Two of the best operations for significantly minimizing the visual look of aging on the face, neck region, and décolletage areas are facelift or neck lift surgery. How can you determine if a neck lift or a facelift is necessary?
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Similarities
There are certain parallels between a neck lift and facelift. Similar outcomes are achieved by both procedures: sagging skin and weakened muscles surrounding the face or neck are significantly improved.
Both procedures result in an immediate and noticeable decrease in aging indicators. Apart from the outcomes, there are similarities in the levels of invasiveness and recuperation times between both treatments.
Furthermore, both treatments have the potential to provide benefits that endure a long time, particularly if the patient adheres to their doctor’s aftercare instructions and maintains a healthy lifestyle following the surgery.
Some Differences
Facelift: Although there are many diverse kinds of facelift operations, most plastic surgeons refer to the method of lifting the skin from the cheeks toward the forehead when they talk about a facelift treatment. The front section of the ear is where most incisions are done.
In order to minimize wrinkles and address sagging skin in these areas, the facelift concentrates on enhancing the cheeks, bottom face (marionette lines), cheekbones, and jawline.
Neck Lift: On the other hand, a method called pulling extra skin behind the jawline, jowls, and chin is used in neck lift surgery. To properly conceal incisions, they are usually made below the chin and behind the ears.
A neck lift lifts the jawline, jowls, and skin that hangs behind the chin. Procedures at the Orfaniotis Plastic Surgery center can focus on neck lifts, which address “turkey neck,” or the hanging skin on the upper part of the throat, as well as the region behind the chin.
Are you in need of both a face and neck lift?
Depending on unique difficulties and intended results, sometimes identifying which surgery is a better fit might be challenging for a patient sans professional guidance. Here is a creative at-home method to try:
Using the fingertips at the highest point of your cheekbones, press your skin back and upward to simulate a facelift. Put your forefingers outside of your jaw and below the jawline to imitate a neck lift. Then, press back and upward.
The majority of patients who might benefit from a lower facelift also have facial symptoms of aging that would be improved by a neck lift. Because of this, a lower neck and face lift combined is really the most popular operation. The front as well as the back of the ears are incised, along with a little incision that is often made behind the chin.
The best approach to find out which operation is ideal for you is to make an appointment for a free consultation, during which our cosmetic specialists will accurately identify age and face features and create a treatment plan tailored to your needs.
Other non-invasive or less invasive treatment alternatives, such as Kybella, dermal fillers, or neck face liposuction, may also be available depending on your needs. Cosmetic procedures that involve surgery and those that do not are exclusive. In reality, the greatest method to achieve your goals and keep them long-term is frequently to combine the two.
The ideal moment to improve your appearance with non-surgical procedures like dermal filler injections or laser skin resurfacing may be during surgery. This is particularly true if you have chosen a surgical technique that calls for a lengthy recovery period or general anesthesia.
Long-term downtime and costs can be reduced by utilizing this time to complete several tasks.
Your surgeon may suggest a combination of non-surgical and surgical therapies for optimal and long-lasting outcomes, based on your existing anatomy and your desired outcomes.
Cosmetic doctors frequently combine surgical and non-surgical techniques in the following manner to get the best and most durable outcomes.
Resurfacing Laser
Similar to PRP injections, skin renewal and smoothing with laser resurfacing (https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/laser-resurfacing/about/pac-20385114#:~:text.) can improve the effects of your facelift. Both during and after your facelift, the surgery can be performed.
Many patients choose to have deep laser resurfacing done in conjunction with a facelift since both procedures have lengthy recovery periods. This keeps the recuperation process from having to be repeated later.
Botox After Blepharoplasty
Botox is an excellent non-surgical procedure that may be used to prolong the effects of eyelid surgery. The results of blepharoplasty are temporary, just like any other cosmetic procedure. As you age, your skin will sag again, causing your eyes to droop. A follow-up procedure may not be necessary eight to ten years later with regular Botox injections.
Cool Toning After Liposuction
Unwanted fat pockets can be surgically removed using liposuction surgery. Further toning the naturally occurring muscles underneath in the treated region might improve the appearance of your results even more after surgery.
A cutting-edge non-surgical body-contouring technique called Cool Tone tones, strengthens, and tightens the muscle tissue of the butt, thighs, and stomach to give the area a firmer, more contoured appearance. There is no downtime needed for this minimally invasive, painless procedure.
Lip Filler During Face Lift
The look of the face can be significantly altered with a rhinoplasty treatment. Improving both the lip shape and volume simultaneously can assist counterbalance the nose’s new contour. Injecting lip filler during rhinoplasty anesthesia also minimizes injection discomfort and maximizes your recuperation period.