A facelift and neck lift can improve saggy skin around your face and neck. These two procedures help you recapture the taut of your skin. Facelifts and neck lifts accomplish similar results and are designed to achieve significant improvements to saggy skin on the face and neck.
A facelift and a neck lift both provide impressive results. If you experience sagging in the face in general it can be difficult to know which procedure is right for your needs. Dr. Austin is a plastic surgery expert and can recommend the best procedure for you during a one-on-one consultation. If you would like a little information before your consultation, we have outlined the benefits of both procedures.
What is a Facelift?
A facelift is generally a procedure aimed at pulling skin at the cheeks toward the forehead, which affects the whole face, jaw, and even the neck as all the skin shifts to accommodate the changes. Facelifts often focus on improving the cheeks, lower face and marionette lines to address sagging skin and other visible signs of aging.
What is a Neck Lift?
For some, visible signs of aging on the face are easily covered up with makeup, while the neck betrays aging. In contrast to a facelift, a neck lift targets excess skin from around the chin, jawline, and jowls. By targeting these areas, a neck lift can address a saggy neck or heavy jowls.
Facelift vs. Neck Lift
Besides the obvious difference in targeted areas, facelifts and neck lifts can be easily distinguished by their complexity.
Facelifts are much more involved surgeries, requiring general anesthesia, multiple incisions and a longer recovery period, usually between two and four weeks. Neck lifts usually take only one week to heal, and, as a result, neck lifts are generally more affordable.
On the other hand, facelift results are permanent. Since the skin is completely restructured, the results are here to stay. Neck lifts last 5 to 10 years and is more affected by continued aging and gravity.
If you are considering a facelift or neck lift, consider scheduling a consultation with Dr. Austin at Southeastern Aesthetic Surgery. Call today to schedule a consultation. We serve clients in Augusta, GA and Evans, GA, as well as surrounding communities.