Regretfully, a surgery cannot stop the natural aging — nothing can — so your neck lift results cannot last forever. However, given that you are taking good care of your skin your results should last from 10 to 12 years. Please note that severe weight gain can reverse the results of a neck lift.

Best and the safest answer is when you feel ready to do so. Since the requirements of every job vary greatly, giving a single answer will not be correct. As long as your work does not involve heavy lifting, you can expect to be able to get back to work within 3 to 4 days. Given that it is possible, you may work from home, starting from the next day.

To qualify for this procedure, appearance is more important than age. More often than not, patients will be in their early forties, with the most common age for a facelift being in the mid-fifties. The maximum age limit is determined by the patients’ health status.

Some studies have demonstrated that the results of a neck lift will last longer if done at a younger age. Nonetheless, a neck lift is not a procedure done in order to prevent natural ageing. It is done to resolve the changes that have been noticed and disliked.

A recent study showed a portfolio of photographs of a group of patients before a neck lift and another after. On average the neck lift patients were judged to be nine years younger than their presurgical counterparts.