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Sometimes around the ear and sometimes under the chin and sometimes both. They are not mutually exclusive. It all depends on where the patient starts and where we want the result to end up.

Most patients experience a sense of tightness, swelling and bruising. Actual pain is usually minimal. Most of these symptoms subside after the first week or two.

All face and neck lift surgeries should and must include some form of underlying muscle/fascia tightening to be effective and lasting. Pulling skin only is a poor solution as it will sag again within a short time.

Some wrinkles will be improved but mostly the benefit will be in skin sag and looseness.

Surgical face and neck lifts still provide the best options for loose and sagging skin.

It is possible to have a neck lift alone however you must always keep in mind that all areas of the face are interrelated and need to be balanced. It is quite common for patients to believe that only one area needs treatment and that they will be satisfied if only that area is worked on. Afterwards other areas which they did not notice before are now more prominent and out of balance causing unhappiness and the need for further work which could have been done at the initial procedure.

Neck banding is treated by combinations of releasing, tightening and cutting the muscle causing the banding.

It's hard to say without a direct exam, but depending on where your old incisions are they may be used as the site.

Few patients are not out of bed the next day. Resumption of full activity varies with patient and procedure from 5 days to 2 weeks.

I would expect them to refer to neck procedures involving tightening of the underlying platysma muscle but the definition may vary from doctor to doctor.