Do I need a deep neck lift? (Photo)

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Hey I am 29 year old male, always been conscious about my neck and when younger called turkey neck. I did have chin implant when I was 20 but it did not help the apperance much. Currenlty consulated and I was reccomended deep neck lift with new chin implant after I finish my weight loss- currently down 20 lbs and looking to lose 10-15 lbs more. Do you agree with me needing deep neck lift? Do you think the chin explant/implant is needed? do you believe I need buccal fat removal as well?

Lucian Ion, FRCS · Answer

Thank you for your inquiry. I can see from the photograph that you have submitted that there is volume in the neck, which does not correspond to the body weight. This suggests deeper seated volume, including fatty tissue, digastric muscles, and submandibular glands. In general, this type of problem is corrected better by the deep plane neck lift. You do not have any skin excess. As a result, I would suggest that the deep plane neck lift, possibly combined with replacement of the chin implant, should be an anterior neck lift or short scar neck lift. Buccal fat reduction is an option, but will be related to sculpting the facial features rather than the neck and jawline contours.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

The quality of the photograph presented or not good enough to make a determination about two surgical procedures. A deep neck lift involves removal of the genetic fat deposits located below the plasma muscle in your neck, in addition to liposuction to remove the fat deposit above the muscle. A corset platysma-plasty is also performed to significantly improve the jawline. When there's a recessive chin profile present, a chin implant is placed to give better structural support for the soft tissues in the neck and give a better jawline. It is certainly possible to increase the amount of projection by removing the old implant and inserting a larger one..

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