Dr. Carlin is an expert in the restoration of the youthful neck.
You must be in good health to get a neck lift. You’ll consult with your surgeon in advance. For that meeting, have your goals in mind for what you want to change.
A neck lift is a set of procedures to enhance the appearance of your neck. Procedures can include:
Here are some of the most common concerns that are addressed with a neck lift:
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During your consultation, you should go over your goals and learn about the options:
Turkey Wattle
Your surgeon may recommend surgery, which involves making cuts under your chin or behind your ears or both to access a neck muscle called the platysma. Sometimes, that may even mean removing some muscle.
Newer procedures may let your surgeon make smaller cuts and use an endoscope (a small camera attached to a thin tube) to complete your surgery. Make sure you ask your surgeon for all your options during your consultation.
Instead of surgery or in addition to it, Botox injections can relax parts of the platysma that are responsible for the “band” appearance or look of fullness.
Those injections can be done in 15 minutes on an outpatient basis, meaning no overnight stay.
Liposuction
During liposuction, your surgeon will make a small cut below your chin and remove excess fat. If you are also getting other procedures, it is very common for plastic surgeons to begin with liposuction. You will be able to determine this with your doctor during your consultation.
If this is the only procedure you’re getting, you should plan on the operation lasting up to an hour. Your incisions will be stitched and bandaged. It’s important to make sure you understand and follow your doctor’s instructions on properly caring for the stitches and bandage.
Too Much Skin on Your Neck
Your surgeon will trim parts of the skin and lift it into place, securing it with tissue glue or stitches. This takes about two to four hours, depending on the complexity of your procedure.
You will be fitted with a compression bandage that you will have to wear for at least one week unless instructed otherwise.
As a board-certified South Carolina plastic surgeon, Dr. C. Brett Carlin has been practicing state-of-the-art cosmetic plastic surgery in Columbia since 1998. His practice is limited to aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body.
By narrowing his practice in scope, he can offer his patients truly superior care and expertise. “Our specialty encompasses a very broad spectrum. If you only do a few cases of a specific procedure each year, you never really gain meaningful experience or expertise with it. It is hard to be proficient in all aspects of plastic surgery. Find what you do well and become your best at it.”
Neck lift, performed by Dr. Carlin.
Photographs are of actual patients of Carlin Plastic Surgery, published with patient consent. Please use before-and-after photographs only as a benchmark of good results. Individual results vary person to person.
Carlin Plastic Surgery has its own operating room at the practice in West Columbia. Our surgical team includes a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). The surgery center.
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