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Facial Rejuvenation
CUSTOM LIFT®
PROCEDURES IN DETAIL
Neck Rejuvenation
When is a neck lift necessary in addition to the face lift?
There are three primary indications for making a chin incision and operating directly on the neck as part of the CustomLift.
1. Prominent Neck Bands
These are the cords often referred to as a "Turkey Gobbler." They represent the inner border of the Platysma muscle. The best way to predictably correct these bands is to remove and suture the neck muscles together in the midline. This removes the cords and creates a more youthful, smooth contour with a defined neck angle.
Correction of neck bands (turkey gobbler) is best achieved with direct excision of cords and muscle tightening |
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2. Poor Definition of the Neck Angle.
People with poor definition of their neck angle have a neck that essentially goes from their chin to their upper chest. Many jokingly say that they have "no neck."
Animated Neck Lift
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of Neck Bands and Loose Skin on the Neck.
The key to the CustomLift® is to define and treat what is causing the heavy, undefined neck. Routinely, it is a combination of excess fat and hanging platysma muscle. The best way to address this problem is to begin with liposuction of the midline neck and jaw line. Then the remaining excess fat and hanging muscle in the midline must be directly removed via small incision under the chin. The muscle is then tightened in the midline and suspended in an lifted position. This will create the desired, defined neck angle that did not exist preoperatively.
Example of poor definition of neck angle; corrected by neck lift only. |
The purpose of the CustomLift neck lift is to re-create a youthful neck angle. |
3. Heavy Neck
The heavy neck will always have poor definition as well. This is because the increased mass completely covers the neck angle and gives an undesirable heavy appearance.
A word of caution: Face and neck lifting is best done on people within 30 lbs of their ideal body weight. Heavier people will have considerable improvement with facial rejuvenation but the result will not be as good no matter what technique is used.
The advantage of the CustomLift is that it directly addresses even the heavy necks and will provide the best result possible. This is especially true when compared to face lifts claiming to be quick with a "one-size-fits-all" technique. The procedure is similar to that performed for the undefined neck angle but there is considerably more fat removed.
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Example of heavy neck with poor neck angle definition corrected by CustomLift (Neck Lift with Chin Implant). |
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Neck Lift Video
I definitely got what I was looking for. In addition to the appearance is the addition of self confidence. I'm very happy with the results. It's just made a big difference. It's better than I expected.
Gino, 39
Neck Lift, Chin Implant & Nose Surgery.
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