CHOOSE YOUR TREATMENT Neck Lift Often performed in combination with a facelift, a neck lift is a surgical procedure to tighten sagging skin on the neck and remove fatty deposits from the neck, jaw line and jowls. What is it?
The muscles of the neck slacken with age, which can lead to the sagging ‘turkey neck’ look.A neck lift can reverse this.
There is a non-surgical alternative to the neck lift, which can be achieved using Muscle Relaxing Injections (p 112), however this is really more suited for younger patients, whose skin has more elasticity.
Who does it?
● Plastic Surgeon ● Face Surgeon Who is suitable?
You’d need to undergo a thorough consultation with a plastic surgeon to ascertain whether you’re a candidate. As a general rule, neck lifts are more suited to those aged 45 and over, whose platysmal muscles have started to weaken, and whose skin is slack. However, some younger people develop fatty, sagging tissues in their neck for genetic reasons.
If you’re not quite ready for a full neck lift, but past the stage when muscle relaxing injections will help, then you might want to consider aThread Lift (p 135), which offers a slightly less invasive alternative.
What’s the treatment like?
There are a number of different techniques for neck lifting, which your surgeon may discuss with you. Usually the procedure is performed under a general anaesthetic and takes about three hours.
An incision will be made on either side of your face, from just in front of the ear, running back into the hair line. In some cases a small incision underneath the chin may also be necessary.
The skin and fat is separated from the muscle, which is then tightened and secured.
Any excess fat is then removed, the skin tightened and any excess cut
away.The incisions will be closed, usually with dissolvable stitches. In some instances Liposuction (p 101) might be used to further improve the contour of the jaw line.
What happens afterwards?
You might experience some bruising, swelling and numbness for about three weeks post surgery. Some
patients experience discomfort, but this is easily treated with pain killers.
You should be able to return to work after a fortnight, but strenuous activities should be avoided for at least six weeks.
You can expect the results of a neck lift to last for about ten years, but although it can reverse the damage that’s already been done, it can’t halt the ageing process itself, so you may need further surgery in future.
Will I have a scar? Yes, but it is easily hidden by your hair.
Cost From £3,000 to £5,000 Mr PeterArnstein explains the iGuide
Previously, neck lift surgery was generally carried out n conjunction with a facelift. But for many younger people a facelift would be inappropriate, and it is simply the loss of neck definition which causes dismay.
The iGuide system is a combination
approach.The first stage is fine liposuction of the jaw line and neck. This has the triple effect of contouring the neck by removing excess fat, creating skin shrinkage and freeing the outer skin from underlying structures to allow for the skin tightening stage.
BEFORE
AFTER
Next the surgeon makes a series of incisions to allow a sutural stitch to pass back and forth across the neck and up towards the
chin.The stitch is tensioned and tied,much like a lace in a
shoe.The skin becomes bunched at this point, but smoothes out over the following day or
two.Any bruising and swelling can be expected to subside after three weeks.
The iGuide neck lift takes about one hour and can be performed comfortably under local anaesthetic. You can expect to see a significant improvement, which sometimes is truly dramatic.
www.mcindoe-surgical.co.uk The Cosmetic Surgery Guide 115
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156 |
Page 157 |
Page 158 |
Page 159 |
Page 160 |
Page 161 |
Page 162 |
Page 163 |
Page 164 |
Page 165 |
Page 166 |
Page 167 |
Page 168 |
Page 169 |
Page 170 |
Page 171 |
Page 172 |
Page 173 |
Page 174 |
Page 175 |
Page 176 |
Page 177 |
Page 178 |
Page 179 |
Page 180 |
Page 181 |
Page 182 |
Page 183 |
Page 184 |
Page 185 |
Page 186 |
Page 187 |
Page 188 |
Page 189 |
Page 190 |
Page 191 |
Page 192 |
Page 193 |
Page 194 |
Page 195 |
Page 196 |
Page 197 |
Page 198 |
Page 199 |
Page 200 |
Page 201 |
Page 202 |
Page 203 |
Page 204 |
Page 205 |
Page 206 |
Page 207 |
Page 208 |
Page 209 |
Page 210 |
Page 211 |
Page 212 |
Page 213 |
Page 214 |
Page 215 |
Page 216 |
Page 217 |
Page 218 |
Page 219 |
Page 220 |
Page 221 |
Page 222 |
Page 223 |
Page 224 |
Page 225 |
Page 226 |
Page 227 |
Page 228