Neck Lift in Atlanta, GA

Though some people turn to wrinkle relaxers and dermal fillers to appear more youthful, these methods are temporary and don't create lasting changes. Oculus Plastic Surgery always recommends surgery for patients who want a more significant transformation. Our goal is to lift and tighten sagging muscles to re-contour your jawline.

There's a lot of discussion right now about deep plane and SMAS. Deep plane is a much better technique to free the ligaments and to gently contour and reset the facial and the neck tissues. 95% of plastic surgeons do SMAS surgery, but the more advanced surgeons do what's called deep plane (a more advanced technique), which is underneath the SMAS layer.

When people think about a neck lift, they usually think of it in terms of superficial or deep. Superficial is when you do liposuction and you might tighten the muscle a little bit. Deep plane is when you go under the muscle called the platysma muscle, and you also contour the glands and the muscles under the neck. Most people who have changes in their neck primarily have changes to the deeper structures. So, if you don't do a deep plane neck lift, you won't get a nice tight, youthful jawline.

Many people talk to me about age when they talk about a neck lift. And what's very interesting is that anatomy and structure are more important than age. There are many people who are young, in their 30s, that have a reduced chin and a bulky neck because of glands and muscles that need to be repaired. As a person gets older, gravity does not go to sleep at night when we do. This causes migration of fatty tissues and the development of jowls, which can affect the neck. For this reason, older people always benefit from this procedure. But there are many young people who will never have a nice jawline and neck contour unless they have a Neck Lift.

Those most suitable to receive a neck lift are those who have a bulky neck or who can feel little firm spots on their neck. These firm spots are usually either a submandibular gland or a digastric muscle, and neither one of those will be treated by liposuction or a superficial neck lift.