Neck Lift Surgery
About Neck Lift Surgery
A neck lift concentrates on jowls, loose skin on the neck, and fat under the chin, as well as the jaw line and lower face. The incision is similar to a traditional facelift but not as extensive in the temple area. Additionally, the skin of the face is not lifted as much in a neck lift. In all three methods, incisions are closed with various suturing techniques. Scars are hidden in the hairline and natural contours of the face.
What is Neck Lift Surgery?
A neck lift, clinically known as a lower rhytidectomy, is a surgical procedure that targets the changes wrought by aging on the skin and muscles of the neck. Unlike a facelift, whose results can be mimicked with dermal fillers and neuromodulators in lieu of surgery, surgery is the only way to address aging issues on the neck.
Neck lift vs. Face lift
Full facelifts and lower facelifts usually involve some degree of a neck lift with the procedure. But these usually do not address the entire neck, instead usually focusing on the jowls and upper neck. A true neck lift is focused solely on neck aging.
What Are The Benefits of a Neck Lift?
Neck lifts can really help with a person’s facial aging. Our neck skin and muscles tend to droop and create bands. Dr Pritha Rakshit removes excess, sagging skin and he tightens underlying muscles. He diminishes the appearance of your platysmal bands, and he contours the chin and jaw line. This combination of results definitely improves your lower facial aging. You’ll no longer feel the need to wear a turtleneck all year round.
Ideal Neck Lift Candidates
For many people, the neck is the first place to really show aging. Excess wrinkling, neck bands, jowls, even the dreaded “turkey wattle” all come into play. These are the visible signs of aging that a neck lift addresses:
Fat pockets and relaxed skin in the lower face
Loose neck skin
Fatty deposits under the chin
Muscle banding on the neck
Jowl lines
Double chin
The realization of the need for a neck lift often comes in warmer weather when we (particularly women) are exposing our necks and upper shoulders with summertime fashions. Suddenly it’s obvious that the neck has aged faster than the face. If that’s the case, you’re a good candidate for a neck lift with Dr Pritha Rakshit.
What is The Neck Lift Procedure?
Dr Pritha Rakshit utilizes two methods for his neck lift procedures, depending on the degree of change you want to see in your neck and chin area. During your consultation the two of you will discuss your options.
Traditional neck lift
A traditional neck lift incision originates in the sideburn area and continues down below the ear, terminating in the hair at the back of the scalp. The skin is pulled away and the fat is usually re-sculpted or redistributed, particularly from the jowls. Usually the platysma muscle (which runs from the upper parts of the pectoral and deltoid muscles all the way up onto the jaw) is tightened. The skin is then pulled up and re-draped, and the excess skin is trimmed away. If there is a good deal of fat under the chin, Dr Pritha Rakshit may opt for a second incision there. He can tighten the muscles and use liposuction to remove fat pockets.
Limited incision neck lift
A traditional neck lift incision originates in the sideburn area and continues down below the ear, terminating in the hair at the back of the scalp. The skin is pulled away and the fat is usually re-sculpted or redistributed, particularly from the jowls. Usually the platysma muscle (which runs from the upper parts of the pectoral and deltoid muscles all the way up onto the jaw) is tightened. The skin is then pulled up and re-draped, and the excess skin is trimmed away. If there is a good deal of fat under the chin, Dr Pritha Rakshit may opt for a second incision there. He can tighten the muscles and use liposuction to remove fat pockets.
