Why a Neck Lift Should Be Next on Your List of Surgical Procedures
The neck is not an area that most people consider when they think about plastic surgery. After all, your face is right above your neck and that’s more important, right? In fact, your neck can have an important impact on how your face looks from the front and the side. That’s why a neck lift needs to be considered if you’re contemplating plastic surgery.
A Neck Lift Makes You Look Thinner
As you get older, your neck can start to accumulate extra fat deposits. This happens for two major reasons: you’re gaining extra weight that is hard to lose, or the fat around the middle of your face starts migrating downward under the influence of gravity. The fat deposits settle underneath your chin, causing you to develop a double chin appearance. These deposits are very difficult to eliminate through diet and exercise alone. Even if you spend years getting healthy, you still might have those stubborn areas of fat around your neck.
A neck lift can remove those fat deposits to give your neck, jaw, and chin better contouring from all angles. This helps you look thinner and healthier.
It Tightens Up Your Loose Skin
Age also causes your skin to loosen around your face and neck. The more your skin loosens, the more pull it feels from gravity, which causes it to loosen more. If left untreated, over time you can develop a turkey gobbler look around your neck. This effect can also be the result of losing an excessive amount of weight – the excess fat that caused your skin to stretch is now gone, but the impact on your skin is still there. A neck lift will tighten your skin so that your neck and chin are two different entities and your neck looks smoother.
It Makes Your Face Look Younger
Having a double chin or a turkey gobbler doesn’t just affect your neck; it also has a negative impact on your face. Looking heavier and having looser skin around your neck makes your face look older even if your face doesn’t have those problems. Getting a neck lift helps improve the look of your neck, but it also improves the look of your face. You can look younger and healthier from just one procedure!
It Gives You Better Balance
Even though your face and neck are two different things, they’re still connected and influence how the other one appears. If your neck is causing you to look heavier and older, your face will consequently look heavier and older. It sounds crazy, but consider how different areas of your body influence each other. If you have a smaller waist and wider hips, your top half will look smaller than your bottom half. If you have a slightly smaller mouth, your eyes and nose will look larger by comparison. The way that different areas of your face and body dictate how you look as a whole demonstrates how important it is to have balance in your appearance. If your neck is out of balance with your face, it shows in your overall appearance.
How a Neck Lift Works
The neck lift procedure is similar to other lift procedures. An incision is made at your hairline, usually behind your ear to help conceal the scars. The surgeon uses the incisions to access the fat deposits and remove them with liposuction techniques. The muscles and soft tissue can be repaired and tightened through the incisions and excess skin is trimmed away. Once everything has been fixed on the inside, the surgeon can lift the skin around your neck and secure it to the incision site. This part is really important to get right, otherwise you could be left with a neck that is too tight and very uncomfortable. The point is to give you a neck with better contouring, not to make it look like you got plastic surgery.
Initial recovery from a neck lift takes about two weeks, at which point most patients can return to work and resume their normal activities. Full recovery usually takes about a month. The recovery itself depends on the patients and the extent of the surgery being performed. During your recovery, it’s important to keep your head elevated and avoid turning your neck more than necessary to keep the swelling down and keep your sutures intact.
Schedule a Neck Lift Consultation
If you suffer from having excess fat and loose skin around your neck and chin, consider scheduling a neck lift consultation at Spalding Drive Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, CA. Our team of elite plastic surgeons is among the best is the country and possess the skills to help you look your absolute best. To learn more about neck lift surgery and what it can do for you, contact Spalding Drive at (310) 275-2467 to schedule your initial patient consultation.