


Many patients combine this procedure with a facelift.Īfter conducting a thorough medical history, Dr Pham and his staff will offer information regarding anaesthesia, the surgical facility to be used, and the costs for the procedure.
#Chin tuck procedure skin
After the skin is tightened, excess skin is eliminated through additional incisions around the ear. The procedure, usually performed under local anaesthesia with IV sedation, first releases the muscle from the skin before the neck muscles are pulled tight. Patients with greater laxity may require a longer incision behind the ears. It is also often combined with other procedures such as a facelift or liposuction as a makeover package.Ī neck lift is commonly requested to correct loose skin and banding under the chin, also known as 'turkey wattle'.ĭuring the procedure small incisions are placed under the chin and/or behind the ears. Neck surgery may combine cervicoplasty to remove excess skin and platysmaplasty (to alter neck muscles). It is suited to people, usually 55 to 75 years, who experience neck laxity due to normal ageing and who want to improve jaw definition and appearance.

Neck lift surgery is used cosmetically to remove excess fat or skin and to tighten weakened neck muscles.
