Necklift in Salt Lake City, UT

Some people can have success treating neck banding with Botox injections, but this varies widely between patients. Kybella, an injectable that consists mainly of deoxycholic acid, is effective for reducing double chins. It does this by breaking down fat that has accumulated under the chin. So, if you’re mainly concerned about a double chin caused by fat, Kybella, liposuction, or deep neck contouring could be a good alternative.

However, if your major problem is loose, sagging skin, not fat accumulation, the only alternatives to a surgical neck lift would be laser and radiofrequency energy treatments, such as Morpheus8 and FaceTite. Unlike surgical rejuvenation, these treatments are not near as effective nor are permanent solutions.

As with all surgery, modern anesthesia ensures you won’t feel a thing. Recovery after a neck lift isn’t as much an issue of pain, but the hassle of limiting your head movement and the duration of this requirement. These aren’t overly painful, as our neck doesn’t have the same number of nerves as our facial skin.

Facelifts/neck lifts are major surgical procedures, and they involve those same risks: excessive bleeding, poor incision healing, infection, and reaction to anesthesia. As for facelifts combined with neck lifts, these are the specific risks:

• Injury to the nerves that control facial muscles (usually temporary)
• Numbness or tingling around the incision areas (temporary)
• Hair loss at the incision sites
• Skin discoloration (rare but can continue for several months)
• Skin healing issues (more common with smokers)

Often times patients are coming in with neck concerns that also contribute to sagging and laxity in the face area. If you are someone who is experiencing jowling, tissue descent in the mid cheeks and lower face, laxity and/or fullness in the neck,  and banding in the neck, you are likely a candidate for deep plane facelift surgery. 

Deep Plane Facelift surgery addresses the lower face and neck area as one unit, lifting and tightening for the most comprehensive and natural results. You are going to get a better overall and long-term result with this procedure. 

A consultation with one of our surgeons is recommended to determine the best method of correction for your neck concerns. 

Candidates for this procedure are patients that are in their teens into early 40s that want improve the neckline, deepen the cervicomental angle, improve the marionette lines, and reduce submental fat. Younger patients can get an improved neckline this way without the facelift incisions around the ears. In older patients, this procedure is not the best measure of treatment when addressing jowls and excess skin of the lower face and neck. Age is not always a determining factor, it mostly depends on the individuals facial anatomy and if there is excess skin that needs to be addressed.

Unlike the rest of the body, the skin on the neck is truly hanging. Due to the function of the throat, the skin can’t be overly taut and constricting. If you pinch the skin on your neck you can pinch much easier than everywhere else on your body. Gravity loves this inherent looseness. That’s why sometimes a person’s face doesn’t show much aging, but his or her neck does. Wrinkling on the neck skin, neck bands, a “turkey wattle,” jowls — they’re all courtesy of the passage of time and your neck.

It is best to consult with one of Utah Facial Plastics surgeons. They will be able to evaluate your individual features and recommend the best course of treatment. Patient's often have a procedure in mind, but it may not always be best for correction and could leave you underwhelmed or disappointed. We will give the best recommendation and educate on what you expect. 

Our necks are involved with our head movements, so recovery from neck lift surgery isn’t a simple process. Some things seem obvious, such as the need to keep your head straight and minimize twisting or bending of your altered neck tissue. But one thing that applies in most recoveries — applying ice to minimize swelling — is forbidden with neck lift surgery. Why? In this area of the body, ice can compromise blood flow to the neck, leading to tissue death. Also, keeping your head elevated is very important.

It’s usually 10 to 14 days of recovery. An ace bandage will be worn for the first 5-7 days. Swelling won’t dissipate quickly, in some cases lingering for months. So, don’t expect instant feedback with your neck lift. Your results will show in time. Any strenuous exercise, particularly anything involved twisting of the neck, is a no go for six weeks. You need to keep blood pressure from elevating up to the face and neck.