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Facelift, Blepharoplasty & Neck Lift Testimonial
“I’m very happy with the results of my surgery. I would do it again in a second!”
Take a look here. This woman, who does not give her name in the video—let’s call her Emily—grew displeased with her “tired” appearance in the mirror and decided to finally do something about it.
She sought out a plastic surgeon and underwent a facelift, upper and lower eye surgery, and a neck lift. But, here’s the important part, she did not settle on the very first cosmetic surgeon she met.
Many people will advise you, when beginning your plastic surgery experience, that a considerable amount of time should be invested into researching and speaking with several doctors before you settle on the one whose hands you trust the most.
In the video, after implying that she had consulted with a number of surgeons, Emily says, “I just liked him,” and decided to commit to her combined procedures that day.
Afterwards, she was more than happy with the results, feeling healthier and not tired, and, in her own words, “rejuvenated, younger [and] happy.”
Have a look:
There’s just one more thing. Emily admits that before her surgery she would feel tired each time she looked in the mirror… In fact, she implies that her appearance in the mirror would make her feel tired. This is a classic case of a plastic surgery patient who feels that her outside does not properly suit what she feels on the inside.
It’s not hard to tell that Emily is full of life. Her newly refreshed image has inspired her to get back into shape so the rest of her body can match her younger-looking face.
It’s true. Plastic surgery not only can change your appearance, but it can also help you proceed with a brand new and healthier lifestyle.
Chin Surgery is the Fastest Growing Plastic Surgery
This may be a bit of a surprise, but The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery claims that chin implants are now more popular than ever. In fact, so popular that chin surgery saw a staggering 71% increase in 2011, with almost 21,000 more surgeries performed than in 2010.
ASAPS, representing over 7000 plastic surgeons across the United States, recently released its annual overall report for 2011, which states that liposuction was the number one most popular procedure followed by breast augmentations.
Chin augmentation surgery ranked at number 15 in the report, however, it also displayed the main growth and was equally popular amongst men and women.
Chin implant surgery patients would like to possess a stronger facial profile. In some cases, patients seek chin surgery as a means to decrease the size or shape of their chin. However, implants can be used to enhance the facial appearance by providing better facial balance.
And that’s not all. Chin implant surgery patients all agree that their small chins tend to activate early signs of aging around the lower part of their face and down towards their neck. Meanwhile, others use chin implants as a way to rid themselves of double chins and jowl formation.
What is involved in Chin Implant Surgery?
Basically, the surgery is performed under general anesthesia and takes up to an hour. Here’s what happens: the implant is placed right onto the bone through small incisions under the chin. In other cases, the chin implant can be placed through the mouth.
Recovery to chin implants is minimal, with swelling and tenderness lasting up to two weeks. However, in most cases, chin implant surgery is never a stand-alone procedure. This procedure is generally part of a combination surgery that can involve a neck lift, facelift and/or rhinoplasty, as well as combined with liposuction.
Depending on the full-extent of your surgery, the recovery process can be a bit more intense. The cost of chin augmentation begins at about $2300 and is increased due to different variables, such as location of your surgeon’s clinic, the extent of surgery, and combination of procedures performed.
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery was founded in 1967 and has issued annual reports since 1997, all of which display a steadily increasing public acceptance of cosmetic surgery. ASAPS’ primary mission is the education and research in cosmetic plastic surgery.
Getting Your Nose Done
So you’ve finally decided to tackle the skin on your neck. It’s wrinkled and droopy and adds years to your actual age, misrepresenting the smoothness on your face. Truth of the matter is this aspect of your upper body bothers you because it does not represent how you really feel. Who you are on the inside is not always reflected on the outside.
However, once you complete your neck lift or neck liposuction you decide that you also want to reduce the size of your chin—a chin mentoplasty. Either that or the opposite; a chin genioplasty will reshape your chin for a fuller, more balanced facial profile—one that suits your personality.
Not a problem!
It is not uncommon at all for a neck lift to be combined with something like chin augmentation or chin lipo. In fact, surgeons love combination procedures. Some neck lift costs already come in a package as incentive for further lipolysis.
But here’s something you may not know. When patients seek cosmetic surgery for a chin lift then they should be prepared for their noses to be scrutinized. And vice versa. If you are considering a rhinoplasty, better known as a nose job, then your plastic surgeon will first carefully examine your chin.
But why a nose job?
Well, it’s just one of those things to which you probably didn’t give much thought. But if you think about it you’ll realize that it is extremely important, when re-constructing the face both for aesthetic or reconstructive reasons, that all aspects of facial balance need to be addressed.
In fact, it’s safe to say that a perfectly balanced facial profile is the goal of every plastic surgeon. For instance, if you have a large nose and small chin, then a rhinoplasty-chin surgery combination would be recommended.
In this case your nose will be re-shaped and made smaller, while your chin augmented, possibly with an implant or fat transfer procedure, to achieve that fuller and better-shaped facial profile.
And let’s face it. New nose, fuller chin, smoothed and wrinkle-free neck equals one thing: a brand new, younger you!
Top Six Reasons to Get a Neck Lift
Have you ever looked in the mirror at the loose skin that hangs from your chin or neck and felt a tad bit of despair or annoyance with aging and the law of gravity? Well, removing this skin is the main reason plastic surgery patients opt to undergo a mildly invasive procedure called a neck lift.
As you may have guessed, a neck lift will remove excess skin—a procedure called cervicoplasty, or it can remove and/or tighten neck muscles—a procedure called platysmaplasty. Truth of the matter is that after your face, your neck is the second most revealing sign of aging. These simple procedures help correct that.
If you are considering plastic surgery as a means to help achieve a more youthful appearance, then take a look at these reasons to get a neck lift:
That wattle. Number one reason why platysmaplasty has become such a popular procedure in plastic surgery—one that has a few different methods within its own category. This will remove or tighten the muscles in the neck, once and for all removing that damn wattle!
- You have lost weight. Losing weight is always a great thing, however sometimes when a great deal of weight has been shed the skin does not always seem to cooperate and basically ‘hangs’ around much more than you’d like. A neck lift is one great way to resolve this ‘unwanted guest’.
- Tightening your neck will give the appearance of weight loss, as a toned neck will make you look slimmer, as well as younger—a big, added benefit.
- The skin around your neck will be removed or lifted, once again creating a youthful and active impression.
- Sometimes fatty deposits take place in the jowl, chin and neck area and no matter what you do they won’t disappear. This is a common problem everyone experiences. Depending on the amount of this stubborn problem, sometimes neck liposuction is performed in place of a cervicoplasty or platysmaplasty.
- Tightening the jowls is another benefit of a neck lift, further leading to a rejuvenated and refreshed appearance.
As always, your surgery is personal and unique to your needs and what you perceive needs to be toned, tucked and tightened. These are just a few popular reasons that most women who’ve opted with a neck lift all agree on. Many times, a neck lift is used in combination with a facelift, nose job and even a brow lift or eyelid surgery.
If this is you then consult with a private surgeon today to discuss all your options.
Celebrity Profile: Meryl Streep Plastic Surgery
You can bet that no matter what the cost, celebrities will always strive not only for the most current roles, but also to have their appearance match their youthful attitudes.
In a culture dominated by an attitude to keep oneself looking as young and fit as possible, many actors and actresses alike have sought cosmetic surgery as a means to look their best upon that judgmental red carpet.
Ever hear that winking taunt about how “you’ll never guess who went under the knife” thrown around the hair salon or splattered across the gossip magazines at the supermarket? Well, lets face it. Behind every rumor there is always some truth. Celebrity lifestyle had embraced plastic surgery long before its social acceptance amongst the general public rose to the ever-increasing level it is at now.
But, as always, you will usually still be surprised at which actress had work done. For instance, a natural beauty both on and off-screen and multi-Golden Globe and Oscar winner Meryl Streep would never seem a likely candidate for plastic surgery. However, all fingers point otherwise. In fact, at over 60 years in age, Meryl Streep still appears quite wrinkle and jowl-free.
Meryl Streep and cosmetic surgery has most likely been a progressive relationship in her life, with little nips and tucks over the years to help maintain her naturally youthful looks over the years. A face flawless of wrinkles suggests a facelift was performed at some point and maintained with a number of quick fixes such as botox, filler, and chemical peels.
And that’s not all. Most candidates who opt to pursue a traditional facelift combine their surgery with a blepharoplasty and neck lift. The actress’ taut, jowl-less neck suggests Meryl Streep had undergone a neck lift, neck liposuction or lipdissolve treatment. Her refreshed eyes suggest an eyelid surgery was completed at some point over the years.
Other celebrities who have undergone a neck lift procedure include Barbara Walters, Ellen Degeneres and First Lady Hillary Clinton, helping make this one of the most requested plastic surgery procedures available.
Facelift History
It seems as if people have been, as the popular phrase states, ‘going under the knife’ for centuries now. And although this may be true for some procedures, you might be surprised to learn that a rhytidectomy procedure has only been available to the market for just a little over a century.
A rhytidectomy is just a fancy word for facelift, one of the most popular and accessible procedures available to you. Truth of the matter is, when you discuss your approaching facelift with your plastic surgeon, he or she will approach you with about a dozen different techniques that are available—some non-surgical with temporary results.
a facelift can take years off your appearance
But if you are looking for a more traditional, age-defying procedure then you can rest assured the technique has been, historically speaking, perfected by now. Let’s take a quick look at some interesting aspects about the evolution of the facelift that you may not be aware of:
- The very first documented facelift happened in 1901 with very short-term results.
- The results were temporary because only the top layer of the skin was tightened, causing the fat and muscles beneath the skin to sag.
- The long-term result idea of facelift was introduced in 1910, when renowned surgeon Dr. Lexer found he could cut deeper into the skin. This method was then used for over sixty years!
- Eventually, doctors realized they could cut even deeper into the skin and did not have to detach the epidermis.
- Eventually, advances led to where facelifts are today: minimal scarring and a less traumatic procedure.
- In addition to that, new alternatives seem to be introduced every year.
A facelift can be an intense and invasive procedure with a moderate amount of recovery time following your surgery. But what if you could combine your facelift with other procedures to cut costs, minimizing your postoperative period at the same time?
Well, the good news is that a facelift is commonly combined with other youth-preserving surgeries such as—but not limited to—a neck lift, neck liposuction, a blepharoplasty and a rhinoplasty.
Neck Surgery Recovery
Every woman’s neck eventually experiences its own aging process. Sagging skin, negatively called a “wattle” happens to the best of us, no matter how active a lifestyle we lead, or how proper our diet.
Taking Care of Your Neck
Eventually you’ll have to face the truth: You just can’t avoid the droop. The good news is neck liposuction can be a proper, but temporary fix. If you want to go further, a quick and easy cosmetic surgery called a neck lift is a perfect way to combat this problem.
But listen up, your neck is a sensitive area of your body and some great measures are needed in order to properly recover from neck surgery. What you are aiming for in this process is a delicate and stress-free period that can last up to several weeks.
Let’s take a look at some basics of neck lift recovery you need to be aware of:
- Firstly, your neck lift procedure shouldn’t last too long and is an outpatient surgery. Expect to leave a couple hours after—just enough time to recover from the anesthesia. It is a good idea to have a ride arranged ahead of time.
- Immediately after there will be mild to moderate discomfort, as well as tightness and soreness, and perhaps nausea. This is all very natural to experience.
- In addition, expect in the first few weeks after your neck lift to experience a level of numbness, tightness, tingling, pulling, burning and cold sensations. Some pain, as well as a slight change in your facial movement will accompany.
- For a few days you can also expect some swelling and bruising. Scarring will ease and will be concealed under your chin.
Don’t forget that your plastic surgeon will give you specific instruction on how to tend to your neck postoperatively. He or she will supply you with important guidelines on how to sleep, how to turn your body (not your head) and how to keep your head and neck as still as possible at all times. Also, it is advised to avoid alcohol, aspirin and ibuprofen, and instead use herbal remedies.
Keep this all in mind when you are tallying your budget for your total neck lift cost.
Facelift & Neck Lift Combination
Consider this fact: when it comes to plastic surgery, no two surgeries are alike. More and more plastic surgery clients have taken to the popular practice of combining their procedure with one or more procedures that would help bring balance with the end result.
For example, a woman who has finally made the personal decision to undergo a tummy tuck
Facelift with Neck Lift
surgery could decide to get a mommy makeover, which can include a breast enhancement, liposuction, and even possibly a butt lift with the mix, all for one price tag which reduces the cost of each surgery alone.
Similarly, patients who decide to improve the appearance of their neck with a neck lift may also choose a lipodissolve or simple neck liposuction procedure.
What does this have to do with you? Well some patients who decide to get a facelift also end up getting a neck lift to improve the elasticity of their skin all the way down to their chest. Having both surgeries at the same time will drastically cut back your neck lift cost.
Here’s what you would need to expect:
Basics of a facelift with neck lift
- The length of the combined procedure will last about 4 to 6 hours and is performed under general anesthesia.
- Facelift and neck lift surgeries remove excess fat, tighten muscles and restitch your skin, improving any facial appearances lost due to sagging skin of the face and neck.
- The procedure involves lifting the excess skin with an incision along the hairline from the temple back around the ear to the nape of the neck.
- In less extreme cases, the incision area is made smaller.
Once again, every surgery varies according to you and your needs and desires. Consult with a certified and experienced plastic surgeon and discuss all possibilities.
Chin Up
As you might have guessed, preparing yourself for plastic surgery can be a rather unnerving ordeal. Truth of the matter is getting plastic surgery is an important lifestyle decision, one that needs to be thought out thoroughly. That’s why sometimes, when deciding upon one surgery, you should also keep in consideration that you may need a combination of surgeries to achieve the end results you so desire.
For instance, when a woman decides to undergo a breast enhancement procedure, such as a breast reduction, sometimes a tummy tuck and a breast lift are also recommended.
Similarly, when a woman undergoes a neck lift, or a neck liposuction treatment such as lipodissolve, sometimes the end result reveals a double, or droopy chin that is disproportionate to the rest of the face. Often times chin surgery is suggested by plastic surgeons as a combination with a facelift or rhinoplasty procedure.
So what exactly is involved in chin surgery?
Good question. Basically, a chin mentoplasty will reduce the size of your chin, while a chin genioplasty will augment the shape for a more balanced facial appearance. In other cases, a simple liposuction procedure is recommended to remove the excess fat in the chin area. This could be a combination surgery inclusive to your neck lift.
Here’s what you need to know. Chin surgery is fairly mild and performed under the use of general or local anesthesia, depending on the complication of the surgery. Most patients are sent home just hours afterwards, but in some cases an overnight stay is recommended.
During a mentoplasty, your plastic surgeon will make an incision in either inside the mouth (under the lower lip), or under the chin area. An instrument is then used to reduce and reshape the bone for a new appearance.
In a genioplasty, a chin implant is inserted to correct the receding chin in one of the same two incision locations. Don’t worry the recovery process should be minimal. As always there will be some swelling and discoloration in the area for a couple weeks following your surgery. The length of the recovery period also depends on the surgical combination you decided upon.
And don’t forget. As in preparing for surgery, your certified cosmetic surgeon will supply you with a carefully outlined postoperative instruction list. It is important you heed all suggestions in order to experience the healthiest and speediest recovery possible.
The Wattle Effect
It’s not a very nice term at all. A wattle. As you may have guessed, a wattle is the name given to the sagging or drooping skin that you may be experiencing on your neck. Don’t worry. This is just a side effect of aging that everyone eventually experiences.
But guess what? There is always a solution to combat this flapping problem. In fact, there are a few. A neck lift is one of the more common plastic surgery procedures out there. But what if you want to start with something non-surgical?
Well, first of all, you want to ensure that you maintain a proper diet and commit to regular
avoiding the wattle
exercise. Keeping your skin from sagging—especially around the face—means you need to keep active in order to keep the skin firm and youthful.
Make no mistake about it your diet always needs to include 8 cups of water every day. Keeping your body properly hydrated keeps your skin nourished, supple and elastic. Vegetables such as leafy greens, as well as any product containing soy protein contain enough vitamins essential to keeping your skin firm and wrinkle free.
In addition to that, strawberries and tomatoes are grown equipped with a high collagen count—which is a tasty and natural way to promote development of collagen within your own skin cells.
But what if proper diet isn’t enough? What if you lost weight too fast and are left with sagging pockets of skin?
Well, as a matter of fact, liposuction—such as a lipodissolve treatment, is a highly effective cosmetic surgery procedure that can be quite non-invasive. And that’s just the beginning. Liposuction treatments come in many forms—surgical and non-surgical—and can be used on your body from chin to toe!
Here’s the thing. If you are tired of the wattle effect then find yourself a certified plastic surgeon and book a consultation today. Together you can discuss all the different ways to tackle the combination of loose skin, loose muscle and excess fat that hangs from your chin and takes the focus away from you beautiful face.
