Neck Lift Needed for Loose Skin?

I dis agree with some of my colleagues. I do not think 39 is too young to have a neck lift for excess slin in the neck. Liposuction is not the answer if the primary problem is excess skin. Be wary of the promises made for the nonsurgical options.

I find that unaesthetic appearance of the neck may result from lax skin or muscle, or a thick fat pad. If you have minimally lax skin and some thickness of the fat pad, liposuction may tighten the skin and improve the contour. On the other hand, it sounds like your underlying muscle (platysma) has loosened and separated to form "vertical bands", and this may be exacerbated on turning the head. This can be addressed by several techniqes, including a neck lift. Go ahead and get an... more

A neck lift is an excellent procedure that can help correct and enhance the neck, which improves loose saggy skin, and gives a more natural look. Unfortunately, anyone who turns their neck in certain directions or turns the chin in may show some loose skin. If your neckline in the normal position looks good, then you probably won't benefit from surgery. There is no ideal age for neck surgery, and candidates may range from people in their 20's to the elderly as long... more

I think 39 is a bit young to have this surgery, but if you lost a lot of weight then perhaps you are a candidate.

A neck lift will not get rid of excess skin in the lower neck area. The neck lift operation is designed for tightening the platysma muscle, and removal of fat above and below the muscle. Excess skin must be removed from behind the ear, which necessitates a lower face/neck lift.

At 39, you seem a bit on the young side to be considering a neck lift unless you have perhaps lost a lot of weight. Without the benefit of examining you, it's difficult to make a suggestion. Since you only seem to see the excess skin when you turn your head, my guess is that a less extensive procedure might benefit you to tighten the skin, and buy you some time. Inevitably though, you will continue to get loosening there and smaller procedures, at a younger age, will help give you the... more

A neck lift may or may not help depending on whether the tightening will or will not improve things. See an experienced facelift surgeon to give you the answer.  

There are many ways of handling problems of the neck. If the problem is too much fat, then liposuction can solve the problem. However, with just ‘loose skin” you probably do not have any significant excess fat. Usually what you have described is caused by laxity of the underlying muscle (the platysma) that carries the skin with it. There are essentially 3 ways of correcting this. One is to do a central neck lift. This involves detaching the skin from the muscle centrally and... more