It’s important to know that facelift and facial volumizing procedures have little effect on the neck. There is a dynamic interplay between neck muscle thickening, ligament laxity and fat excess that change as we age. The skin is a passive bystander to the changes happening underneath.
In early stages, Botox and spot liposuction may address these changes. Once a more sloping neckline has emerged, a neck tightening procedure called a platysmaplasty can be performed to tighten up the sagging neck muscles that are causing poor definition of the neck.
By tightening these muscles under the chin, a sling-like effect is created that reclaims the original neckline. It is performed with an incision placed behind the ears and under the chin. Light sedation while in an operating room is essential. No incisions are performed in front of the ear. An isolated neck lift can be performed in conjunction with liposuction of the jowls and a liquid facelift.
Since there is no surgery performed over the face itself, the swelling and bruising is easily hidden under a scarf or turtleneck. A person can go about in public often within a few days. As with most surgical procedures, results continue to improve for up to a year.
Advanced Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery offers the newest and most sophisticated cosmetic surgery procedures for men and women, including neck and face lifts, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty (nose surgery), liposuction, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast augmentation, reduction or reconstruction, as well as Botox, Juvederm and other injectable fillers.All procedures are done by ASC surgeons Dr. David Goldenberg, Dr. Sohel Islam, Dr. Prashant Soni, and Dr. Julia Toto.ASC offices are located in the Fairfield County, CT towns of Danbury, New Milford, Norwalk, Ridgefield and Southbury.
– Dr. Prashant Soni
