Full Facelift Includes Necklift, Raleigh, North Carolina*

Many patients come in with a primary concern about their aging neck. In some cases, isolated neck lift can achieve rejuvenation but with advancing age, jowls and sagging cheeks are also a problem . Proper rejuvenation requires a full facelift. A full facelift includes a neck lift and often involves an incision under the chin with direct fat removal and recontouring of the underlying platysma muscle and skin removal behind the ears and into the scalp. After careful analysis, it generally becomes very clear to the patient that the facelift is necessary to achieve a more youthful appearance. This 68-year-old woman initially desired improvements primarily in her neck however this would have been impossible without treating the entire face. She also was unhappy with her heavy eyelids and felt that she looked tired all the time.. She underwent a full facelift with upper blepharoplasty. The result is a more rejuvenated, youthful and rested looking natural appearance.