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necklift en · NOUN

Etymology

From neck + lift.

Meanings

1. Plastic surgery to the neck to remove wrinkles, fat or other signs of aging.
   • The endoscopic forehead lift may be performed separately or in conjunction with a necklift or composite facelift. 1996, Tina S. Alster, David B. Apfelberg, editors, Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Wiley-Liss, →ISBN, page 49:
   • 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). 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:
   • 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. 2008 January, Orange Coast, page 190:

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