Cheek and neck lifts can deliver the results of a total facelift — without the “wind tunnel” look. Dr. Richard Rand discusses the procedure, video plays below.
Dr. Richard Rand wants to be clear: “This is not a mini-lift. Mini-lift is a mini-result for a mini-length of time.” The cheek and neck lift is somewhere in between: the result of a total facelift without the sometimes too-dramatic results.
The procedure Dr. Rand developed was in response to patient demand. His patients, mostly between the ages of 40 and 65, wanted a way to correct sagging cheeks and jaw lines without the too-tight “wind tunnel” look of traditional facelifts.
“Patients would say, ‘I’m not ready for a face lift’ and they’re thinking of Joan Rivers,” he says. So Dr. Rand came up with the cheek and neck lift, a modification on the facelift that helps treat four major signs of aging with discrete results.
The cheek and neck lift corrects the appearance of jowls, laxity in the neck muscles, looseness in the neck, and the descent of the cheeks with minimal scarring. Dr. Rand starts with an incision under the chin, where he is able to access fat in the neck, removing it without lipo and tightening the appearance neck muscles. He then goes in both in front of and behind the ears to elevate the cheek tissues without making them tight or pulling on the skin.
The result addresses sagging cheeks and jowls, taking years off a patient’s appearance but still giving them a natural look, says Dr. Rand. “You have outstanding rejuvenation without the least bit of an operated-on look.”
However, since the neck and cheek lift only addresses the lower face, patients who also need work done to correct problems with the brow and eyes would need to either explore a full facelift or separate procedures to address those issues as well. Video plays below.
