You are a candidate for this surgery if you are in good health and also have sagging skin on your neck and face. This can manifest as a double chin, marked neck lines, or loss of definition in the facial oval.

The length of the surgery varies depending on the extent of the areas to be treated and the complexity of the procedure, but generally, a rhytidocervicoplasty lasts between 2 and 4 hours.

Most rhytidocervicoplasty procedures are performed under general anesthesia. This means that you will be asleep throughout the surgery.

After the second week, the swelling will begin to subside and you will be able to resume light activities. Full recovery can take several months, and results will be visible in about a year.