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What Makes A Good Candidate For A Neck Lift?

The American actress and activist Jane Fonda said in an interview with The Guardian that I got tired of looking tired:

“I did have cosmetic surgery. I got tired of looking tired when I wasn’t.”

She also discussed working on her jawline and neck to feel more confident as she ages, but emphasized that she wanted to look like herself, just refreshed.

You may be a suitable candidate for a neck lift if the bands, creases, or loose skin behind your chin are becoming more evident.

Are You Ready for Neck Lift Surgery?

A neck lift surgery is a personal and transformational decision. If you're dealing with loose skin, muscle banding, or excess fat around your neck and jawline, a neck lift surgery can improve your profile and restore a more youthful appearance. Before booking for your surgery, however, it’s essential to determine if you are an appropriate candidate.

An ideal candidate for a neck lift surgery should be in good physical health, a non-smoker, and have realistic expectations regarding the results. Most patients who are concerned about the visible signs of aging in the neck region that non-invasive treatments cannot resolve are ideal candidates.

There’s the emotional and psychological readiness, too. Are you ready for the post-recovery stage? Do you have enough time and support to allow you to heal properly? A board-certified cosmetic surgeon can help alleviate any anxiety by detailing the risks, benefits, and potential outcomes that are specific to your anatomy.

Some points that indicate you are a good candidate for neck lift surgery:

  1. You have notably loose, sagging skin, or there is excess fat noticeably around your neck or jawline.
  2. The desired results are not yet being achieved through the use of non-surgical treatments.
  3. Your overall health status is consistently good, and you are generally exempt from virtually all serious medical conditions.
  4. You are deemed eligible if you do not smoke or are willing to quit both before and after the surgery.
  5. You hold realistic expectations regarding the results of the procedure.
  6. You are adequately prepared mentally and emotionally for both neck lift recovery and surgery.
  7. The healing process typically lasts approximately 2 to 4 weeks. You have time in which to commit to it.
  8. For guidance, you have consulted with a board-certified cosmetic surgeon.

What does a Neck lift surgery do?

Unlike the face, you cannot camouflage sagging neck skin through the use of fillers or skin-firming creams. Surgery is the only way to address all the signs of an aging neck. No other approach can deliver the same results.

Fixing The Double Chin

The universally dreaded double chin is frequently associated with significant weight gain or that particularly unsightly fullness under the chin. This is accurate; however, as people age, in addition to heredity, a double chin can also appear.

People who maintain their weight but are born with a short neck or a weak chin tend to develop a double chin more often than others. As people age, their skin will inevitably start to lose its firmness.

Neck and chin liposuction emerges as the recommended surgical procedure to achieve a slender neck profile when fat deposits are the primary factor contributing to a double chin. The permanent removal of excess fat through neck liposuction allows you to obtain a delicate and naturally youthful neck appearance.

If your skin has lost elasticity, then the sole procedure that will tighten your skin and eliminate excess skin involves a neck lift.

Resolving the Inadequately Defined Jawline

During your youth, your facial features tend to be larger. The aging process causes your jawline to sag, forming a trapezoidal shape, and causes your cheeks to lose volume.

At this point, jowls begin to show.

Neck lift surgery offers the potential to restore poorly defined jawlines into more attractive, youthful contours. A neck lift alone fails to deliver the expected results.

Patients who believe they need a neck lift due to an undefined jawline often discover that a lower facelift, combined with a neck lift, would better address their concerns. The procedure of a facelift elevates the jowl region that runs along the jawline.

Fixing The ‘Turkey Neck’

The effects of gravity, along with the breakdown of collagen that provides skin structure, also influence the appearance of the neck during aging.

As neck muscles begin to deteriorate, their support decreases, leading to the skin of the neck drooping and sagging. The development of turkey neck or wattles happens through this process.

The platysma muscles in your neck become tightened through a neck lift procedure, which also eliminates surplus skin in cases of "turkey neck."

Fixing Vertical Bands

Collagen breakdown, as it pertains to gravity, also affects the appearance of the neck with age.

As the neck muscles begin to weaken, the overlying skin loses its support, causing it to hang loosely and, to some extent, sag. This phenomenon describes the formation of turkey neck or wattles.

A neck lift for turkey neck involves tightening the platysma muscle of the neck and trimming excess skin associated with the appearance of a “turkey neck.”

Fixing Wrinkles and Creases

The leading factors contributing to crease and wrinkle formation on the neck include: muscle weakness, prolonged exposure to the sun, and collagen breakdown. Moderate to deep-set wrinkles on the neck can be treated with neck lift surgery.

When Not to Consider a Neck Lift

  1. You have unmanaged chronic health conditions (diabetes and heart disease).
  2. You will continue to smoke before and after the surgery.
  3. Expectations for the results are completely out of scope.
  4. Expecting no downtime with fast results.
  5. Susceptible to poor healing or excessive scarring.
  6. Currently pregnant or nursing.
  7. No non-surgical options have been tried.
  8. Unable to follow through with time off and care after surgery.
  9. Skin elasticity is too low for a positive outcome.
  10. No evaluation from a qualified cosmetic surgeon has been done.

Say Goodbye to Turtlenecks: Discover the Confidence of a Sculpted Neckline

A neck lift, which is part of facial rejuvenation, includes muscle repositioning and excision of redundant skin. A neck lift—delicate, youthful, and natural—requires planning, study, and selection of a cosmetic surgeon with great attention to detail.

Schedule a consultation with a board certified cosmetic surgeon for neck liposuction to develop a personalized strategy tailored to your goals.

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