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What Neck Lift Surgical Technique Has the Least Problematic Scarring?
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Minimal-Scarring Neck Lift Techniques
At my practice in New York, nck liposuction is achieved through tiny incisions placed behind the ears and under the chin, virtually imperceptible once healed. Aside from liposuction, neck tissue that is considerably loose and sagging is best treated by a necklift specific to the person’s cosmetic goals. The necklift, if done in combination with a facelift, can utilize the same incision, within the ear area or extended slightly behind the ear into the...
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Neck lift scarring
In general, the scarring from a neck lift should be well hidden. Typical locations are under the chin, behind the ears and in front of the ears. Some neck lifts (mini neck lifts) are done with just an incision under the chin, placed in a natural crease.
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Smartliposuction is my procedure of choice for most neck lifts.
Smartliposuction is my procedure of choice for most neck lifts. In well trained hands it also has the least amount of scarring. Liposuction alone (without the use of laser energy) will not usually give enough skin tightening to make it worthwhile.
In my practice in Salt Lake City, UT I offer even more invasive techniques but find that Smartlipo is able to manage most problems. The only thing that Smartlipo will not correct is banding of the underlying muscles.
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Neck lift surgery and minimal scarring.
Generally incisions for neck lift procedures are placed under the chin and around the ears and follow the hairline. In younger patients a neck plasty procedure with limited incisions under the chin and under the ear lobe can be performed. In patientst that have more significant laxity to their neck a more formal neck lift procedure with longer incisions will be needed. When incisions are closed with minimal tension and with meticulous surgical technique scars usually heal...
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3 levels of neck lift & redraping
In my practice in Toronto Canada, I offer 3 levels of invasiveness when considering a neck lift. Each has its indications and power in addressing neck issues. The technique is often dictated by the patient's own anatomy and aging. FIRST level is liposuction alone, via one under-the-chin 3mm incision and one similar incision behind each earlobe. The SECOND level is level 1 with a platysmoplasty, i.e. repair of the hanging neck muscle bands (called Plastysma). As we...
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Neck Lift Surgery to minimize Scars
All surgical incisions leave scars, and fortunately are rarely a problem. In addition, your plastic surgeon tailors the neck lift or face lift to address areas that are appropriate for you and your personal goals.
Neck lift incisions are placed in strategic locations to hide & camouflage the final results, to avoid visible scarring. All facial incisions for plastic surgery slowly improve and mature with time. Initially, face lift incisions will appear red and swollen. The incisions...
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What Neck Lift Surgical Technique Has the Least Problematic Scarring?
A formal Neck Lift has a long incision that contours around the lower ear, into the posterior ear crease and ends in the posterior scalp. There are no shortcuts for this incision. Minimal incision Neck Lifts using an incision under the chin alone have much less tissue dissection and incisions but are not capable of removing the same amount of neck laxity as the formal Neck Lift.
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Neck lifting with least scarring
There are many fads when it come to plastic surgery as well as marketing gimmicks. When it come to a "Neck Lift", a neck with loose, redundent skin cannot be improved unless the skin is removed to tighten it. A "short scar" face lift exists but will not work for someone with too loose of skin on the neck. The amount of loose skin determines the scar length and type of procedure needed. A good quality scar depends on skin tension at closure, the ability of your...
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Neck Lift-Which Technique is best?
The simple answer is that there is no single technique that is best for a neck lift. The procedure must be customized to each patient's anatomy and needs. The patient with a full neck and excellent skin tone may achieve an excellent result with liposuction alone and very small scars. The younger patient with isolated neck issues may do well with incisions behind the ears and a small incision in the area under the chin. In most older patients the neck lift should...
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What Neck Lift Surgical Technique Has the Least Problematic Scarring?
The scarless Neck Lift Surgical Technique does not exist. Moreover, with so many different ways to address the sagging neck, each aimed at correcting different unwanted features of the aged neck, there is no ONE way to suggest to every person who may benefit from a neck lift.
The better way to go about neck lifting is to make a list of every feature you do not like about your neck and present it to one or more Plastic surgeons you see in consultation. Each such annoying feature has an...
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Best Neck Lift Scarring?
Thank you for the question.
The neck lift procedure performed should be tailored to the specific patients anatomy; the resulting scar will often depend on many factors including the patient's genetics, ethnicity, and the surgical skill of the surgeon selected. Although you cannot change the first 2 factors, you can pick your plastic surgeon carefully.
Best wishes.
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The best neck lift with least scarring.
The best neck lift with the least scarring is the one done by an experienced neck/facelift surgeon. Pick the surgeon--NOT the technique!
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Neck Lift techniques and scarring
As with any surgery, there are scars. We may be plastic surgeons, but we cannot make any scar invisible (despite what people think). We can only make them as hidden as possible. Necklifts are performed by excising excess skin and sometimes tightening the underlying muscles. This can be done through an incision around the ear (like a facelift) or through an incision in midline of the neck. Any scar can become thickened and unsightly. This is more common in darker skin types. In...
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Neck lift scars are typically well hidden
There are several neck rejuvination techniques. The simplest method is simple lipocontouring of the neck. A good candidate for this procedure is typically in their 30's or 40's, in good shape, and have excess fat beneath the chin. This excess fat obscures the jawline. Lipocontouring will remove the excess fat and improve the angularity (cervicomental angle) of the neck and jawline.
The second technique is a simple platysmaplasty. This entails making a small incision under the...
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Neck lifts rarely have scar problems but are rare procedures alone
A neck lift is a surgical procedure to remove the fat in the neck and tighten the platysma muscles for more depth and angularity. It requires good skin elasticity as the skin needs to shrink since it won't be removed as it would be in a facelift. It also does nothing for the cheeks. Scars are rarely a problem, but there aren't many great candidates for a neck lift alone because either the cheeks are also droopy (necessitating a facelift) or the skin isn't of...
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