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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.

One or the other or some combination would likely meet your goals. This is best determined at your consultation.

Ultherapy is an ultrasound based treated which is said to be able to penetrate and heat deep fascia and muscle beneath the skin with resultant neck skin tightening. As with all ‘wonder’ technologies the company promises miracles and while many doctors anecdotally report some nice results there is still not yet enough experience with it to know if it truly delivers for the price.

Loose sagging skin is best treated with neck lift. As long as you are at or within 10 lbs of the weight you are going to maintain then go ahead.

Necklifts can take from 2-4 hours depending on the extent of dissection and lifting necessary.

Face and neck lifts turn the clock back but don't stop it. Each patient ages at a different rate. Some techniques may provide greater longevity then others but sometimes in certain patients it doesn't matter what technique was used. I suggest you contact your surgeon and see what your options are. Some patients only need a minor touchup lift in this situation.

While there has been some progress with Thermage and Ultherapy, saggy neck skin almost always needs some form of face or neck lift procedure to correct.

Sagging skin almost always needs a neck lift to correct and reestablish a smooth jaw neck line appearance. Be certain though that you are going to stay at your new weight before having any procedure.