

It depends on the surgeon and the surgery.

If you have sagging skin, this will not give you what you want. If someone needs just a small amount of tightening this will give minimal results. You should get another opinion from an experienced facelift surgeon.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Laser Neck lifting

It is tightening of the neck by either using a laser on the neck skin surface such as thermage or Titan. It can also be similar to liposuction where a fiber of laser is inserted under the skin and it burns fat and tightens skin. None of these are as good as the traditional neck liposuction combined with surgical necklift. Regards

Tanveer Janjua, MD
Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon

Face and neck lift names

Face and neck lift procedures have many names, which only confuses potential cosmetic surgery patients. Any plastic surgery procedure typically pulls the skin & underlying tissue upward against gravity, & may remove any excess skin. Laser procedures generally do not pull in any form. Laser skin procedures typically resurface the outer layer of skin, which over time may tighten the face and neck. The term laser neck lift may also be a marketing term without scientific research to... more