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Neck lift
Usually, a neck lift is part of the overall facial rejuvenate. It entails tightening the underlying neck muscles, sculpting the fat and removing excessive skin.
Dr. Jeffrey Rosenthal reviewed this
38 year experience in Plastic Surgery
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A 43-year old asked:
Does one recover easily a neck lift?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does a neck lift require a long recovery time?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: neck lift?
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A 37-year old asked:
How long before the stitches are removed following a neck lift?
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A 31-year old asked:
Will I have a lot of stitches from my neck lift, and will they be painful to remove?
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A 49-year old asked:
How long must i wear my chin strap after a lower face and neck lift?
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A 41-year old asked:
How long do you have to wear your chin strap after a face and neck lift?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Having neck lift. Hibiclens, phisoderm, dial recommended for hair/face was. Hibiclens says not above neck. Which other better ?
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A male asked:
Are results from a neck lift permanent? I am 55 and have a "turkey wattle" that i would like to have corrected. How long do the results of the surgery typically last? Do some neck lift procedures last longer than others?
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A female asked:
Does a neck lift require a long recovery time? What kind of recovery does the typical neck lift surgery entail? I want to improve the look of my neck and eliminate my double chin. Will my activities be restricted for a long time, or will i be able to resu
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A 61-year old male asked:
Is having a lower "neck lift" to remove the semi sagging skin the same as a full face lift just working below chin? Average cost? Downtime?
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A female asked:
Will i need to wear a chip strap after a neck lift? I've read that some doctors don't think compression is very useful after the first 24 hours after surgery. Is it the same for chin straps after a neck lift?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I'm 19.If I do a neck lift to get rid of a double chin especially to define my jawline, after a few years would i need another neck lift again?
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A female asked:
If I have spasmodic dysphonia and i still a candidate for a neck lift? I have spasmodic dysphonia affecting my vocal cords. Could a neck lift be a risky decision for me?
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A male asked:
Will i experience a lot of scarring with a neck lift? I'm having surgery to tighten up my fleshy neck. How much scarring does a typical patient experience from a neck lift procedure? What kinds of things can I do after I have the surgery to lessen the app
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A 67-year old female asked:
I am currently taking Wellbutrin buspiron aripiprazole Xanax and zolpidem. I am getting a neck lift. Are these medications safe to take when I do this?
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A female asked:
Can i still get treatment for spasmodic dysphonia after or before a neck lift? The treatment i get for my spasmodic dysphonia is injections of botox into my vocal cords. Can i still get this treatment before or after a neck lift?
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A female asked:
How long before the stitches are removed following a neck lift? I am 52 years old, and have developed "turkey neck, " where the skin under my chin has lost tone and is saggy. I'm interested in having a neck lift to tighten up this area. When are the stitc
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A female asked:
Is over-tightening of the skin a common complication of a neck lift? I've read many comments about people who felt that their surgeon pulled the skin too tight during their neck lift. I'd really like to get rid of my turkey neck, but i don't even like to
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A 17-year old female asked:
R shoulder pain, sudden, hurts in neck, can't lift it up foward or on the side.Burning stabbing sensation. Cant put much weigth on it. What can this be?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Im having a neck spasm(weight lift) and in the morning my lips&hands were white, heat in face, nausea..felt like a stroke. Are they related? Danger?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Left side of my neck hurts wen i lift weights?
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A 43-year old asked:
Neck cracks when I lift weights should I stop?
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A 46-year old female asked:
When I lie down I sometimes get a sharp/heavy feeling in my head/neck and cant lift my head off of the pillow. The pain goes away when not lying down?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I can't lift my neck or my head because of the aching pain on the right side of my throat it's not a sore throat and I haven't been sick either
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A 40-year old female asked:
I have pain my throat increase when i talk feels like I have a lump in my throat pain to touch and pain when i lift my neck up?
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A 69-year old asked:
I hjave stage 4 breast cancer. Metasatic cancer. I have a small swell on my neck also when i lift my arm i i also have a sore type pain .?
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A 34-year old asked:
What to do if neck hurts / feels stuck down can't lift up :(?
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A 38-year old asked:
Whenever I lift weights I get a pain in my neck can this be stretching?
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A 33-year old asked:
When i lift fairly heavy objects, i get a pain between my shoulder and my neck. Doesn't happen at any other time?
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