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Should I Have a Neck Lift or Would Lasers Work for Me?
asked 11 months ago by SallyAnn in New York
Latest answer by Grigoriy Mashkevich, MD
Question viewed 457 times
Tags: candidate, neck bands
I am 45 and would like to improve the appearance of my neck. As you can see in the pictures, my jaw line isn't too bad but the neck itself is looking a little 'stringy' and wrinkly. Would lasers help improve things for me or should I go straight for a neck lift? Thank you
12 answers to Should I Have a Neck Lift or Would Lasers Work for Me?
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Minimimum Incision face Lift with neck lift
Your pictures show, IMHO, signs of Jowls as well as excess skin of the neck. In these cases, the best and least invasive solutions are to think of each as an isolated area.
The neck could be treated using a formal Neck Lift which is quite extensive surgery (3 1/2 hours), with incisions that go from 3 inches inside the posterior scalp across the entire neck into the same place on the opposite scalp. This is combined with an incision under the chin. If you want...
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Neck Rejuvenation
I have reviewed your pictures. I would suggest from photos only, that you proceed to a neck lift. There are many laser and radio frequency modalities which will provide minimal degrees of skin tightening, but none will help to modify the neck to the degree you are looking for. From the photos, it appears you have a mild degree of platysmal banding. These muscles will be tightened during the neck lift procedure to improve your neck contour. I do not feel you...
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Anthony Corrado, DO
Philadelphia Facial Plastic Surgeon
Philadelphia Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Neck Lift over the Laser
I would go straight to the neck lift and save yourself from the disappointment and the expense of a laser treatment. Since your jaw line is well defined, the incision can be much smaller than if it was not, and the expense reduced.
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Neck/face lifts for saggy necks.
Although some non-invasive skin tightening procedures can create subtle improvements, the majority of them give little to no benefit. For most patients, a surgical neck lift combined with a lower face lift yields the best improvements and longevity of result. Although you may have only a little sagging in the jawline now, if you undergo just a neck lift, it is likely that in a few years, sagging in your jowls will become more significant and you will be left with a tighter neck with...
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Adam D. Stein, MD
Raleigh-Durham Facial Plastic Surgeon
Raleigh-Durham Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Limited neck lift over laser treatment
Sally, even the most aggressive laser treatment is not going to smooth out your neck contour. If your only concern are the vertical bands, then a fairly limited procedure can be performed under your chin to eliminate them (edges of platysma muscle). From the photos you posted, it is difficult to judge how much excess skin you have in your neck. It appears minimal, and if it is so on physical exam, you may not need additional incisions around your ears.
Grigoriy Mashkevich, MD. New...
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Grigoriy Mashkevich, MD
Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon
Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon
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A neck lift is a better option than laser for loose neck skin
Hi,
After reviewing your photos, I feel that the procedure that will give you the best and longest-lasting results will be surgical. While lasers can help slightly with the skin component, they are not going to affect the muscle that definitely needs to be addressed in your case. I think a neck lift will serve your current concerns. A neck lift generally involves tightening the platysma, the muscle that is causing the vertical bands on your neck. It can also address some excess...
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Sarmela Sunder, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Neck lift or laser
Hi SallyAnn. I concur with the consensus thus far. Laser treatments will not substantially improve the neck characteristics that are of concern to you. Any effect of laser treatment would be very modest. Unfortunately, this is sometimes not communicated adequately to patients resulting in high expectations for a more dramatic result and subsequent disappointment. Good luck.
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Short Scar Facelift to treat neck
You are an excellent candidate for a short scar facelift like the MACS Lift. This will suspend the neck back to where it belongs as well as reverse the early signs of aging in the face with a minimal recovery. There is no laser that will accomplish this.
Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon
Highlands Plastic Surgeon
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Should I Have a Neck Lift or Would Lasers Work for Me?
Based solely upon the photos posted I recommend a neck lift as a better choice than any type of laser therapy. Best of luck.
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Neck lines
The standard is physical examination with a diagnosis, surgical treatment plan with a review of options, patient and surgeon deciding on the most appropriate surgical option, the actual surgery etc.
Before saying what surgery you should have you need to know what you have or what needs to be treated. Your posted photos show some lax neck skin but are mostly significant for the 2 platysmal bands that run vertically down your neck on either side of the midline. This bands are the edges of...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Neck lift or laser
Laser treatment in a majority of cases only provides minimal tightening of the skin. Laser does nit treat any "muscle bands" under the skin, remove any unwanted fatty deposits, tighten the underlying supportive system of the face nor does their treatment last very long. If you specifically require any of the above to treat your face and neck then you require a formal surgical neck and lower face lift
Stephen A. Chidyllo, MD
Red Bank Plastic Surgeon
Red Bank Plastic Surgeon
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Neck lift vs laser for "turkey neck"
We have many types of lasers in our practice, from fractional resurfacing to IPL/APS to radiofrequency skin tightening, and use the daily. Lasers on the neck produce modest results in neck tightening. Doctors should not claim that they do more, because they don't.
For patients who have minimal looseness, or who have had a neck lift already and notice some residual looseness, lasers and minimally invasive procedures may be just the ticket.
For most patients,...
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