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What is the Difference Between Neck Lift and Lower Face Lift?

asked 9 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Thomas Buonassisi, MD
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Tags: face, jaw, jaw line, jowls, neck, droopy, excess skin

The pictures make the results look pretty similar. What are the differences in operation?

17 answers to What is the Difference Between Neck Lift and Lower Face Lift?

Neck lift vs. lower facelift

This is a good question. A lower facelift typically incorporates the neck, while neck lift does not address the lower face. Lower facelift is a more comprehensive procedure. see video

Babak Azizzadeh, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facialplastics.info

Facial aging doesn't stop at the neck line.

The face and neck age together and for the most part a neck lift should include elevation of the lower face. Conversely a lower facelift should include tightening of the neck. In most cases the operation is essentially the same but may be called a neck lift or a lower facelift depending on the surgeons preference. The one exception is an isolated platysmaplasty which can tighten the mid line neck without having any effect on the face. When performed on its own it is used to improve a... more

Thomas Buonassisi, MD
Vancouver Facial Plastic Surgeon

Necklift versus lower facelift.

Surgeons differ as to precisely what these terms describe. Simply put, a necklift refers to a procedure that improves the appearance of the structures below the jawline while a lower facelift refers to the lower half of the face, above the jawline. They are commonly performed together, to the point they may be inseparable. A necklift will often require an additional short incision beneath the chin.

Glynn Bolitho, PhD, MD, FACS
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.bolithomd.com

Lower Face Lift vs Neck Lift

You can try to keep things separate by discussing the lower face (from the cheekbone to the jawline) and the neck (from the jawline to the clavicle), but they are closely related. If a patient only has muscle bands in the neck with minimal skin laxity, it is possible to do a truly isolated neck lift (by tightening the muscles, and allowing the skin to re-distribute)--but most of the time patients also have significant skin laxity. When you need to remove excess skin from the... more

Michael A. Bogdan, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Neck vs lower face lift. What's the difference?

Neck vs lower face lift. What's the difference? Nothing other than semantics. There are a lot of names flying around out there for facial rejuvenation procedures and you the patient have to be careful and do your homework to make sure you know exactly what you're buying and consenting. Make sure your surgeon explains, and shows you, what the procedure can accomplish, location of incisions, and potential pitfalls or complications.

James Wire, MD
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

Neck lift and Face Lift same thing

I consider a necklift and a lower facelift to be the same thing. The incision is mostly behind the ear and fixes the neck and jowls only. In my office it is done under local anesthesia and takes 1 hour with great results.

Richard Galitz, MD
Miami Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.aventuraplasticsurgery.com

Neck lift and lower facelift to me are the same operation

I don't quibble about the names but these should be the same operations. They essentially achieve the following results: Correction of fat in the neck under the chin Elimination of Granny Bands or the vertical lines from the chin to the chest Tightening of the skin so that the jawline is smooth Elimination of jowl lines and lower marionette lines. The incisions are similar to that of a facelift and will involve scars behind the ears. The surgeon should show... more

Phillip C. Haeck, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.faceliftseattle.com

Neck Lift versus facelift

A neck lift addresses sagging or banding in the neck. It is often effective as an isolated procedure in patients who are relatively young, have skin laxity in the neck, but do not have signs of jowling in the face. Incisions are usually made underneath the chin and behind the ears so that they are well hidden. The platysma muscle (the sagging muscle in the neck) is tightened in the middle and anchored behind the ears in order to position it in its more natural, youthful position. Excess skin... more

Todd C. Miller, MD
Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

Neck Lift vs. Lower Face Lift

You have a great question! There may not be any difference at all between the 2 procedures, depending on what the surgeon calls the procedure. Typically a necklift only addresses the neck and jawline, and the scar may be either behind the ear, around the ear, and/or in the crease under the chin. A lower facelift tends to go higher in the face to allow improvement of the folds between the nose and mouth, and lift the corners of the mouth. This scar may travel around the ear and up to the... more

Michele A. Shermak, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

www.drshermak.com

Neck lifts and lower facelifts

Aging is not restricted to only the neck area, so it would be unlikely to only need a necklift without the incorporation of the lower facelift as well. As I perform the surgeries, I include the lower facelift with my necklifts for most of the patients. Excess skin tightening as well as better muscle tone should include elevation and lateral rotation of the platysmal and SMAS layers with the neck and lower facial skin. Good luck . Frank Rieger M... more

Francis (Frank) William Rieger, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon

www.riegercosmeticsurgery.com

Lower Face lift vs Neck Lift

Loss of skin elasticity with age (and sun exposure) allows the lateral and lower cheeks, which aren't tightly attached to facial bones, to 'sag'. On either side of the chin are ligaments which hold the skin more tightly against the jawbone (mandible). This is where, and why, 'jowls' develop. I have also observed that many people develop both atrophy of soft tissues and slight recession of the mandible between the chin and the jowl area, which serves to exaggerate the... more

Michael Law, MD
Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

michaellawmd.com

Neck options

In my hands: 1. Neck liposuction is an office procedure with laser liposuction and skin tightening. 2. A neck lift refers to a surgical incision under the chin, tightening of the neck muscles, sometimes with removal of fat and/or contouring liposuction. 3. A lower facelift, typically done in concert with a necklift, involves an incision around the ears and lifting of the lower face and jowls. An in depth... more

Hannah Vargas, MD
Kansas City Facial Plastic Surgeon

What's the difference between a lower face Lift and a neck lift?

A lower Face Lift rejuvenates the mid face while a Neck Lift rejuvenates the Neck area alone. Both, of these areas are typically included in a Formal or traditional full face and neck Lift. Smaller, less invasive face Lift variants typically concentrate on the lower face or mid face. To be clear there are three sections of the forehead and face. The upper region is the forehead and is rejuvenated with a Forehead or Brow Lift. The mid face region is... more

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Thank you for your question The techniques in facial rejuvenation and contouring surgery are variable. The important aspect is that the shape of the face and neck are restored, to enhance the frame of the face, improving the appearance of the eyes and mouth and rejuvenate the skin of the neck ( the hardest area to make perfect). To maintain harmony and acheive a great result- combination of procedures may need to be performed. With Warm Regards, Trevor M Born MD more

Trevor M. Born, MD
Toronto Plastic Surgeon

Lower facelift vs neck lift

There is no standard terminology but in my version, a neck lift is pretty rare and indicated for the person with fat and muscle laxity in the neck with good skin elasticity so the skin will shrink rather than needing to be removed. As soon as the skin will not shrink well (90+% of folks) or if there is any gravitational descent in the cheeks, a lower facelift (cheek and neck lift) is indicated and the incisions grow from being just below the chin for the neck lift to including around... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Neck lift vs Lower Facelift

A Neck lift involves tightening the neck. This may involve tightening of the muscles and removal of excess skin. A lower Facelift involves lifting the lower face which is the area between teh cheeks and the jawline. This will improve sagging cheeks and jowls. You need to check specifically with your surgeon, but it is common in my practice for a lower facelift to also include a neck lift. I do isolated necklifts, but this will only address the neck and not the jowls and... more

Matthew Schulman, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Neck lift vs. lower facelift

It depends on the terms your doctor is using and all of us may use different terms. Most patients have both procedures together. But a neck lift may refer only to incisions behind the ears or below the chin to only tighten the neck area, while a lower facelift incision is primarily in front of the ear (but can go around the earlobe) and is designed to tighten the lower face and jowl. Again, the procedures are usually combined.