Neck lift surgery: How to remove double chin and neck wrinkles at the same time

Hello, this is Lee Seong-jun from Reting Plastic Surgery Seoul Branch.

When you enter your 30s, you start to notice changes in your skin.

When signs of skin aging begin to appear, many people switch their basic skincare products or look for dermatology clinics.

Just like the face, the skin on the neck should also be cared for early.

As you age, skin elasticity decreases and the skin sags downward.

This goes beyond simply making wrinkles deeper and can also make the jawline less distinct.

From the 30s to the 50s and beyond, skin concerns vary from person to person.

However, if you think about improving your overall appearance and reducing an aged look, everyone needs care in the same area.

That area is not the forehead, eyes, or nose that we usually focus on, but the jaw and neck.

Today, let’s take a detailed look at how a neck lift surgery can change things and who needs this procedure.

Aging that makes the face look bigger

Sagging jawline fat, cheek fat, and neck wrinkles are major factors that blur the boundary between the jawline and the neck.

This not only makes you look older, but also makes the face appear bigger.

No matter how diligently you care for your skin to improve an aged look, if you do not manage sagging jawline fat and neck wrinkles, the result can look unnatural.

The neck is exposed to the outside world just as much as the face, so it is greatly affected by environmental factors such as ultraviolet rays.

Because of that, neck skin also loses elasticity early, sags, and develops wrinkles, just like facial skin.

Once skin elasticity is lost, it is difficult to restore it through self-care, no matter how good the cosmetics are.

What is V-neck lifting?

At Reting Plastic Surgery, we improve deep neck wrinkles, a jawline with no clear boundary due to sagging skin, and more with V-neck lifting.

V-neck lifting, a neck lift surgery, is a method that can manage both neck wrinkles and the lower face at the same time.

Because it addresses sagging cheeks, prominent buccal fat, marionette lines, a double chin, and neck wrinkles all at once, it helps avoid unnatural results.

When people hear “lifting surgery,” they sometimes hesitate because they worry about scars.

Compared with a face lift, V-neck lifting leaves smaller scars, so there is no need to worry too much.

Why it should be done at Reting

Neck lift surgery is a procedure that lifts the sagging skin as well as the SMAS layer upward.

You can think of the SMAS layer as the fascia.

Our skin is made up of the epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous fat layer, fascia (SMAS) layer, and muscle layer, in that order.

Among these, the fascia (SMAS) layer is the part where skin aging reduces elasticity and causes sagging.

At Reting, we separate the SMAS layer from the muscle layer.

If the SMAS layer and muscle layer are not carefully separated, the skin can return to its original position because of the connected tissues between the skin layers.

To maintain skin health and achieve proper lifting results, the procedure should be performed at a place like Reting, where there is a high level of understanding and skill in skin-layer dissection.

Reting’s V-neck lifting can deliver contouring-like effects through SMAS-layer dissection without the need to shave bone.

After lifting, additional procedures may be performed depending on the results each person wants.

Since the lower face and neck have already had their overall elasticity improved through the neck lift surgery, there is no need to overdo additional procedures.

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Recommended candidates for V-neck lifting

People in their 20s to 30s whose skin elasticity is still good do not necessarily need a neck lift surgery.

However, if you spend a lot of time looking down while working or if your skin has sagged due to sudden weight loss, you may want to consider V-neck lifting regardless of age.

Unlike facial skin, neck skin stretches every time you move your head.

As a result, once neck wrinkles appear, they only become deeper over time.

V-neck lifting is recommended for those who want to remove neck wrinkles properly, or when neck wrinkles are deepening or fine wrinkles are increasing.

It is also effective for those who did not feel the effects of lifting procedures, or for those who are self-conscious about the lower face, jawline, and sagging chin fat.

In addition, if you feel that your face is getting bigger as you age, you can also consult about V-neck lifting.

V-neck lifting makes an incision in a VN shape along the area under the ears and the hairline of the neck.

Because of that, you can also reduce concern that scars will remain on the face and affect your appearance.

Even those who hesitated to undergo a face lift because of scar concerns can proceed with V-neck lifting without much 부담.

Personalized aftercare as well

At Reting Plastic Surgery, we do not focus only on the surgery itself.

You also need to carefully consider aftercare to see both skin health and natural-looking results.

No matter how good the surgical outcome is, if aftercare is not properly handled, the result of the surgery or the skin itself can be damaged.

At Reting, aftercare is provided in a more personalized one-on-one way.

That is because each person has a different natural skin type, facial shape, lifestyle, and surgical process.

Our medical staff do not place meaning only on performing the surgery; we place importance on results that satisfy the patient.

For that reason, we believe aftercare should be just as thorough as the surgical process.

Lifting the image

If you treat only the face without managing neck wrinkles and sagging chin fat, the unnaturalness becomes more noticeable.

If the harmony between the neck and face is not achieved, some people may even say you looked better before the procedure.

At Reting Plastic Surgery, we look at each patient’s overall impression and image and help create harmony in all the areas that cannot be hidden by clothing.

Our goal is not to treat only one part of the face, but to lift the image itself.

If you are considering a neck lift surgery because of aging, weight loss, or sagging skin, please visit Reting anytime.

We will listen carefully to even small concerns and do our best to help you leave with satisfying results.