CosMedica - Cosmetic Surgery in New York City - Dr. Howard T. Bellin

The neck is one of the first body areas to show your age. The neck generally has less fat under the skin to maintain a ‘plump’ look longer, and while many people are careful to exfoliate, moisturize, and apply sun block to their faces, they often forget to treat the skin of their neck with the same care.

Fortunately, a neck lift can restore a youthful appearance, decreasing or even eliminating loose hanging skin, excess skin, fat, or band lines.

There are three different variations on the neck lift procedure:

• liposuction
• cervicoplasty
• platysmaplasty

You and your board-certified facial plastic surgeon will decide which procedure, or combination of procedures, is best for you depending on your needs and the results you wish to achieve.

Neck lifts generally begin with liposuction to remove unwanted excess fat. The physician then moves on to cervicoplasty or platysmaplasty to correct additional issues. Cervicoplasty removes excess skin, often caused by sagging, aging skin or weight loss. Platysmaplasty reduces bands around the neck due to loss of elasticity, aging skin, or sun damage.

Neck lifts can be performed in combination with other procedures, such as forehead lifts, facelifts or blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery). Generally, a neck lift is an outpatient procedure that does not require a hospital stay and is performed in the surgeon’s office. Neck lifts can also be performed in an outpatient surgery center or hospital under local or general anesthesia.

Today’s advanced surgical technology means the neck lift can be performed endoscopically, using tiny instruments and small, faster-healing incisions that also reduces the need for anesthesia. Ultimately, you can expect less bruising and a faster recovery when the neck lift is performed endoscopically.