Is It Possible to Do a Skin-only Lift for Lower Neck?

asked 1 year ago by sally63 in Australia
Latest answer by Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
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Tags: neck, crepey skin, loose

A couple of plastic surgery nurses have suggested a skin only lift for my loose and crepey lower neck, with the scar mid central at the back of the neck. What is this called and is it effective?

7 answers to Is It Possible to Do a Skin-only Lift for Lower Neck?

Skin only neck lift

It is certainly possible to only require a skin only neck lift that can be accomplished by only elevating the neck skin from the sides.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Think traditional necklift will work well.

I would recommend a neck lift using incisions behind your ears and into the hairline. Skin can be redraped and muscles tightened and fat aspirated, if necessary. The scars are well-hidden and heal well.

Marisa Lawrence, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Skin face lift for sagging neck skin.

This is called a posterior neck lift and leaves a scar in the back of the neck. If your hair is long, you may consider the tradeoff as worthwhile. Others may not be happy with a vertical scar in the back of the neck.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Neck Lift of Skin Only

A neck lift commonly tightens tissue and muscles of the neck and removes excess skin. Neck lift incisions are hidden in natural creases under the chin and around the ears. A neck lift or face lift help smooth the facial skin and restore a youthful appearance. Primary or first-time face lifts must lift multiple layers of the face and neck to have adequate, long-term results. Skin only lifts may be appropriate for minor touch-ups after already having a face lift. Lastly, neck lift incisions... more

Houtan Chaboki, MD
Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.potomacplasticsurgery.com

Neck lift

The neck lift is typically reserved for those patients with loose neck skin, banding of the muscle and minimal to no jowling. The incisions are behind the ears and just in front of the earlobe. Another incision may need to be placed just under the chin to address the bands of muscle that appear with aging. I am not sure what you mean by skin only, but failure to address the underlying muscle will not lead to a long lasting result.

Etai Funk, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon

Skin-only necklift

Two kinds of skin-only necklifts are commonly done depending on what the problem is. If the skin excess is more of a horizontal fold, we do a horizontal necklift where two incisions are placed along existing neck folds. If the excess causes more vertical folds, we perform a vertical necklift where the incisions are most commonly placed along the hairline in the neck. An incision in the back of the neck is technically more difficult.

Peter T. Truong, MD
Fresno Oculoplastic Surgeon

The farther you are from your incision, the less the effect

I can assure you that a midline incision down the back of the neck will leave you with loose skin in the front midline of the neck much sooner than a more traditional necklift with incisions around the ears and under the chin. Also, in almost all patients, unless you do something to tighten the muscles, you won't get the beautiful angular depth you are looking for. It is a poor idea for patients to try to dictate their surgery since they have no training or experience.... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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