Neck Lift

To prepare for a Facelift here are the dos and don’ts. Do use medical-grade skin care for healthy skin. Do not use any tobacco or nicotine products or take aspirin, drugs, supplements that increase the risk of bleeding.

It is important to individualize any facial treatment and the jawline is no exception. For some, botoxing the masseter (the chewing muscle) will reduce bulk and smooth the jawline. For others, adding fat or fillers may be enough to strengthen the jawline and improve the appearance. And then for those with a little more looseness, a facelift / necklift may be the ideal treatment.

Recovery from a necklift is surprisingly quick. The same day you will be up and walking with only slight discomfort. You can normally be back to work in two weeks and you can be back to activities without people noticing much by 2-3 weeks. We ask you have to refrain from vigorous physical activity for about 4 weeks after surgery.

Rejuvenation of the face and neck can address: texture, improving fine lines or pigmentation issues of the skin, volume, restoring volume (most commonly with your own fat) and laxity, tightening the loose skin. Prices vary depending on what and how much we are addressing and range between $16,000 and $20,000. Our prices are all inclusive: the consult, all pre-operative visits, the surgery, anesthesia and surgery center, as well as all post-operative visits and garments. Please call us or click here to contact us regarding a private consultation with one of our board-certified plastic surgeons. We pride ourselves on a patient-centric approach to serving you and look forward to meeting you soon.

Rejuvenation of the neck can address: texture - improving fine lines or pigmentation issues of the skin and laxity, tightening the loose skin or muscles. Prices vary depending on what and how much we are addressing and range between $9,000 and $12,000. Our prices are all inclusive: the consult, all pre-operative visits, the surgery, anesthesia and surgery center, as well as all post-operative visits and garments. Please call us or click here to contact us regarding a private consultation with one of our board-certified plastic surgeons. We pride ourselves on a patient-centric approach to serving you and look forward to meeting you soon.

Rejuvenation of the neck can address: texture - improving fine lines or pigmentation issues of the skin and laxity – tightening the loose skin or muscles. Prices vary depending on what and how much we are addressing and range between $9,000 and $12,000. Our prices are all inclusive: the consult, all pre-operative visits, the surgery, anesthesia and surgery center, as well as all post-operative visits and garments. Please call us or click here to contact us regarding a private consultation with one of our board-certified plastic surgeons. We pride ourselves on a patient-centric approach to serving you and look forward to meeting you soon.

Neck lift surgery is a common cosmetic surgery (breast augmentation is #1) in the US with over 50,000 people having it done every year. When neck lift surgery is performed: 1) by one of our board-certified plastic surgeons with both training and experience in the procedure 2) on the proper patient (not everyone is a candidate for neck left) and 3) in a safe surgical environment like our state certified North Scottsdale Outpatient Surgery Center, the risks of anesthesia and and of surgical complications are low.

A liquid facelift uses a combination of injectables to rejuvenate the face without the need for invasive plastic surgery. The three signs of facial aging are skin texture changes, skin laxity with wrinkles and volume loss. It combines 1) Botox to minimize / prevent wrinkles, 3) fillers like Juvederm and Voluma to restore volume and 3) chemical peels / light or laser based therapies like Clear and Brilliant or BBL to address the signs of aging in the skin surface. The combination of these therapies will result in a more youthful rejuvenated version of yourself that is beautiful, natural and balanced. It works best on younger patients.

The term lunchtime facelift/lift has been used to describe several different procedures including thread lift, mini-facelift, non-surgical skin tightening, liquid facelift … Essentially, the idea is that you can have a less invasive procedure with minimal downtime. Like so many marketing gimmicks, it overpromises and underdelivers. For someone with minimal facial laxity and minor concerns, it may achieve the desired results. However, if you have skin laxity, volume loss or wrinkles of any significance, then a less invasive procedure is likely to result in a less than satisfactory result.

There are several options for a non-surgical necklift. The two best options are the thread lift and Ultherapy. The thread lift uses barbed sutures to tighten the skin of the neck and jawline while Ultherapy uses ultrasound to tighten the skin from the inside. Both options work well. In younger patients, that have early, mild laxity of the skin it serves as a preventative measure. In the less young patients, they are best used to maintain the result of a surgical facelift over time (every 2-3 years).

While a mini neck lift can still make you look younger, it involves much shorter incisions and less skin is removed. Therefore, the effects of a mini necklift are not as dramatic and are only recommended for people with mild sagging of the skin with good skin elasticity. Typically, these are young patients under 40 as they will benefit more from a mini lift. The recovery time is less than a full necklift with most people recovering in just a few days.

The best treatment for a saggy neck is a neck lift with or without a face lift. There are two components of the neck that can contribute to sagging. Skin laxity and the underlying muscle changes with time. A rhytid is the medical term for a wrinkle and ectomy means to remove. So rhytidectomy is literally removing wrinkles in the neck by removing the extra skin. Another term for a neck lift is \u201cplatysmaplasty.\u201d The platysma is the most superficial muscle of the neck and contributes to vertical bands. plasty means to repair. So a platysmaplasty repairs and tightens the muscle resulting in a more defined, sharper neckline.

There are two components of the neck that can contribute to neck aging. Skin laxity or wrinkles and the underlying muscle changes with time. A rhytid is the medical term for a wrinkle and ectomy means to remove. So rhytidectomy is literally removing wrinkles in the neck by removing the extra skin. Another term for a neck lift is \u201cplatysmaplasty.\u201d The platysma is the most superficial muscle of the neck and contributes to vertical bands. plasty means to repair. So a platysmaplasty repairs and tightens the muscle resulting in a more defined, sharper neckline.