Neck lift in Turkey

A neck lift is a series of surgeries to make your neck look better. The common medical terms are lower rhytidectomy or submental lipectomy.

What results you want depends on the individual technique or combination of procedures you use. If you're satisfied with the way your face looks already, neck contouring can be done on its own. Face-lifts frequently include neck contouring. Procedures for neck lifts include:

• Removing too much skin (cervicoplasty)
• Modifying or removing the neck muscles (platysmaplasty)
• Liposuction to remove excess fat
• Botox injections to treat fullness or "bands" issues
• Kybella injections to get rid of extra chin fat
• Lasers, ultrasound, radiofrequency, strong pulsed light, and fillers are further neck lifting methods.

Before Neck Lift Operations

Before the Neck Lift Surgery, some blood tests, chest x-ray and heart chart are requested from the person. The anesthesiologist reviews these findings to determine if there are any obstacles to the procedure. The procedure for a neck lift is comparable to a traditional face lift. The best day and hour for the surgery are chosen if there are no obstacles. An incision is made that extends from the front of the ear to the earlobe and then rotates behind the ear. In this way, the skin of the face and neck is released and the soft tissue of the face, which indicates the mimic muscles, hangs upwards thanks to the stitches. The excess skin in this section is removed and sutured to the incision in front of and behind the ear. The redundant area under the chin is called the jowl. During the procedure, this area is also taken, and tapes are placed perpendicular to the neck area, and a horizontal incision of approximately 3-4 cm is adhered from the chin area. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia. Surgery is a very comprehensive operation. Since other parts of the face are also intervened, it can be performed in the range of 5-7 hours. Before the operation, drugs that will cause or increase bleeding should be avoided. If you are a smoker, you should avoid smoking about 3-4 weeks before the surgery. The hair can be dyed at least a week before the procedure because it cannot be dyed for a month after the procedure. Having long hair will be suitable for hiding dressings.

After Neck Lift Operation

Although neck lift surgery seems to be a very easy procedure, there are situations that should be considered after the surgery. If these conditions are not taken into account, some problems may arise. After the operation, the doctor will give some recommendations. By applying these suggestions, it will both accelerate the healing process and benefits from a more painless process.

• The patient will be discharged 2 days after the operation. It is useful to use sunglasses after discharge.
• For six months, you should use sunscreen and a hat.
• After surgery, you should start using skin care products about two weeks
• If the neck area is not moved too much, the feeling of pain will be less.
• One day after the surgery, the drains placed in order to prevent the collection of fluids behind the ear are removed.
• The healing process can be accelerated by making an cold compress after the surgery.
• The stitches on the face are removed in the week after the surgery. On the 10th day, the metal sutures in the hair are removed.
• You can take a bath 2 days following the operation.
• Two days following surgery, you can take a bath.
• When combing your hair and applying makeup, you should be gentler.
• Following surgery, alcohol should be avoided for one month.
• For around two months, you should refrain from using the sauna and steam room.
• One month after the operation, a check-up is required.
• In order to prevent the accumulation of blood on the skin in the neck area, the drains inserted during the surgery are removed 2 days later and discharged.