Surgery that tightens the neck muscles, removes loose skin, and sharpens the angle under the chin, the region where aging often shows first and devices help least. Compare Palm Springs clinics below and request a free consultation.
$8,000–$16,000
per procedure · USD
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Dr. Celeste Nagy at Cosmetic Surgery Institute Palm Desert is a plastic surgery practice in Palm Springs, California, rated 5 stars across 66 Google reviews, performing 13 tracked procedures.
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Dr. Mark Sofonio is a plastic surgery practice in Palm Springs, California, rated 4.8 stars across 47 Google reviews, performing 22 tracked procedures.
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The Plastic Surgery Institute is a plastic surgery practice in Palm Springs, California, rated 4.6 stars across 60 Google reviews, performing 16 tracked procedures.
Surgery that tightens the neck muscles, removes loose skin, and sharpens the angle under the chin, the region where aging often shows first and devices help least.
One procedure, results typically hold 10 years or more
10 to 14 days before looking presentable, a chin strap garment for the first week or two
People bothered by vertical neck bands, loose or hanging neck skin, or a blunted jawline angle, whose midface has aged less than their neck
3 plastic surgery practices in the Palm Springs area list neck lift. From Google Places listings; hours and locations change, so confirm with the practice.
What 3 Palm Springs practices that list neck lift say on their own websites (checked September 2026); one that does not mention something may still offer it, so ask at your consultation.
Techniques named for neck lift: platysmaplasty.
Neck lift results are long-lasting and often endure for 10 years or more.
Swelling, bruising, and numbness are common sensations after a neck lift surgery, and these may last for a few weeks.
With a neck lift, an incision is made below your chin, near the ears, to let your surgeon access the fat, muscles and skin of your chin and neck.
Dr. Celeste Nagy takes a customized, comprehensive approach to neck lift surgery to ensure natural and balanced results.
In platysmaplasty, similar incisions are also made to access and adjust the neck muscles to prevent them from sagging.
Neck Lift generally runs $8,000–$16,000 per procedure, and each Palm Springs clinic sets its own price. The biggest variables are the provider's experience level and the specific device or product used. Newer technology and senior injectors price at the upper end. Pricing is quoted in US dollars (USD). Request a consultation from any of our listed Palm Springs clinics for a personalized quote.
Initial results in 2–4 weeks, with full results developing over 3 months as collagen builds. Palm Springs providers typically schedule follow-ups to track progress.
Results vary by patient, but most Palm Springs providers report 6–18 months of sustained benefit from a full Neck Lift series.
Nationally, $8,000 to $16,000 including surgeon, anesthesia, and facility. A limited submental platysmaplasty through a single incision under the chin sits at the lower end. A full neck lift with incisions behind the ears and skin removal sits higher. Combining it with a facelift raises the total but costs meaningfully less than doing the two operations separately.
They are neighbors, not synonyms. A facelift repositions the deeper tissue of the cheeks and jawline. A neck lift works below the jaw, tightening the platysma muscle, removing fat above or below it, and trimming loose skin. Many patients need both and have them together. Someone whose face has held up but whose neck has not is the classic candidate for a neck lift alone.
Each has a narrow lane. Botox can soften early muscle bands for a few months. Kybella and CoolSculpting remove fat under the chin but do nothing for loose skin or muscle, and removing fat under lax skin can make hanging worse. Ultrasound and radiofrequency devices tighten mild laxity modestly. Established bands and hanging skin are structural, and surgery is the only treatment that corrects structure.
The platysma is a thin sheet of muscle just under the skin of the neck. With age its front edges loosen and separate, and those edges show through the skin as two vertical cords. They tend to appear in the fifties and become more visible with animation. A platysmaplasty stitches the edges back together in the midline, which is why no cream or injectable reaches the problem.
The workhorse incision hides in the natural crease under the chin and typically heals to a faint line. When skin needs removing, incisions run behind the ears and into the hairline, in the same well-hidden pattern facelifts use. Neck skin heals well in most patients, and visible scarring is uncommon with a surgeon who closes without tension.
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