When rejuvenating your face, don’t forget the neck. Wrinkles and sagging below the chin can age your appearance significantly.

If you have wrinkles and sagging on the neck, a neck lift may hold the key to your rejuvenation. This cosmetic procedure tightens and reshapes the delicate tissues on the chin and neck.

Here, we’ll explain what a neck lift is and what it can do for you.

What Can a Neck Lift Do for You?

A neck lift can address a variety of age-related aesthetic concerns. This procedure revitalizes your appearance by targeting four key issues:

• Loose Neck Skin – As you age, your skin becomes less elastic and loses its ability to contract. At first, changes are subtle, but over time skin laxity can become very apparent. A neck lift removes excess skin, tightens it, and re-drapes it to reduce wrinkling and restore a youthful neck appearance.
• Loose Neck Muscles – Neck muscles can loosen over time, especially the platysma muscle, the long neck muscle that extends from the chin to the upper chest. A neck lift tightens this muscle, erasing a double chin and restoring definition under the chin and along the neckline.
• Fat in the Neck – Excess fat can accumulate under the chin and along the neck. A neck lift paired with liposuction removes this fat. This treatment can reduce the appearance of jowls or a double chin.

What Happens During a Neck Lift

A neck lift is performed using sedation or general anesthesia, depending on a patient’s preferences and the degree of desired rejuvenation. Dr. Yegiyants makes incisions that allow her to access your neck tissues. Fat is sculpted, repositioned, or removed. The platysma muscle is tightened, and the skin is redraped. Finally, the incisions are sutured closed.

Dr. Yegiyants uses two different incision styles for neck lift surgery: a limited neck lift incision or a traditional incision. She’ll choose the option that works best for the degree of sagging present and the amount of desired rejuvenation.

Neck Lift: Should I Have the Procedure Alone or Paired with a Facelift?

This procedure can be paired with a facelift for patients who are experiencing aging in both the face and neck. A neck lift can be performed on its own when patients are only experiencing these changes in the neck or for patients that have already received facelift surgery and now want to rejuvenate the appearance of the neck.

If you’re planning a facelift with Dr. Yegiyants, ask her if you could benefit from a neck lift too. If you’ve already received a facelift and are now developing signs of aging on the neck, ask us about neck lift surgery on its own.

Call Dr. Yegiyants to schedule your neck lift consultation in Santa Barbara, CA, at (805) 682-1731, or contact us online today.