Am I A Good Candidate For A Direct Necklift?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a 70 year old man interested in the least expensive method to reduce Turkey Neck. (wattlectomy)? Thanks

A: Thank you for sending your pictures. There is no question that the most surgically effective, quickest recovery and most economically efficient procedure for a turkey neck is the direct necklift. While this has all of the associated benefits over that of a traditional lower face/neck lift the one trade-off or liability is the final line scar down the center of the neck. So any patient being considered for a direct necklift has to be especially aware of this aesthetic trade-off. For this reason the direct necklace does almost exclusively used for a limited number of older man above the age of 65 who is willing to except this trade-off as opposed to the more traditional lower facelift procedure which avoids the neck scar but has a much higher cost and recovery.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon