Introduction to Deep Neck Lift Surgery
Enhance your profile and rejuvenate your appearance with a neck lift by Dr. Tina Ho, MD, designed to restore smooth, defined contours along the chin and jawline for a naturally youthful result.
What is Deep Neck Lift Surgery?
Patients seeking neck rejuvenation will find the deep neck lift procedure to only be offered by the most experienced neck lift facial plastic surgeons. With the deep neck lift, you receive a procedure that definitively rejuvenates areas of the neck that sag and have muscle laxity and excess fat.
The deep neck lift is more advanced than a traditional neck lift, as it involves deeper sculpting and more repositioning of tissues and muscles, which provides a longer-lasting and more dramatic result.
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The Neck Lift Procedure
Learn more about the neck lift procedure and how it can subtly enhance your facial harmony with insights from Dr. Tina Ho.
Neck lift: What is Expected with Surgery?
The approach depends on the extent of deeper sculpting and whether skin needs to be removed. With all neck lift surgeries an incision will be created in the crease under the chin. When skin needs to be removed, additional incisions are made behind the ear. If no skin needs to be removed small incisions may still be placed in the earlobe creases only. Once under the skin, the platysma muscle is entered where seller sculpting of fat, muscles, and glands may occur.
What Can a Neck Lift Achieve?
See the powerful results a neck lift can achieve in this video featuring Dr. Tina Ho’s patients. Through careful technique and an artistic eye, Dr. Ho restores smoother, firmer neck contours and a more defined jawline. The transformations highlight how subtle refinements can create a naturally rejuvenated appearance that enhances confidence and facial harmony.
Neck lift: What to Expect After Surgery?
What is expected after surgery? After neck lift surgery, a compression dressing will be worn 24/7 the first week and at night the second week. Neck drains and sutures will be removed at one week out; concealer makeup may start to be applied then. Bruising and swelling take 2 weeks or longer to resolve. Return to normal social activities may be expected 1 month after surgery. Final results are realized at 6 months to 1 year following surgery.
Deep Neck Lift Benefits
Once performed, the deep neck lift can provide quite a few benefits to those seeking neck rejuvenation. Not only does this technique address the skin but the deeper muscle, fat, and glands as well. Below are some of the benefits expected from the deep neck lift.
Rejuvenation of the Neck
The deep neck lift provides a substantial amount of rejuvenation to the fatty tissue and deep muscles. The approach is often comprehensive and allows for neck tightness and contour improvements that are more significant and last longer compared to more traditional approaches to neck lift surgery like platysmaplasty alone.
Enhanced Definition of Jawline
With the deeper tissues and muscles sculpted repositioned, the deep neck lift can enhance the definition of the jawline to appear more youthful. This decreases the jowls and ensures the lower face achieves harmony and balance.
Results Are Long-Lasting
The deep neck lift can provide long-lasting results because the deeper layers are sculpted and repositioned.
Excess Skin, Fat, Muscle, and Glands Are Reduced
In addition to the sagging muscles and skin being addressed, the deep neck lift helps to reduce excess fat and glands in the deeper layers as well. The result is an appearance that is rejuvenated and youthful.
Enhanced Contour of the Neck
The deep neck lift addresses both vertical lines and horizontal neck bands that are age-related. This enhances the contour, resulting in a smooth and more pleasing aesthetic.
Why Choose Dr. Tina Ho for Deep Neck Lift Surgery?
Dr. Tina Ho stands out among facial plastic surgeons in Philadelphia and Wayne as a double board-certified specialist with advanced training in aesthetic and reconstructive procedures of the face and neck. She approaches every treatment as both an art and a science — combining meticulous surgical precision with an artistic eye to achieve balanced, natural-looking results.
From consultation to recovery, Dr. Ho provides deeply personalized care. She listens carefully to each patient’s goals, develops a thoughtful treatment plan, and tailors every step to complement the individual’s anatomy and aesthetic vision. Her philosophy centers on enhancing natural beauty and restoring harmony, never producing an “overdone” or artificial look.
Having completed elite fellowship training under world-renowned facial plastic surgeon Dr. Dean Toriumi, Dr. Ho remains at the forefront of modern techniques in facial rejuvenation and contouring. Her expertise spans a wide range of procedures, from surgical to minimally invasive, allowing her to recommend the right combination of treatments for optimal and lasting results.
Recognized throughout the Philadelphia region and beyond, Dr. Ho has earned the trust of patients who travel from across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York for her skill, compassion, and artistry. She devotes the time and care needed to ensure each patient feels informed, supported, and confident in their results.
What is Dr. Ho’s Approach to Deep Neck Lift Surgery?
When a deep neck lift is performed, incisions are made under the chin and around and/or behind the ears, much like traditional neck lifts¹.
The difference is that the deep neck lift is a deeper cut that goes below the superficial fatty tissue and platysma muscle and into the deeper muscle and fat layers. The surgeon can better tighten, sculpt, and reposition the tissues and muscles when the deeper layers are reached.
The process of the deep neck lift sculpts and repositions the deep tissue layers. It includes addressing the deeper muscles, glands, and fat to achieve an ideal level of rejuvenation that alleviates skin sag and jowls within the face and neck.
Am I an Ideal Candidate for Deep Neck Lift Surgery?
The deep neck lift is perfect for those who have the following characteristics:
Signs of aging are visible. Visible aging in the neck area often includes significant muscle laxity, skin sag, deep wrinkles, and jowls. If these changes are present, the jawline definition is decreased, and the individual will appear more tired and aged.
Lack of sharp jawline and neck contour. Both younger and older patients may be good candidates for deep neck lift if they possess bulky or sagging deeper muscle, fat, and glands that need to be sculpted and repositioned to achieve better jawline and neck contour.
You are in good overall health. The surgeon will expect good overall mental and physical health to secure the best possible recovery. Each candidate will be provided a thorough examination to verify that the procedure will be well-tolerated.
Your skin has great elasticity. To achieve ideal results, the skin must have good elasticity. This procedure will yield great results when the skin is healthy and easily conforms to the new contours.
Your expectations are realistic. The candidate’s expectations need to be as realistic as possible, meaning you understand that the aging process cannot be stopped and additional procedures may be required in the future.
Your neck structure is ideal. Appropriate surgery candidates will have adequate neck structure to support the procedure’s modifications to achieve a natural and balanced result.
Deep Neck Lifts in the “Undetectable Era”
In the “Undetectable Era” of plastic surgery, the deep neck lift has emerged as a transformative procedure that aligns perfectly with the modern demand for natural, undetectable results. Unlike traditional neck lifts that primarily tighten surface tissues, the deep neck lift goes further, accessing and reshaping the deeper layers beneath the platysma muscle to deliver more profound and longer-lasting rejuvenation.
This advanced technique involves carefully placed incisions under the chin and around or behind the ears, allowing the surgeon to sculpt deeper structures, including muscles, glands, and fat. By targeting these foundational layers, the deep neck lift addresses stubborn fullness, sagging skin, and jowls in a way that traditional methods cannot. The result is a more defined jawline and smoother neck contour producing a refreshed, undetectable deep neck lift.
As the first female facial plastic surgeon in the U.S. to offer ElixirMD, Dr. Ho provides her patients with state-of-the-art photobiomodulation therapy, which reduces bruising, swelling, and infection while speeding recovery. With personalized treatment plans, boutique care, and LED light therapy starting the day after surgery, patients typically return to social life within two weeks—confident, refreshed, and naturally radiant.
What to Expect From the Deep Neck Lift
The deep neck lift will provide the most dramatic and long lasting results for the aging neck. Just like any other facial plastic surgery procedure², the goal is to restore a more youthful contour. Below are a few of the expectations from the results.
Your skin sag and jowls will be reduced. Jowls can be improved with this procedure. A youthful jawline can be achieved by repositioning the deep tissues.
Your double chin will be corrected. The deep plane neck lift will reduce a double chin.
Your platysmal bands will be smoothed. The deep plane neck lift can improve the appearance of platysmal bands through muscle repositioning and tightening. The result is an appearance that is aesthetic and smooth.
Your results will be natural. With her extreme skill as a surgeon, Dr. Tina Ho can provide the best results that complement your desired outcome.
You can enjoy long-lasting results. Clients can expect the results to be long-lasting despite the continuous aging process.
Recovery Process
A crucial part of the deep neck lift is the recovery period. Optimal results will be achieved when post-operative instructions are followed throughout your recovery. The general recovery process is broken down below.
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Enhance Your Recovery with Elixir MD
The Elixir MD™ is an innovative recovery tool that offers various treatment programs using different LED light wavelengths to achieve specific pre and post-surgical goals. These programs are supported by advanced artificial intelligence temperature controls and adjustable settings to address a range of concerns and goals. This non-invasive therapy is safe, painless, and can reduce infections after surgery while also enhancing recovery and minimizing scarring after rhinoplasty surgery.
Benefits of Elixir MD
Enhanced post-operative recovery after rhinoplasty. Using LED light, Elixir MD™ stimulates the skin to accelerate wound healing and minimize scarring post-surgery.
Improved healing and cellular repair. Specific wavelengths stimulate collagen and elastin production, which are essential for healing after surgery.
Easier rhinoplasty recovery. Reduces inflammation responsible for swelling and pain after surgery.
Improved lymphatic drainage and blood flow. Enhances the delivery of nutrients and removal of waste for optimal healing.
Elixir MD Treatment Programs for Rhinoplasty
Elixir Detox
This pre-operative therapy uses blue light to reduce the number of bacteria, oils, and toxins on the skin, reducing surgical complications such as infection.
Elixir Cellular Repair
Post-rhinoplasty, Cellular Repair uses yellow light to improve circulation, reducing bruising and swelling, accelerating healing, and shortening recovery.
Elixir NeoXcell
The NeoXcell™ treatment program combines the benefits of Elixir Cellular and Thermal to boost healing and balance melanin production for a more even skin tone.
Elixir RoXium
RoXium™ uses yellow and blue light to reduce swelling/bruising, prevent skin oxidation, decrease sebum, minimize pores, and clear the complexion.
The Average Cost of a Deep Neck Lift in Philadelphia
The deep neck lift cost is variable. It is determined by many factors that involve the surgeon’s experience level, certifications, location, anesthesia, facility, and the time required to conduct the procedure. With a varied cost, asking about an initial estimate is important.
On average, a deep plane neck lift in Philadelphia is estimated to cost an average of $10,000 to $14,000.
Before and After
Dr. Ho’s Neck Lift Results
Deep Neck Lift: Before and After
This wonderful patient came to me for surgical consultation seeking chin liposuction to improve her jawline and neck contour. Her exam however demonstrated laxity and bulkiness of her deeper neck structures — particularly of her neck muscles — rather than abundant superficial fat in the chin and upper neck area.
I recommended my signature deep mini neck lift to achieve the most definitive surgical results. During surgery, I performed chin liposuction as well as platysmaplasty and debulking of the patient’s large, ptotic anterior digastric muscles.
Three months later, this patient has healed beautifully and already is demonstrating a snatched jawline. We are so thrilled with her results!Patient Testimonial: Facelift & Neck Lift
This beautiful patient in her 40s came to me for surgical consultation, bothered by her aging face and neck. We pursued a deep plane facelift and deep neck lift to restore more youthful contour to her face, jawline, and neck. We are so grateful for her kind testimonial that describes her patient journey and for her beautiful, natural results.
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