Q: I have a sagging neck but do I need a facelift?
A: No-one likes having a double chin ("turkey neck"). But young or older, you can usually do something about it. From late teenage years, some patients notice the hereditary feature of a chubby fat neck. Just checking your relatives gives you the clue this is not going to go away with diet or exercise. Liposuction is generally highly effective for these fatty accumulations up to the age of about 40.
After 40 years, men and women who are aging relatively normally note laxity of skin and the sagging of muscles under the chin. A mini-lift is the treatment of choice at this age and can result in a marked "firming" and tensioning of the underlying muscles of the upper neck. After about 45 years of age, fat and sagging skin combine to make the problem more severe, and usually a neck lift or facelift is performed.
To find out the best procedure for you, be sure to consult a surgeon with experience and expertise. Beware of the "latest", the "newest", the "L" or the "S" or the "turbo"! These procedures may have a nifty eponym but liposuction, mini-lift and neck lift have a proven track record of over 20 years.
Mini-lift
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