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What Are the Advantages of Getting a Neck Lift Incision Under my Chin?

asked 9 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
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Tags: neck, sagging, best, choices, incision, loose skin, recommendation, technique

Is the "chin incision" neck lift technique the best choice for sagging skin on my neck?

13 answers to What Are the Advantages of Getting a Neck Lift Incision Under my Chin?

Neck lift incisions

Whether you need an incision just under the chin, or whether you also need one behind and/or in front of ears depends on how much extra skin you have. The incision under the chin typically does not allow removal of significant amounts of skin.

Sam Naficy, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

seattleface.com

Chin incision for muscle repair -a special part of necklift

In addition to redraping skin with a necklift, several other issues may need attention depending on you as an individual. Excess fat in the neck can be removed without a significant incision using liposuction. Banding from the platysma muscle required the incision under the chin in order to join the muscle bands back together in the midline. Not all patients require this, it is specific to how you've aged. An experienced facelift/necklift surgeon can advise you on... more

Lawrence Bass, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Advantage of sub mental incision

To perform a neck lift which includes plication of the platysma, the submental incision is necessary. if you have a "turkey neck" and a lot of excess skin, then additional incisions around the ear may be required to correct the problem. To determine which method and incision is appropriate for your situation, you would need to see a board certified plastic surgeon in consultation.

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Benefit of submental incision

In certain cases the incision under the chin allows your surgeon to perform a platysmaplasty. This involve suturing the platysma muscle to itself in the midline like a corset. You may or may not also need incisions back by your ears to complete the lateral lifting.

Thomas A Lamperti, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Incision under chin is crucial in getting the best contoured neck

But you still will need the incision laterally behind your ear to fully carry out a neck lift. The incision under the chin allows you to directly address the platysma muscle which is the key to contouring the neck. Below is an example of a video that helps to answer this question for you to watch and a link to see more informative videos: see video

Philip Young, MD
Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drphilipyoung.com

Neck lifts

I do not find that a submental incision alone addresses sagging skin to the neck, and this requires a facelift procedure to redrape the skin. The submental incision may or may not be required. If you have banding (cords) to the neck a platysmaplasty is often required to tighten the lax neck muscles, in conjuction with the facelift procedure.

Christian Prada, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

What Are the Advantages of Getting a Neck Lift Incision Under my Chin?

It depends on the type of Neck Lift that you are having. All Neck Lifts, including the traditional Neck Lift uses an incision under the chin in order to gain access to the Platysma muscle for tightening. This incision also allows for some localised skin removal. In limited direct neck lifts, this incision allows for fat reduction and skin removal.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Neck lift may reqire more than a chin incision

A chin or sub-mental incision is best if the muscle and skin laxity of the neck is in the central portion of the neck and the skin is not too loose. This incision allows tightening the neck muscle in the center and removal of fat under direct vision. If there is a significant amount of loose skin (turkey neck), then additional incisions will be required in front and behind the ear to allow removing the skin laterally as well.

Michael A. Jazayeri, MD
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon

Neck lift scars best options

The placement of neck lift scars depends on the nature of the neck problem: Significant fat deposit in the are below the chin with good skin tone = limited neck lift with short incision in the neck and liposuction Lots of skin laxity with "wobble" and folds = limited incisions in front or around the ears Lots of skin and significant fat with "bands" extending from the chin down = incision in front or around the ears PLUS incision under the... more

Mario Diana, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

Neck lift incision under the chin.

Neck lift incision under the chin is only done if someone has neck bands hanging down, Otherwise, you don't need to do it.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Submental incision for neck lifting

I am in agreement that a submental incision is critical to sculpt the submental fat, mostly by direct excision, and tighten the neck or platysma muscles in the midline. By accessing the neck muscles through a submental incision, a "corset-style" tightening of the neck muscles can occur before the muscle is pulled and resuspended laterally. The combination of a submental incision and a traditional facelift incision help provide the best results in the neck, in my hands. more

Jason D. Bloom, MD
Philadelphia Facial Plastic Surgeon

Role of submental incison under chin

I consider this incision a necessity in order to achieve an excellent necklift result. The incision usually measures 3-4cm and is placed in a naturally occuring crease. This access allows me to thoroughly sculpt the neck fat beyond what simple liposuction can do. In addition and equally important, the neck muscles are tightened in the midline. This incision can be avoided if there is only minimal neck laxity - a rare scenario in our practice.

Frank P. Fechner, MD
Worcester Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drfechner.com

Chin incision in neck lifts and facelifts

The advantage of a chin incision is that it allows the surgeon to lift the skin in the neck, directly remove the fat (much more accurate than liposuction), and tighten the muscles up.