necklift

English

Etymology

From neck +‎ lift.

Noun

necklift (plural necklifts)

1. Plastic surgery to the neck to remove wrinkles, fat or other signs of aging.
   • 1996, Tina S. Alster, David B. Apfelberg, editors, Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Wiley-Liss, →ISBN, page 49:

     The endoscopic forehead lift may be performed separately or in conjunction with a necklift or composite facelift.

   • 2008 January, Orange Coast, page 190:

     Dr. Sundine specializes in facelifts, necklifts and browlifting, eyelid surgery, as well as rhinoplasty, which involves both technically exacting skill and a keen eye for aesthetic balance.

   • 2019, Alan Matarasso, Darren M. Smith, “The Aging Neck”, in Gregory R. D. Evans, editor, Operative Plastic Surgery, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 262:

     Once the patient and surgeon have decided to proceed with a necklift, each tissue type (skin, muscle, fat) involed in aging the neck is considered for its role in a given patient’s appearance and its amenability to surgical correction. Procedures to rejuvenate the neck represent a cumulative advance up the ladder from liposuction (addresses fat) to submentalplasty (addresses muscle and fat), to full necklift (addresses skin, muscle and fat; the necklift incision is completely postauricular, and addresses the jawline and inferior).