How Plastic Surgery Recommends Double Chin Lifting Like This (Neck Lift Surgery)

Hello, I am Dr. Park Hyung-seok, a board-certified plastic surgeon.

Recently, I recommended a mini neck lift to a client in their mid-30s who was concerned about a double chin...

Mini neck lift (left: before surgery, right: 4 days after surgery)

As shown in the photo above,

although swelling was still present after surgery,

the double chin had improved, and I can still remember how grateful the patient looked.

There are other similar cases...

Mini neck lift (left: before surgery, right: 4 days after surgery)

In fact, there is a lot of demand for double chin treatment,

but many people regard double chin lifting as a rather intimidating and unfamiliar type of treatment.

So as an alternative,

many choose neck liposuction, which is a much lighter treatment...

but the results often fall short of expectations.

So today,

I’d like to talk a bit about

the mini neck lift surgery

that improves a double chin.

I had double chin liposuction,

but it didn’t work!

A facelift and neck lift case of someone who did not see results from liposuction in the past

During my 10-plus years working as a plastic surgeon,

I have often met people with this kind of concern.

They invariably ask this question.

Doctor, what treatment do you recommend for my neck?

I always recommend a neck lift.

Of course, many people are afraid of surgery and hesitate.

Even though I have extensive experience with jawline liposuction,

I recommend neck lifts more often because of anatomical reasons.

Why neck lifting is more desirable: the structure of the neck

As shown in the figure below,

the neck is made up of multiple layers of tissue.

1 = skin

2 = subcutaneous fat

3 = muscle (platysma, broad neck muscle)

4 = deep fat

5 = digastric muscle

6 = salivary gland

7 = mylohyoid muscle

Source: Clinics in Plastic Surgery 2018 vol. 45

Double chin liposuction

can reduce the superficial subcutaneous fat

that corresponds to item 2.

However, it has limitations when it comes to suctioning deep fat,

which corresponds to item 4.

This is because it is difficult to control bleeding,

so the muscle in item 3 should not be penetrated.

But neck lifting can safely reduce the structures corresponding to items 4 to 6

while controlling bleeding,

below the muscle.

Tissues to be removed in a neck lift

Source: MCPS from Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Because the tissues are treated while being directly seen,

it is much safer than liposuction.

A mini neck lift for double chin lifting from a surgeon’s perspective

Incision line for a neck lift (red line)

Source: MCPS from Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Unless it is performed together with a facelift,

a neck lift is done through a small incision of about 3 cm under the chin,

as shown in the figure above.

Because the incision line is short, it is also called a mini neck lift.

Another advantage is that it is made in a location that is not noticeable.

After the skin incision, some of the deep fat and salivary gland are removed,

and the left and right platysma muscles are brought toward the center and tightened together.

This surgery, also called muscle binding,

briefly became popular in Gangnam plastic surgery clinics.

Muscle tightened in muscle-binding surgery (platysma)

The reason this surgery did not become widespread among many clients

is that simply tightening the muscle alone does not produce

the desired surgical result.

Nunhogi Plastic Surgery is

a place that safely and efficiently treats deep neck tissue.

A case of treatment for a sagging neck at Nunhogi Plastic Surgery

Case of simultaneous facelift and neck lift: 3 months

Case of facelift and neck lift: 2 months

Case of facelift and neck lift: 2 months — the sharp jawline is maintained even when the head is lowered

Because this is a clinic specializing in lifting surgery for middle-aged patients,

neck lifting is often performed together with facelifts (link), but recently,

younger patients in their 30s and 40s with double chins

have also been receiving mini neck lifts at our hospital.

1 month before and after mini neck lift

1 month before and after double chin lifting

Double chin lifting surgery results with a sharp jawline even when the head is lowered

The reason a short incision can still be effective is

Why the skin incision can be short in a neck lift (Source: Art of Aesthetic Surgery 2020)

because when a sagging neck like C in the figure above

becomes like D,

more skin surplus is needed.

In other words, because there is actually no skin sagging,

a small incision can still produce good results! When visiting a plastic surgery clinic to ask about your concerns,

it is most important to find a medical team that can accurately diagnose the cause,

and that has extensive experience in treatments that remove that cause.

Nunhogi Plastic Surgery will match your standards.

And we will raise your perspective.

If you have questions about plastic surgery,

please contact or visit Nunhogi Plastic Surgery,

and we will explain in more detail.

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