Lower facelift, neck lift, CO2 laser for loose skin, sun damage and wrinkles? (Photos)

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I feel like I need a lower face lift with a neck lift and CO2 laser on my face and neck due to wrinkles and sun damage. I'm wondering what the average cost in Los Angeles county is for this treatment. This will be a struggle financially for me so I'm wanting advice as to having a neck lift and CO2 laser only. Would that help my loose skin, sun damage and wrinkles significantly and cut the cost of the lower face lift by much?

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

Treatment of advanced wrinkling and excess skin of neck and face. Excess skin and muscle you have requires a full face/neck lift! The skin wrinkling requires a deep Phenol peel or CO2 laser. Being that you have a limited budget I think you would be best served with a Deep Peel {or/Laser} and later the Facelift. If the sagging bothers you more then the face/neck lift.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong fractional lasers such as CO2 laser, we use lighter treatments for corrective skincare and maintenance of results. Our Thulium fractional laser, clear and brilliant laser, and Ultra Thulium laser are excellent options in our clinic. We also perform CO2 fractional and erbium depending on skin tone and tolerance for downtime. Patients do have to use a Melarase cream before and after treatment to help further reduce pigmentation after laser.  Melarase AM, Melarase PM, and Melapads can seriously improve surface sun damage and UV related pigmentation. Dark spots can improve with these treatments. I recommend fractional laser for incisional scars as well, especially after plastic surgery.  
Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian 
Realself100 Surgeon

Carey Nease, MD · Answer

Good day! You would absolutely benefit from the combination of the lower face and neck lift with a CO2 laser resurfacing procedure. Both are great procedures and together they are even better. Don't settle for just a "neck lift," which would not address your cheeks. Save up some money and do it right the first time! Hope that helps!

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

looks lke you need a ful face and neck lift, with resurfacing and tightening at the same time. id suggest consultation and to go over a plan. one laser will not do it all and the lift with only improve sagging not the texture, color or wrinkles.  you need to pretreat with cosmelan or enlighten face /neck and start medical grade skincare asap before the procedure with the proper post care.

if you want a dramatic change necklift/facelift, Implants and fillers will give you that. noninvasive will improve the area and facetite, threads, morpheus, and fillers can be used.  start at home dermarolling to tighten you skin, see emeragecismetics.com where we do free skincare consults daily and recommend emerageskin roller with anteageMD ampules daily (see dermarolling package).

With significant neck sagging you would need a neck/face lift with muscle tightening (platysmaplasty). at the same time lasers (fraxel,  co2 or erbium( or microneedling RF (fractora, intensif) can be . performed to improve the crepe skin or wrinkles.  You need a formal consultation, as the neck can be treated with a combination approach:
1. micro needling and lasers for texture
2. botox, disport or xeomin to help platysmal bands
3. intensif or fractora RF microneedling for crepe skin and lifting
4. fillers like belotero, restylane silk, juvederm volbella to improve lines and folds
5. neck/face lifting if sagging is prominent or early starting +/- platysmaplasty (muscle tightening)
6. J plasma/Renuvion, thermiRF, inmode facetite for internal tightening
7. ultherapy and thermage for external tightening
8. regular Venus legacy, exilis ultra, or inmode forma treatments with facials to maintain tightness
9. PDO novathreads or silhouette instalift cone threads for lifting and long-term collagen production
see an expert for a full evaluation and treatment plan based on your individual situation and goals.
Best, Dr. Emer

Michael I. Echavez, MD · Answer

I would recommend a facelift for you to address the loose skin of your lower face and neck.  I  would do this first and let it heal and then do the CO2 laser resurfacing of your face afterwards.  I think this combination would give you the best results to improve your loose skin, sun damage and wrinkles.

Lower facelift, neck lift, CO2 laser for loose skin, sun damage and wrinkles? (Photos)

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Answer: Treatment of loose skin, sun damage and wrinkles

Answer: Treatment of loose skin, sun damage and wrinkles

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