What Happens During the Neck Lift Procedure?
Your surgeon will begin with a complete medical history and examination to check for conditions that could cause problems during or after surgery, such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, blood clotting problems, or the tendency to form excessive scars. Before your surgery, routine laboratory tests may be requested including blood counts and blood chemistries. Both procedures are usually performed in an outpatient surgical center, either operated by your surgeon or a hospital facility, and take about an hour. Most patients can return home after the surgery or can stay in a nearby hotel or recovery facility for the first night. If you are having more than one procedure, however, you may chose to remain in the hospital or in a recovery facility for a few days so that medical staff can monitor the recovery process. Neck Lift and Neck Liposuction surgery can be performed under local anesthesia mild sedation, under “twilight anesthesia” (which is local anesthesia with heavy sedation) or un
