Miami Cosmetic Surgery

Facelifts can fail for several reasons. The most common reason is loss of elasticity of the skin.  No matter how well the surgery has done, if the skin type and quality is poor, the skin will likely sag again. However, if the skin quality is adequate and there is good elasticity, the facelift, when done properly, should have a good result.

Well, a traditional necklift has one incision under the chin and one behind each ear. The one under the chin is used to tighten the neck muscles, and the ones behind the ears to redrape the skin. I will say, however, that most 62 year old women are not candidates for a traditional necklift. They are better served with a facelift because of the excessive skin laxity.

I perform the necklift operation on two types of patients. The first is in younger patients, ages between 38 and 45 years of age. These patients may benefit from just a tightening of the neck without needing a full Miami facelift. The other group of patients that may benefit from an isolated necklift are those that already had a facelift and have noticed that the neck has sagged a little. This is actually a common occurrence, as the skin in older individuals tends to have lost elasticity.