Neck Lift in Beverly Hills, CA
A neck lift can help you look younger, thinner, and healthier by smoothing the skin of your neck, tightening underlying muscles, and removing excess fat. We often think of the face as the body part that first shows signs of aging. For many people, though, it’s the neck that first develops noticeable changes—signs like sagging skin and neck “banding” (visible vertical neck muscles) that can make you look older than you feel. A neck lift reverses these signs of aging in the neck, helping you look and feel younger and more attractive.

Daniel Golshani, MD, FACS performs neck lift surgery in Beverly Hills to help men and women restore their youthful looks. Double board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Golshani has deep expertise and extensive experience in cosmetic facial surgery. Dr. Golshani has earned international recognition for the beautiful, natural quality of his results and his innovations in surgical techniques. His caring focus on each patient begins with the initial consultation and carries into their recovery and follow-up. Patients come to him from around the world for his surgical skills, his thoroughness in planning personalized treatments, and his holistic approach to improving patients’ lives.
To learn more about the rejuvenating effects of a neck lift with Dr. Golshani, contact us to set up your private consultation.
What Is a Neck Lift?
A neck lift (or lower rhytidectomy) is a set of procedures to improve the appearance of the neck. It typically includes surgery to remove excess skin from the area around the jawline, in a procedure known as cervicoplasty, combined with liposuction to remove excess fat from the neck, jawline, and below the chin. It may also include surgery to alter the muscles of the neck, known as platysmaplasty, either to correct sagging or to make the vertical muscles that cause neck banding less visible.
Why You Might Consider a Neck Lift in Beverly Hills with Dr. Golshani
Visible signs of aging in the neck develop naturally, but they are hardly welcome. These aesthetic changes are typically caused by weakening muscles in the neck, gradual loss of skin resilience, and gravity—all factors in the aging process. They can be accelerated by sun exposure or weight fluctuations. Genetics can also play a role. When performed by a highly qualified and experienced surgeon, a neck lift can reverse these signs of aging in the neck.
Dr. Golshani is a double board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who takes a highly customized approach to each neck lift and facial surgery procedure. Every person’s neck and face are unique, and aging affects everyone in unique ways. Dr. Golshani understands this and uses his tremendous skills as a surgeon and his deep understanding of facial anatomy to create natural-looking results, tailored to bring out the best in each patient’s appearance.
You might consider a neck lift if you’re bothered by signs of aging such as:
- Loose skin in the neck or below the jawline
- Accumulations of unwanted fat on the neck or under the chin (double chin)
- Jowls
- Hanging skin between the chin and neck (“turkey wattle”)
- Lack of definition in the angle between the chin and neck
- Vertical muscle banding on the neck
The improvements made with a modern neck lift can be both subtle and transformative. You’ll look younger and thinner and feel better about yourself.
Neck Lift Approaches and Options
Depending on your needs, Dr.Golshani will recommend the procedure or combination of procedures that will give you the most attractive and natural-looking results. There are many ways to customize a neck lift when you work with an expert. To learn what Dr. Golshani recommends for you, please contact us to schedule a consultation.
Neck lift approaches include:
Corsette Platysmaplasty
Platysmaplasty is surgery to improve the appearance of the neck by tightening loosened muscles and making noticeable vertical muscles less visible. Corsette platysmaplasty is an advanced version of this approach that has been perfected by Dr. Golshani. It involves joining the two platysma muscles, the broad, flat muscles that run from the jaw to the collarbone, into a single muscle sheet over the front of the neck. Corsette platysmaplasty allows for the most substantial improvements in neck and jawline contours, but also enables a recovery with minimal downtime.
Minimal Neck Lift
While Dr. Golshani can perform significant improvements in the neck, he is also an expert in performing more minimal neck improvements when that’s all you need. For example, if the skin in your neck is not loose or sagging, but you’re bothered by excess fat in the neck area, Dr Golshani offers neck liposuction. This minimally invasive neck procedure can improve the chin contours and neck profile. In other cases, skin tightening may be all that’s needed. In still other cases, a patient may have a short chin that detracts from the look of the neck and chin area, which can be improved with a chin implant.
Meet Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
Daniel Golshani, MD, FACS
Dr. Golshani is a double board-certified plastic surgeon who is committed to enhancing your natural beauty. With a focus on balance, harmony, and symmetry, he is passionate about making aesthetic goals a reality at his Beverly Hills practice. We are not only dedicated to your personal cosmetic beauty, but also to ensuring your health, safety, and comfort.
Combining a Neck Lift with Other Procedures
By itself, a neck lift can work wonders to improve your appearance, but it won’t address loose skin or lines and creases in the face, eyelids, brows, or forehead. For a more comprehensive facial rejuvenation, many of our Beverly Hills patients combine a neck lift with a facelift, brow lift, or eyelid surgery. Dr. Golshani is a true expert at customizing a series of procedures to help you look more youthful and refreshed.
A neck lift can also be combined with non-surgical treatments, such as Botox®, dermal fillers, laser treatments, and chemical peels, to reduce facial wrinkles, improve skin quality, and eliminate areas of discoloration.
Planning Your Los Angeles Neck Lift
A neck lift is a highly customized procedure, and your consultation with Dr. Golshani is a critical step in planning the surgery to address your unique needs. A patient coordinator will meet with you briefly before Dr. Golshani joins the consultation and will stay in the room to take notes on what is discussed and decided. Dr. Golshani will ask questions to understand your goals for treatment and to get the details of your medical history. He will then examine you to assess the quality of your neck and facial skin, the condition of the underlying muscles, and the extent and position of unwanted fat.
Based on your goals and what Dr. Golshani learns from the examination, he will recommend an approach to the surgery. He will explain what you can expect throughout the process, how to prepare for surgery and care for yourself after, your likely outcome, and your risks.
Dr. Golshani will answer any questions you may have about the surgery, and the patient coordinator will meet with you afterward to answer all of your non-surgical questions. It’s Dr. Golshani’s goal to ensure that you have all the necessary information to make an informed decision about the surgery and that you understand what your role will be in preparing yourself for the procedure and caring for yourself after.
Are You a Good Candidate for a Neck Lift?
During your consultation, Dr. Golshani will inform you of whether you are a good candidate for a neck lift, and if so, what approach he recommends.
You are probably a good candidate for a neck lift if you:
- Are bothered by signs of aging in your neck and the area below your chin and jawline, including loose skin, excess fat, jowls, a double chin, a turkey wattle, or neck banding
- Are in good overall health
- Do not smoke, or can quit smoking for six weeks before and after the surgery
The ideal candidate for any plastic surgery procedure, including a facelift, has realistic expectations for the outcome of the surgery and is aware of the risks.
How to Prepare for Neck Lift Surgery in Beverly Hills
Dr. Golshani will provide specific instructions on how to prepare for your surgery. These may include measures to take in the weeks before surgery, such as stopping smoking and fortifying your health, and short-term measures, such as discontinuing certain medications and avoiding herbal supplements in the days just before your procedure.
Dr. Golshani will also give you an overview of how you can prepare at home for your recovery after the surgery.
What to Expect on the Day of Your Los Angeles Neck Lift Procedure
Neck lift surgery is performed on an outpatient basis, using either local anesthesia with deep sedation or general anesthesia. As with all our surgeries, neck lifts are performed in our state-of-the-art surgical center, the Rexford Surgical Institute, which is in our building on the same floor as our office.
Because neck lift surgery is highly customized, there’s no single description of what your experience will be. Depending on the approach used, incisions may be made along the hairline, just in front of the ears, behind the ears, or under the chin. Through these incisions, Dr. Golshani will tighten loose skin, remove excess fat, and adjust the muscles of the neck, as needed. The procedure usually takes between an hour and a half to three hours, depending on the changes to be made and the complexity of the procedure.
You’ll be released after the anesthesia has worn off and you are fully alert. You can go home with a trusted friend or family member to drive you.
What to Expect After Your Neck Lift Surgery
You should plan to rest at home for the first week after surgery, during which you’ll wear a compression bandage. You can expect some swelling and bruising in the first few days. Wearing the compression bandage and keeping your head elevated helps minimize swelling and promotes healing. You may feel some tightness or tingling. Any discomfort you experience can be managed with pain medication Dr. Golshani will provide thorough instructions on how to care for yourself as you recover and when to return for follow-up visits.
You’ll be able to resume light activity in about a week. Most patients take 10 days to two weeks off from work to allow swelling and bruising to subside. You may need to take more time off if your job involves physical exertion. After about three weeks, you can begin more strenuous activities.
You’ll notice a smoother, more slender neck and a better-defined jawline and neck-to-chin angle once the initial swelling goes down, and these results will gradually improve over the following weeks.
Schedule Your Neck Lift Consultationin Beverly Hills
Contact us today to schedule a private consultation with Dr. Golshani to learn how a neck lift can help you look younger, thinner, and more refreshed.