Neck Lift Cost Calculator

Most health insurers treat neck lift and facelift surgery as elective and don't cover it. Financing options like CareCredit or a practice's in-house payment plan are the standard way patients cover the cost — see our financing guide for real payment scenarios.

A neck lift (cervicoplasty/platysmaplasty) addresses only the neck and jawline: sagging skin, loose muscle bands (the "turkey neck" look), and submental fat under the chin. A facelift addresses the mid and lower face more broadly, cheeks, jowls, and nasolabial folds. They're frequently combined in one surgery, but they're priced and performed as genuinely distinct procedures. This calculator prices them separately and only shows a combined total when you explicitly select a facelift add-on.

ASPS's published figure is the average surgeon's fee only. It excludes anesthesia, facility or OR fees, and other related costs, which is exactly why it undersells what patients actually pay. RealSelf's patient-reported all-in average, what people actually paid once everything is included, runs meaningfully higher, around $11,604. We show both figures, labeled clearly, rather than letting one pass for the other.

No, it's a distinct, higher-priced technique ($10,000 to $15,000 as an add-on) almost always performed alongside a deep plane facelift, not sold as a standalone budget category. Don't compare its price directly to a standard neck lift's $3,000 to $20,000 range; it's a different tier of surgery entirely.

A neck lift is a surgical procedure that tightens loose neck skin and the underlying platysma muscle, and often removes excess fat under the chin at the same time. Surgeons sometimes call the muscle-tightening piece a platysmaplasty and the overall procedure a cervicoplasty. Most people searching "neck lift" mean this combined approach rather than any single isolated step.

Nationally, the all-in average lands somewhere between the ASPS surgeon's-fee figure of $7,885 and RealSelf's patient-reported all-in average of $11,604, with a broader real-world range of about $3,000 to $20,000 depending on technique, geography, and surgeon. Our calculator above lets you narrow that down by the specific procedure type you're considering.

A mini neck lift typically runs $3,000 to $16,000, with most patients nationally landing around $5,000 to $8,000. Major-metro pricing can push toward the $14,000 to $16,000 end. It's generally the lower-downtime, smaller-incision option, aimed at patients with mild to moderate laxity rather than significant excess skin.

Expect roughly $10,000 to $15,000 as an add-on when it's bundled with a deep plane facelift, which is how it's almost always sold. It's a specialist technique that repositions deeper facial and neck structures rather than just tightening skin, and it correlates with the higher end of overall facelift and neck lift pricing.

Neck liposuction alone (no skin tightening, no muscle work) typically runs $2,000 to $7,000. It's the lowest-cost entry point into this category and is often done under local anesthesia, which is part of why it's cheaper than a combined neck lift. See our neck liposuction cost page for the full breakdown.

Platysmaplasty, tightening the neck muscle bands without adding liposuction, typically runs $5,000 to $12,000. It's the mid-tier option between neck lipo alone and a full combined procedure, and it's the step that actually addresses banding, not just loose skin or fat.

A standard facelift (no deep plane qualifier) runs about $11,395 to $16,000 based on current ASPS surgeon's-fee and RealSelf all-in data, up from roughly $8,005 in 2020. A deep plane facelift sits in a meaningfully higher tier, $18,000 to $50,000 or more, with a patient-reported average near $25,681. Select a facelift option in our calculator above to see either figure added to your neck procedure as a separate, clearly labeled total.

Nothing. Rhytidectomy is simply the clinical term for a facelift; you'll see it used interchangeably in surgeon-fee tables and medical billing, but it's the same procedure described in the section above.

A lower facelift (or lower face and neck lift) focuses on the jawline, jowls, and neck rather than the mid-face and eyes. It's frequently priced close to, or bundled with, standard neck lift and facelift figures rather than as its own separate budget category, since the surgical territory overlaps heavily with a neck lift. Ask your surgeon exactly what's included when a quote is labeled this way, since the term isn't used consistently across practices.

"Turkey neck" is the common nickname for the loose, sagging skin and vertical muscle bands under the chin that a neck lift is designed to correct. It isn't a distinct procedure with its own pricing; turkey neck surgery cost is really just neck lift cost, generally the same $3,000 to $20,000 range covered throughout this page. See our dedicated turkey neck page for more on why the skin sags that way in the first place.

Not exactly. A chin lift or chin tuck usually refers to addressing a double chin or submental fullness specifically, sometimes through liposuction, sometimes through a chin implant or reduction, while a neck lift addresses the broader neck area including skin laxity and muscle banding. The two are often done together since the submental area sits right where they overlap, but they're distinct procedures with separate pricing.

Manhattan and Upper East Side pricing typically runs $12,000 to $20,000, consistently the most expensive major metro we've sourced for this procedure. See our New York City neck lift cost page for the full breakdown.

Los Angeles, including Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, typically runs $10,000 to $18,000, generally the second-most-expensive major metro after New York. Our Los Angeles page has the sourced detail.

A traditional neck lift in Chicago runs about $8,000 to $12,000, while a mini neck lift there runs $4,000 to $8,000, consistent with the national mini-versus-standard pricing split. Full detail is on our Chicago page.

Dallas pricing typically runs $7,000 to $13,000, with mini-lift pricing averaging around $9,900 based on RealSelf-sourced data from local practices. See our Dallas page for more.

Boston pricing spans standard and deep-plane technique: a standard neck lift typically runs $8,000 to $9,000, while deep-plane work runs meaningfully higher, up to $15,000 in surgeon's fees alone. Our Boston page breaks this down further.

Tampa pricing reflects real technique and scope differences across local practices; a neck-lift-alone procedure typically starts around $11,000, while a combined face-and-neck lift starts closer to $21,500. See our Tampa page for the sourced detail.

We haven't independently sourced city-specific figures for these markets yet, and we'd rather say that plainly than guess. Until we do, the national all-in range of $3,000 to $20,000, or the closest comparable metro on this page, is your best starting benchmark. Local surgeon demand and cost of living move the number from there.

Based on current state-by-state analysis, Mississippi (around $5,110), West Virginia (around $5,185), and Alabama (around $5,225) run roughly 20 to 30% below premium-metro pricing. Lower cost doesn't automatically mean lower quality, but it does mean you should verify board certification and facility accreditation just as carefully as you would anywhere else.

Look for board certification through the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) or an equivalent facial plastic surgery board, ask to see before-and-after photos of patients with a similar neck and skin type to yours, and confirm the facility is accredited. Price alone isn't a reliable signal of skill in either direction, a high quote doesn't guarantee a better result, and a low one doesn't guarantee a worse one, so vet credentials directly rather than shopping on price alone.

Non-surgical options, Botox for banding, dermal fillers, Kybella for submental fat, and laser or radiofrequency skin tightening, exist and cost far less per session than surgery. They also deliver a smaller, temporary result and need repeat treatments, so they're not a true substitute for a surgical neck lift if significant skin laxity is the issue. They're a reasonable option for patients who aren't ready for surgery or have milder concerns.

It depends heavily on the term and APR. A 0% promotional plan over 12 or 24 months costs nothing extra if paid off in full within the window, but deferred interest applies retroactively to the entire balance if it isn't. A fixed-payment loan over 36 months typically runs 6% to 36% APR depending on credit and lender. See our financing page for real payment scenarios against the ranges on this page.

That's a personal decision, not one we're positioned to make for you. What we can say is that the price genuinely reflects real surgical time, facility costs, and anesthesia, not an arbitrary markup, so the value case comes down to your own goals and budget rather than a generic yes or no. Walking into a consultation with an accurate range, which is what the calculator above is for, at least means you're weighing a real number against the actual decision.

There's no required age, but most patients are in their 40s through 60s, once skin laxity and muscle banding have become noticeable enough to bother them day to day. Surgeons care more about skin quality, overall health, and realistic expectations than a specific birthday, so age alone doesn't determine candidacy.

Most patients describe more tightness and pressure than sharp pain in the first several days, generally manageable with prescribed medication. Visible bruising and swelling typically improve over 2 to 3 weeks, with most people returning to work and normal activity within 10 to 14 days, though full settling can take a few months.

Most patients see results that hold well for 7 to 10 years, sometimes longer, since the procedure addresses muscle banding and excess skin directly rather than temporarily. Normal aging and weight changes continue afterward, the same as anywhere else on the body, so it slows the clock rather than stopping it permanently.

Cervicoplasty is the broader term for surgically improving the neck's appearance, which can include skin removal and tightening. Platysmaplasty specifically means tightening the platysma muscle bands that create the vertical cords some people see under the chin. In practice, most neck lifts combine both, and clinics often use the terms loosely, so ask your surgeon exactly what technique your quote includes.

Submentoplasty is a more limited procedure focused specifically on the area directly under the chin, fat removal and some muscle tightening through a small incision, without addressing the sides of the neck the way a full neck lift does. It tends to price closer to the lower end of the neck lift range, similar to neck liposuction or platysmaplasty alone, since it's a smaller-scope surgery.

Yes, absolutely. A neck lift is a complete, standalone procedure for patients whose main concern is the neck and jawline rather than the mid-face. Combining it with a facelift is common but entirely optional, which is exactly why this calculator prices the neck procedure and any facelift add-on separately rather than forcing a bundle.

Add the two figures rather than expecting a blended discount rate. A standard neck lift plus a standard facelift lands roughly in the $17,000 to $32,000 range using current ASPS and RealSelf figures, while pairing a neck lift with a deep plane facelift pushes the combined total toward $28,000 to $65,000 or more. Toggle the facelift options in our calculator above to see the exact combined range for your selected neck procedure.

Pricing is driven by surgical time, technique, facility fees, and anesthesia, not gender, so the underlying cost structure is the same. What can differ is technique and goals, since male neck lift surgery often targets a squarer, less curved jawline result, and some men carry more subcutaneous fat that adds surgical time. Get a quote based on your specific anatomy rather than assuming a fixed male or female rate.

Non-surgical skin tightening technologies like radiofrequency or ultrasound-based treatments typically run a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars per session, and most patients need multiple sessions for a visible, though modest, effect. It's a genuinely different value proposition from surgery: lower cost per visit, but a smaller and less durable result overall.

A full quote typically layers in the surgeon's fee, an operating facility or OR fee, anesthesia (often billed by time), and sometimes pre-op testing, compression garments, and follow-up visits. Our component breakdown above applies typical percentage splits, surgeon fee around 55%, facility around 25%, anesthesia around 20%, to whichever procedure total you select, so you can see roughly where the money goes rather than just one lump figure.

Experience level, how in-demand a particular surgeon is, the specific technique used (a mini lift versus a deep plane approach are genuinely different amounts of surgical work), and whether the facility is a private surgical suite versus a hospital OR all move the number independently of each other. Two quotes in the same zip code can legitimately differ by thousands of dollars for reasons that have nothing to do with one surgeon overcharging.

The single ASPS surgeon's-fee number you'll see quoted most, $11,395, only covers the surgeon. Once you add facility fees and anesthesia, patient-reported all-in totals run $11,395 to $16,000 for a standard facelift, and $18,000 to $50,000 or more for a deep plane facelift. That's why two people can both say "my facelift cost X" and mean completely different things.

Plan on $18,000 to $50,000 or more. It's a distinct, deeper technique that repositions the SMAS layer and underlying facial structures rather than just tightening skin, and patient-reported averages land around $25,681 with a documented spread of $8,900 to $62,000 depending on surgeon and scope. It sits in its own pricing tier above a standard facelift, not a small upgrade on top of it.

A mini neck lift uses a smaller incision and less extensive tissue work than a full neck lift, aimed at patients with mild to moderate skin laxity rather than significant excess skin. It typically runs $3,000 to $16,000, with most people nationally paying $5,000 to $8,000, and major-metro practices charging $14,000 to $16,000. See our mini neck lift cost page for the full breakdown.

"Chin lift" and "chin tuck" get used loosely online for a few different things, most often submental liposuction and skin tightening under the chin, which is really the same procedure priced as neck liposuction on this page, $2,000 to $7,000. If what you actually mean is a chin implant or bone reshaping (genioplasty), that's a separate procedure with its own surgeon and anesthesia costs that we haven't independently sourced yet. Ask your surgeon directly which one they're quoting you for, since the two get confused constantly.

If "double chin surgery" means submental liposuction, that falls inside our neck liposuction range of $2,000 to $7,000. If you're looking at Kybella (injectable fat-dissolving treatment) instead of surgery, that's priced per session rather than as a one-time surgical fee, and most people need two to four sessions to see a full result. We haven't sourced a specific Kybella figure for this page, so ask any practice you're considering for their exact per-session rate.

Neck Botox for banding (sometimes marketed as a "Nefertiti lift") uses the same product as facial Botox but targets the platysma muscle to soften vertical cords and slightly sharpen the jawline. It's priced per unit or per treatment area like any other Botox session, and results last three to four months, the same as anywhere else on the face. It's a temporary, non-surgical option, not a substitute for the permanent skin and muscle correction a surgical neck lift provides.

Neck liposuction alone runs $2,000 to $7,000 and only removes fat; it doesn't tighten skin or muscle. If your neck has real skin laxity or muscle banding on top of fullness, liposuction alone often won't get you the result you're picturing, which is exactly why most people end up combining it with platysmaplasty into the standard neck lift priced above.

A lower face and neck lift, addressing the jawline, jowls, and neck together in one surgery, tends to be priced closer to a standard facelift and neck lift combined than as its own separate category, since the surgical territory overlaps heavily. Use the facelift toggle in our calculator above with your chosen neck procedure to see a realistic combined range, since the terminology varies enough by practice that a single fixed number would be misleading.

These are marketing names, not standardized medical procedures, for a minimally invasive approach with a short recovery, usually closer to a mini neck lift or a non-surgical thread lift than a full surgical neck lift. Pricing varies enormously by practice because there's no fixed definition of what's included, so always ask exactly what technique is being performed before comparing a "weekend lift" quote to the ranges on this page.

These are proprietary or trademarked names for specific minimally invasive lifting techniques, generally positioned as a middle ground between non-surgical treatments and a full surgical neck lift. We don't have independently sourced pricing for any specific branded technique, and cost varies a lot by which practice is licensed to perform it, so get a direct quote and ask how the technique compares to a standard neck lift or mini neck lift before assuming it's automatically cheaper.

Ultherapy uses focused ultrasound energy to stimulate collagen production, and it's genuinely non-surgical with no downtime, but it produces a subtler result than surgery and often needs to be repeated annually to maintain. It's priced per session, generally a few hundred to over a thousand dollars per treatment, and it's a reasonable option for mild laxity or as a bridge before someone is ready for surgery, not a replacement for a neck lift if significant sagging is the issue.

We haven't independently sourced figures for these specific markets yet, and we'd rather tell you that directly than publish a guess. Use the national all-in range of $3,000 to $20,000, or whichever sourced metro on this page is closest to you geographically and in cost of living, as your starting benchmark until a local consultation gives you a firm number.

None of these states has an independently sourced figure on this page yet. What we can tell you with confidence is that Mississippi, West Virginia, and Alabama run roughly 20 to 30% below premium-metro pricing at $5,110 to $5,225 on average, and that major coastal metros like New York and Los Angeles sit well above the national range. Most other states fall somewhere in between, closer to the $3,000 to $20,000 national band, and the honest next step is a quote from two or three local, board-certified surgeons rather than relying on a single national figure.

International neck lift pricing genuinely does run lower than US pricing in a lot of these markets, medical tourism to Turkey, Thailand, and Mexico specifically is built around that gap, but we don't have independently verified, current figures for any of these countries on this page yet, and we're not going to publish a number we can't stand behind. If you're seriously considering surgery abroad, weigh the lower sticker price against the added cost and complexity of getting a revision or complication handled once you're back home, not just the headline savings.

That's genuinely a personal call, and we're not going to tell you yes or no on someone else's behalf. What we can say is that neck lift results are considered permanent in a way non-surgical options aren't, so the cost reflects a one-time investment rather than a recurring one, which changes the math for a lot of people once they actually run the numbers against years of Botox or filler.

Real surgery, real recovery, and real cost are the honest downsides: scarring (usually well-hidden behind the ears and under the chin, but present), a couple of weeks of visible swelling and bruising, a small but real risk of complications like nerve irritation or asymmetry, and the fact that it doesn't stop aging, it resets the clock rather than pausing it. Anyone promising zero downside or zero risk isn't being straight with you.

There's no upper age cutoff on its own. Surgeons care much more about your overall health, skin quality, and healing capacity than the number on your birth certificate, and plenty of patients in their 70s are perfectly good candidates if they're in good general health. Most people who get a neck lift are in their 40s through 60s simply because that's when banding and laxity tend to become noticeable enough to act on, not because of a hard age rule.

Smokers who aren't willing to quit around surgery (nicotine meaningfully impairs healing), people with uncontrolled diabetes or certain autoimmune and clotting conditions, and anyone with unrealistic expectations about what surgery can fix are the more common reasons a surgeon will decline or delay the procedure. A thorough consultation and medical history review is what actually determines candidacy, not a generic checklist.

Most surgeons and patients describe the visible effect as somewhere in the range of 7 to 10 years younger-looking, though this varies a lot by how much laxity and banding you started with. It's a rough, commonly cited estimate rather than a guaranteed number, since "looking younger" isn't something that can be measured precisely.

A few possibilities: normal post-surgical swelling can make results look less dramatic for the first several weeks before they fully settle, the procedure performed may not have fully addressed muscle banding if it was liposuction alone, or, less commonly, the results have simply started to age again over the years since surgery, since a neck lift resets the clock rather than stopping it permanently. If it's been months and something still looks off, that's a conversation to have directly with your surgeon rather than a question we can answer generically.

A mini neck lift makes sense for people with mild to moderate laxity who want less downtime and a lower price point, but it won't deliver the same correction as a full neck lift if you have significant excess skin or pronounced muscle banding. A mini facelift, meanwhile, addresses different territory, the mid-face rather than the neck, so the right comparison depends on which area is actually bothering you. A consultation that examines your specific anatomy is genuinely more useful here than a general rule.

"Cinderella facelift" and similar marketing names generally refer to a deep plane facelift technique marketed around a more natural-looking, less "pulled" result and a faster return to normal activity than older facelift methods. The underlying trend that's real: deep plane technique has become significantly more popular in the last several years because it tends to look less obviously "done." It's priced at the deep plane tier covered above ($18,000 to $50,000 or more), not a separate budget category.

Most patients describe tightness, pressure, and soreness rather than sharp pain, generally manageable with prescribed medication for the first several days. A mini neck lift, being less invasive, tends to come with less discomfort and a shorter recovery than a full neck lift or a combined face-and-neck procedure, but "honestly" the answer is still that it's real surgery with real recovery, not a walk in the park.

Not directly. A neck lift is focused on the neck and the area right under the jawline, and while tightening that area can create a subtly cleaner jawline appearance, it doesn't lift or reposition the jowls themselves the way a facelift does. If jowls are your main concern, that's a facelift or lower-face-and-neck-lift conversation, not a neck-lift-alone one.

You have real non-surgical options: Botox to soften platysmal banding, dermal fillers or Sculptra to restore volume, Kybella to reduce submental fat, and energy-based treatments like Ultherapy or radiofrequency to firm skin gradually. All of them cost less per session than surgery and come with far less downtime, but none of them removes excess skin the way a surgical neck lift does, so the honest tradeoff is a smaller, temporary result in exchange for skipping the operating room.

Among non-surgical options, energy-based treatments like Ultherapy (focused ultrasound) and radiofrequency microneedling tend to be rated as the most effective for genuine skin tightening, as opposed to Botox and fillers, which address banding and volume rather than laxity itself. "Most effective" still means modest and gradual next to surgery, and most people need repeat sessions to maintain results, which is worth factoring into the real cost over a few years.

To a real but limited degree, yes. Energy-based treatments and, to a lesser extent, consistent use of retinoids and peptide-based skincare can improve skin texture and stimulate some collagen production over months. What none of them can do is remove significant excess skin or correct muscle banding the way surgery does, so the more sagging you're starting with, the less a non-surgical approach alone is likely to satisfy you.

There's no fixed age; it depends heavily on genetics, sun exposure, and skin type, but it commonly becomes noticeable sometime in the 40s and 50s as skin elasticity and underlying muscle tone decline. It can genuinely be improved, both surgically and, to a smaller degree, non-surgically, but "reversed" is a strong word; think of treatment as meaningfully improving it rather than turning back the clock completely on its own.

For neck banding, Botox is typically injected in small amounts directly into the visible vertical platysma bands, sometimes called a "Nefertiti lift" when it also targets the jawline area. Most patients describe it as a series of quick pinches rather than significantly painful, similar to Botox anywhere else, and no anesthesia beyond a topical numbing cream (if used at all) is typically needed.

Risk with Botox is driven far more by injector skill and technique than by a fixed "riskiest spot," but areas near the eyes (to treat crow's feet or brow position) and, done improperly, the neck itself carry a genuinely higher risk of side effects like eyelid drooping or, rarely, difficulty swallowing if too much product migrates into the wrong muscle layer. This is exactly why injector experience matters more for Botox than almost any other cosmetic treatment on this page.

Topical creams with retinoids, peptides, and antioxidants like vitamin C can genuinely improve skin texture, hydration, and mild fine lines over consistent, months-long use, but no cream can remove excess skin or tighten underlying muscle the way surgery or even energy-based devices can. Be skeptical of any specific product claiming surgery-level results; that's a marketing claim outrunning what topical skincare is physically capable of doing.

Daily broad-spectrum SPF (the single most impactful thing for preventing further damage), a retinoid to support collagen turnover, and a peptide or antioxidant-based moisturizer are the most consistently recommended basics. Dermatologists are also generally upfront that skincare alone won't reverse significant existing laxity, it's a maintenance and prevention strategy, which is why it's often recommended alongside, not instead of, procedures for anyone who already has noticeable sagging.

Yes, particularly radiofrequency microneedling, which combines micro-injury with heat to stimulate deeper collagen remodeling than needling alone. Most protocols call for three to six sessions spaced a few weeks apart for a visible improvement in texture and mild tightening, with results building gradually rather than appearing after one visit. It's a genuine option for mild to moderate concerns, not a substitute for surgery if significant excess skin is present.

No, and we'd be doing you a disservice to imply otherwise. Specific branded creams, viral "household item" hacks, and celebrity skincare routines you see referenced online aren't independently verified against surgical outcomes, and no topical product removes excess skin or tightens muscle the way a surgical neck lift physically does. Good skincare and non-surgical treatments genuinely help at the margins; they're just answering a different, smaller question than the one surgery answers.