Can a person's skin be too thin for a facelift or other treatments to get rid of a turkey neck?

Skin thickness and facelifts
The skin is an important component in rejuvenation of the face.  Facelifts are designed to remove excessive skin but are not designed to change the quality of the skin.  Patients benefit when the skin is also resurfaced or treated which can change the texture and crepiness of the skin.  Ideally, a facelift surgeon will be an expert in both face lift anatomy as well as skin rejuvenation of the neck skin as well.

Poor skin quality can affect the success of a facelift (rhytidectomy) and neck lift to some degree. However, you can still have a facelift and you will look significantly better than if you had not received one.
To improve the look of your skin after a facelift, I'd recommend concomitant laser treatments or chemical peeling to resurface and thicken the skin by stimulating the production of new collagen. Also, fat grafting can help the facelift look natural and rejuvenating. As for the neck, if your skin is very thin and you notice sagging after your necklift, you may get some relief with a nonsurgical skin-tightening treatment such as ThermiTight. All of these issues will be addressed and potential solutions discussed when you consult with a facial plastic surgeon. I hope this helps.

Skin thickness is important in facial rejuvenation surgery. However, an experience facial plastic surgeon should be able to perform facelift on all type of skins. Less tension must be applied to a thin skin during facelift surgery. You are a good candidate for a lower face and neck lift, if you have sufficient lower face and neck laxity. This procedure will improve you jowls and create a stronger jawlines for you.  I recommend that you find an expert facelift surgeon in your area  that can perform your facial rejuvenation under local anesthesia and twilight sedation. Without a doubt local anesthesia and twilight sedation is safe and well tolerated by patients. Compare to the traditional facelift procedures that are performed under general anesthesia, the post operative complications associated with local anesthesia cases are lower and risk of bleeding is minimized.  General anesthesia carries a higher risk for older patients and for the patients who have multiple medical conditions such as CAD or HTN.  The key to a successful facelift procedure using local anesthesia is selection of the right patient by the surgeon and his or her comfort doing these cases.  Not every surgeon is comfortable performing face and neck lift using local anesthesia.