Neck lift

Do you know this? Overall, you are quite satisfied with your reflection – if there weren't certain problem areas to observe. They often make themselves unpleasantly noticeable, especially in the lower half of the face: Sagging corners of the mouth give the expression a sad undertone, the chin area tends towards a double chin, and the wrinkles on the neck don't really want to match the largely smooth forehead and eye area fit. So, time for a comprehensive facelift? Not necessarily, say the plastic-aesthetic specialists of the Premium Medical Circle. "Especially patients under 50 often benefit from a less extensive, gentle procedure that only corrects specific zones." The neck, the experienced surgeons know, plays a special role in this.

When firmness and elasticity in the neck decline

The aging process of the skin cannot be stopped, but it can become noticeable in certain body zones earlier than in others. This becomes unpleasant when unmistakable differences appear on the face and neck between still fresh and smooth-looking skin and wrinkle-defined areas. Especially under the chin and on the neck, the skin loses elasticity and firmness, the tissue begins to "sag," so to speak. The problem often becomes apparent, especially when an attractive appearance is particularly in demand – for example, in a piece of clothing that accentuates the décolleté.

The development of increasingly sophisticated, yet also more subtle techniques and methods for different variants of facelifting offers excellent opportunities to be able to respond even more specifically to the individual needs of patients. Fortunately, today's innovative procedures are not only particularly gentle for patients, but also show sustainable effects.

Before the operation

A neck lift may be advisable not only when wrinkle formation and tissue weakness have progressed to the point where the unattractive term "turkey neck" is used. A double chin approach can also be eliminated at a relatively early stage. Advantage: The before-and-after difference, which is otherwise rather drastic, is not immediately apparent - and one does not look "operated on."

Process of neck lift

Depending on individual need, such a neck facelift takes between two and three hours. The procedure is performed under twilight sleep, placing significantly less strain on the body than general anesthesia. Small, hidden scars in front of and behind the ear are hardly visible, and the attractive, fresh appearance looks natural and unaffected.

Because skin and tissue tightening alone does not always achieve the desired effect, an additional correction of the neck muscles may be advisable, depending on individual circumstances. The method is called neck muscle plasty, a perhaps somewhat confusing term: The neck muscles are merely "modeled" gently to achieve an aesthetically convincing and harmonious overall picture. A similar effect is achieved with a neck lift, in which excess tissue is removed through an additional minimal incision under the chin.

Modern plastic-aesthetic surgery has a variety of different, mostly minimally invasive methods at its disposal, which have additional advantages in their combination with each other. Thus, interventions on the neck can often be ideally combined with cheek corrections or adjustments to the chin (receding or protruding chin). The desired rejuvenation effect is achieved reliably especially when the altered muscle parts are fixed in their original position. It is primarily this muscle tightening that restores the natural appearance - the overlying skin areas can then be moved sideways and smoothed.

After the operation

The advantage for patients, in addition to avoiding general anesthesia, is the shortened recovery and convalescence phase: As a rule, only a break of one instead of three weeks is necessary - then patients can resume their usual everyday life.

"The prerequisite for overall success is always," according to the PMC doctors, "a holistic approach and method. The focus is on considering the entire, individual personality and the wishes of the patient. The entire therapy is oriented towards this - from the first consultation to aftercare."