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“The Neck Decides Your Age: Why Neck Lift Surgery Should Be Done Together with a Facelift”

Garnet Plastic Surgery · 가넷성형외과의원 · March 28, 2026

As aging progresses, one of the first areas to become noticeable is the neck wrinkles. Especially for women in their late 50s to 60s, stress often comes more from horizontal neck w...

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Clinic: Garnet Plastic Surgery

Original post date: March 28, 2026

Translated at: April 22, 2026 at 2:18 PM

Medical note: This translation does not guarantee medical accuracy or suitability for treatment decisions.

As aging progresses, one of the first areas to become noticeable is the neck wrinkles.

Especially for women in their late 50s to 60s, stress often comes more from horizontal neck wrinkles, vertical bands, and sagging skin than from facial sagging.

In such cases, a simple lifting procedure has its limits, and a neck lift performed together with a facelift can be a more fundamental solution.

  • The Key Point in a Facelift: The SMAS Layer -

The most important element in facelift surgery is the SMAS layer.

A facelift is not simply about pulling the skin.

  • Precisely dissecting beneath the SMAS layer

  • Thoroughly releasing the retaining ligaments

  • Repositioning the deeper structures

These steps determine the result of the surgery.

“The Neck Decides Your Age: Why Neck Lift Surgery Should Be Done Together with a Facelift” image 1 In a facelift, the SMAS layer; in a neck lift, the platysma. SMAS layer. SMAS.

  • The Important Platysma and Skin Repositioning in a Neck Lift -

A neck lift requires a structural approach that is different from the face.

In particular, the platysma is important.

Because this muscle is connected to the facial SMAS layer and continues down to the neck,

how it is handled makes a major difference in the result.

A representative method is

👉 corset platysmaplasty, pelican surgery

  • Through an incision under the chin

  • The separated platysma on both sides is gathered and tied together in the center

  • The vertical neck bands are removed

This greatly improves the neck line, making it firmer and smoother.

✔ But what really determines the result is ‘skin repositioning’

What many people overlook is the treatment of the skin.

Neck wrinkles are caused not simply by sagging skin, but because various fibrous structures (filament) beneath the skin are intertwined.

“The Neck Decides Your Age: Why Neck Lift Surgery Should Be Done Together with a Facelift” image 2 Retaining ligaments of the face and neck. Retaining ligaments of the neck.

Therefore, for good results,

  • The adhesions beneath the skin must be sufficiently dissected

  • The tissue should be naturally repositioned

  • The excess skin should be excised toward the scalp behind the ears

This process is absolutely necessary.

Only when this is done properly can a smooth neck line without irregularities be achieved.

  • Before and after a facelift and neck lift in a woman in her 60s -

This case is a female patient in her 60s. She had facial sagging, but her biggest concern was neck wrinkles.

“The Neck Decides Your Age: Why Neck Lift Surgery Should Be Done Together with a Facelift” image 3 Facelift in your 60s. Facelift and neck lift in your 60s. Before and after facelift. Before and after neck lift. This is a real model who consented to public release.

“The Neck Decides Your Age: Why Neck Lift Surgery Should Be Done Together with a Facelift” image 4 Before and after neck lift in your 60s. Neck lift review in your 60s. Neck lift review. Neck lift surgery review. This is a real model who consented to public release.

Looking at the result after surgery,

  • The horizontal neck wrinkles improved

  • The vertical bands disappeared

  • The boundary between the jawline and neck became clearer

You can see this improvement.

✔ Recommended for people like this.

  • When neck wrinkles are prominent

  • When the jawline has collapsed and a double chin has formed

  • When there are vertically protruding neck muscle bands

  • When improvement from a facelift alone feels insufficient

In particular, 👉 if you are a woman who enjoys wearing clothes that show the neck or wearing necklaces, combining a neck lift with a facelift leads to much higher satisfaction.

“The Neck Decides Your Age: Why Neck Lift Surgery Should Be Done Together with a Facelift” image 5 Before and after neck wrinkle surgery. Neck wrinkle surgery review. This is a real model who consented to public release.

A neck lift is not simply a surgery that pulls the skin.

  • Understanding the structure connected to the SMAS

  • Precise correction of the platysma

  • Delicate repositioning of the skin

Only when these three elements are harmonized can a natural and long-lasting result be created.

If you feel that a facelift alone is not enough,

considering a neck lift at the same time can create a more complete rejuvenating effect.

“The Neck Decides Your Age: Why Neck Lift Surgery Should Be Done Together with a Facelift” image 6 Neck lift review. Neck wrinkle surgery review. Neck lift review in your 60s. This is a real model who consented to public release.

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