Double Chin Treatment: What Are the Actual Effects of a Neck Lift?

Hello.

I am Dr. Park Hyung-seok of Euenhyeong Plastic Surgery at Gangnam Station and Sinnonhyeon Station.

For people who feel that their neck has sagged and makes them look older, or who are concerned about a double chin, a neck lift is a way to maintain a smooth neck line for a longer time.

However, it is not a procedure that is as widely known as you might think. Since the word “lift” can seem quite broad, many people think of it as a surgery for middle-aged patients and often look for simpler procedures such as double chin liposuction.

It is true that a neck lift is often performed together with a facelift to achieve a satisfying lifting effect, but recently I have also seen consultation cases in people in their 30s who need a mini neck lift. As a doctor with extensive experience in related procedures, I would like to talk about the effects and precautions of this surgery.

The effect on the neck when only a facelift is performed

Changes in the neck with facelift alone

If your concern is only the area between the chin and the neck, that is, the jowls along the jawline,

at Euenhyeong Plastic Surgery, we can lift even this area with a facelift alone without performing a separate neck lift.

At this time, it is important to thoroughly separate the retaining ligaments holding the skin and SMAS layer from the midface to the neck area before lifting.

Actual effects of facelift + neck lift

3 months after facelift + neck lift

As in the case above, for people with severe sagging in the front of the neck, it is advisable to perform a neck lift together with a facelift.

In such cases, a small incision is made in a hidden area inside the underside of the chin, and dissection must be extended down past the thyroid cartilage to reveal the youthful side contour of the neck.

In particular, if you want to prevent the neck from sagging again quickly after a neck lift and create a smooth neck line, it is difficult to achieve this kind of neck contour with liposuction alone.

If you want to learn more about neck lift surgery and double chin correction, click here.

I, with extensive experience in neck lifts, will take responsibility not only for the post-operative recovery process but also for aftercare using hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and will do my best to help you return to daily life more quickly.