A useful way to compare facelift and neck lift surgery is to look in the mirror and ask where the change is happening. Our Naturale Deep Facelift and neck lift at Genesis Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa in Norman, Oklahoma, can treat aging that extends from the cheeks and jawline into the neck, but each part of the operation has a different job. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Jayesh Panchal performs roughly 40 to 60 of these deep facelift procedures each year.
A Facelift Is Primarily About the Face
Dr. Panchal’s Naturale technique works beneath the skin to reposition deeper tissue and fat. The facelift portion lifts sagging cheeks and improves jowls and marionette lines, making it most relevant when aging is noticeable across the midface and lower face.
You can see where facelift surgery fits among our other facial plastic surgery options. Aging around the eyelids is a separate issue, and blepharoplasty may be considered when upper- or lower-eyelid changes are also present.
A Neck Lift Treats What Happens Below the Jawline
When loose skin, vertical neck bands, or diminished neck definition are more noticeable, the neck needs its own correction. Dr. Panchal can use an incision beneath the chin to tighten the platysma muscles with corset platysmaplasty.
Fat beneath the chin is another issue entirely. Neck liposuction can remove excess fat when a double chin contributes to the profile, but liposuction does not perform the same job as tightening loose muscle and skin.
When Does It Make Sense to Treat Both?
Facial aging doesn’t always stop neatly at the jawline. If your cheeks have descended, jowls have developed, and the neck has also become loose or banded, treating both regions during the same operation can create a smoother transition from the face into the neck. Genesis’s Naturale facelift page specifically describes adding the neck-lift component when needed.
The shorthand is fairly simple:
- Sagging cheeks and jowls: Facelift.
- Loose neck tissue or vertical bands: Neck lift.
- Localized under-chin fat: Neck liposuction.
- Changes across the face and neck: A combined approach may make sense.
Our before-and-after gallery can give you a visual reference, but an examination is needed to identify which tissues are creating the changes you see.
Compare Facelift and Neck Lift Options in Norman, OK
You don’t have to diagnose the source of facial aging on your own. Genesis Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa welcomes patients who want to review these choices with Dr. Panchal. Schedule a consultation at our Norman, OK, office by calling 405-310-6767.
