Neck Lift: Q&A
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I have sagging neck skin ("turkey neck"). What are my surgical and non-surgical options to firm sagging nec skin?
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Necklift, Jowls, Facelift Options
If a person’s neck does not appear youthful, the face – no matter how limited the aging changes are – will often not be perceived as youthful either, unless the aging neck is concealed.
Even in the absence of other signs of facial aging, a poorly-defined or sagging neck can add years to a patients overall facial appearance. When performed expertly and with great attention to detail, a necklift surgery can dramatically restore a natural and youthful neck profile, with no...
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Neck Lift and Sagging Skin: Surgical Treatments to Repair Neck Skin
Excessive sagging of the neck skin is usually a result of a variety of factors including:
Quality of skin
Skin redundancy
Laxity of the platysma muscle
Surgery, including a neck lift would improve the amount of skin redundancy and the laxity of the platysma neck muscles by sewing them along the midline. This can usually be accomplished through a small incision under the chin and two small counterincisions in back of the ear.
Alternative treatments that address the skin will generally not...
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Neck firming fixes
Thanks for your question. As we get older a number of factors can change the contour of the neck and jaw line. These include weight gain (and loss!), weakening of the supporting structures and loss of skin elasticity. This can cause the the "turkey neck" type description you mention. The things to consider when looking to correction include: • Amount of fat • Quality of skin • Skin laxity • Position of the platysma muscle A neck lift and...
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Neck Lift Procedures
To get the best results with Neck Lift, the following is needed;
Bringing the edges of the Platysma muscles together if indicated.
Doing some degree of Liposuction to sculpt the area
Re-draping the skin to help contour the entire neck
placing a chin implant only if indicated.
Please consult a Board certified plastic surgeon with training in head and neck surgery for best results.
Hope this helped.
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There are really only surgical options for neck firming
While it is nice to imagine a laser or some other device that can tighten the neck and avoid surgery, as of yet I have never seen one that really works. Until the day we have a non-surgical device you are looking at a neck lift of some sort.
There are different variations but basically you are going to have some incision around the ear and tightening of the neck fascia. Down time will range from 1-2 weeks. Results are usually good though the aging process will slowly continue and over time...
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Options for a sagging neck
If you have sagging neck skin there are really no non-surgical options at all that do anything worthwhile. What you need is a well performed facelift or cheek and neck lift. Check the necks on the photos on my web site and on RealSelf and see if this is what you are thinking about wanting.
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There are no real effective non-surgical treatments for correcting the laxity of neck skin.
The most reliable and long-lasting procedure is a neck lift. This procedure corrects the excess skin and allows for correction of loose neck muscles. Some patients also benefit from some liposuction to improve the contour. The scars are placed in such a way that once healed, they are not visible.
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Neck lift surgical options for that turkey neck
Thank you for the question
there's a few different options that you have with varying degrees of cost, invasiveness, risks, and downtime. let me briefly outline a few for you.
1. If you have some fullness and decent thickness to your skin chin and jaw liposuction with something like Slim Lipo can work well for a nice improvement about one week of downtime, around $3000 in cost, and the ability performed under local anesthesia. This will be the most subtle and natural of...
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Neck rejuvenation options
Hello,
Thank you for the question. There are several neck shaping options that you have . Which treatment will be best for you will depend on what you would like to achieve, how much you are willing to spend, and the downtime that you are able to have. A neck lift is a surgical procedure often performed in conjunction with other facial rejuvenation procedures such as a face lift. It has the highest cost and most downtime. On the other end of the spectrum is...
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Neck Lift to Restore Neck's Youthful Appearance
Unfortunately, you can buy creams, do laser resurfacing treatments or injections but they aren't going to be able to really get rid of the excess skin on your neck.
The only real way to achieve real results would involve surgery. For the best and longest lasting results, I recommend doing a neck lift or platysmaplasty. You will love the longevity and youthfulness it will restore to your appearance. “Dr. D”
Fayetteville Facial Plastic Surgeon
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