“How long does tightness last after a neck lift?”

Most good necklift results will last 8-12 years. There are many patients that look great after 15 years.

After a neck lift, there is a feeling of tightness which lasts several weeks. This is due to the tightening of the platysma muscle bands of the neck. This feeling generally wears away after several weeks. The actual skin tightness will also not last indefinitely. Postoperatively, there is swelling, which increases the tightness, but stretches the skin a little bit. When the swelling goes down over the first 2 to 3 weeks, the skin tightness may already be a little less than achieved during the surgery. The effect of aging and the effect of gravity also set in immediately after the surgery. While the person will always have less excess skin of the neck and therefore a tighter neck for having done a neck lift, gravity and the aging process take over immediately after the surgery is complete. Generally, by about 10 years, people consider a re-tuck. But they still look better at this time than they would have had they not done the neck lift in the first place.

A couple months

Depending on how it is done and by whom, it can last several years. Make sure you go to an experienced surgeon and ask to see some results.

That question is impossible to answer --- depends on how loose you are and what sort of surgery is done. The result can last years, but it will start to loosen up after 3-6 months.

William B. Rosenblatt, M.D.

A well done neck lift lasts 5-10 years

A well done face or neck lift should last 8-10 years.