Neck lift helps to "reset" a few decades

In today's world, the desire to maintain a youthful appearance of the face and body for as long as possible is absolutely natural. No matter what aspect of modern life you touch, be it career, relationships, social status, and so on, youth definitely only benefits a person. Modern medicine, in particular plastic surgery, offers many ways to rejuvenate. Since the signs of aging first appear on the face of a person, the greatest attention is directed to him. Almost everything can be hidden under clothes, but not only the face, but also the neck of a person remains visible. An integrated approach in choosing the tactics of plastic surgery and performing a neck lift along with the correction of facial defects helps to achieve the maximum rejuvenating effect.

Peculiarities of neck lift surgery

Today, a neck lift is included in the list of the main tasks of a plastic surgeon. Early enough, visible subcutaneous bands appear on the anterior surface of the neck, which is explained by age-related gravitational ptosis. The sagging of not only the skin, but also the edges of the subcutaneous muscle of the neck creates the so-called "turkey chin"; - visible age-related cosmetic deformation. The subcutaneous muscle of the neck is a paired muscle that is located between the upper edge of the clavicle and the lower edge of the mandible. When there is an age-related loss of tone in this muscle, the appearance of the neck deteriorates significantly, and a surgical neck lift becomes the most effective option for correcting such a defect.

Neck lift:

• basic principles of neck lift surgery;
• combined intervention: facelift plus neck lift;
• features of a neck and face lift in men.

Basic Principles of Neck Lift Surgery

Today, several modifications of the neck lift operation are used, but the basic principle of the intervention is the same. A neck lift is performed as follows:

• in the chin fold, a skin incision about 5 cm long is made;
• the adipose tissue of the subcutaneous muscle of the neck is removed through the incision;
• the medial edges of the subcutaneous muscle of the neck are sutured together from the chin to the thyroid cartilage;
• if necessary, the excess part of the edge of the muscle is excised;
• the excess skin is excised and the wound is sutured in two layers with internal sutures.

Combined intervention: facelift plus neck lift

If a neck lift is performed in combination with a face lift, the above steps of the surgical intervention are supplemented by a lift of the lateral edges of the subcutaneous muscle of the neck. To do this, they must be separated from the underlying sternocleidomastoid muscle in an obliquely downward and anterior direction. The detached flap must be pulled upwards and backwards, and then fixed to the fascia that covers the sternocleidomastoid muscle. The wound must be sutured with sutures parallel to the course of the muscle fibers, and it is important to avoid any injury to the greater ear nerve. This combined technique of surgical intervention allows you to achieve the maximum rejuvenating effect of a face and neck lift.

Peculiarities of neck and facelift in men

Neck and face lift in males has its own characteristics, which is directly related to the characteristics of hair growth on the face and neck in men. The skin incision should be made along the beard growth line, while the beard growth zone, as a result of tightening the skin of the neck, shifts to the parotid fold and even somewhat goes beyond the ear lobule. A man should be informed that after surgery he will have to shave his beard in the area behind the ear lobule, and that it is difficult to mask the postoperative scar due to short hair. If a man has pronounced nasolabial folds that require a significant displacement of the skin flap posteriorly and upwards, a small flap of skin is excised in the temple area, which helps to prevent displacement of the sideburn line after a facelift and neck lift.