A neck lift with Dr. Cat Begovic in Beverly Hills is quoted at your consultation, because the operation is planned around your neck rather than sold from a price list: loose skin alone, skin with a platysmaplasty for the bands, liposuction for the fat under the chin, or the lower face and the neck together. Most patients who need a neck lift have it as a face and neck lift, about $75,500 to $89,000 all in, because the neck and the lower face age as one unit. The $500 consultation fee is credited toward your surgery.
Two more figures belong up front. Our board-certified facial plastic surgeon also performs face and neck lifts here; our facial plastic surgeon's fee is about $45,500 to $65,500 for a face and neck lift and about $40,000 to $60,000 for a revision neck lift, and the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at the consultation. Neck liposuction on its own is a surgeon's fee of about $5,000 with our facial plastic surgeon, or a single liposuction area with Dr. Cat at a $10,000 surgeon's fee, with anesthesia and the facility added. For context, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons puts the national average surgeon's fee for a neck lift at $7,885, before anesthesia and the facility. This guide explains the distance between that number and a specialist's quote: what drives the price, what a quote is made of, insurance, financing, and what a cheap neck lift can end up costing.
Neck Lift Cost With Dr. Cat at a Glance
| Procedure | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Neck lift on its own (Dr. Cat): skin, platysmaplasty, with or without neck liposuction | quoted at the consultation |
| Face and neck lift (Dr. Cat) | about $75,500 to $89,000 |
| Face and neck lift (our facial plastic surgeon) | surgeon's fee about $45,500 to $65,500; operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation |
| Revision neck lift (our facial plastic surgeon) | surgeon's fee about $40,000 to $60,000; operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation |
| Neck liposuction alone | surgeon's fee about $5,000 with our facial plastic surgeon, operating room and anesthesia quoted at the consultation; $10,000 surgeon's fee with Dr. Cat as a single liposuction area, anesthesia and facility added |
| Non-surgical tightening (ThermiSmooth, Venus Viva MD, Botox for bands) | see the non-surgical pricing page |
| Consultation | $500, or $1,500 for a revision, credited toward surgery |
Ranges reflect most patients. What your neck needs and the time the surgery takes set the exact price, which you receive as one itemized written quote at the consultation, with no second invoice after surgery.
Average Neck Lift Costs
Search for the average cost of a neck lift and you will find the American Society of Plastic Surgeons figure of $7,885. Read the fine print: that is the average surgeon's fee only. It excludes anesthesia, the operating room, the dressing, medications and follow-up, and it averages every surgeon who reports, in every market, doing every version of the operation. Earlier versions of this guide cited the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery's national range of $1,200 to $12,700, and the width of that range is the point: the low end is a small skin-only procedure under local anesthesia in an office, the high end a full lift with platysmaplasty under general anesthesia in a surgical facility, and the two share nothing but the name. Neither is the price of a neck lift by a specialist in Beverly Hills. The next two sections explain what the operation involves and what the difference buys.
How Much Does a Neck Lift Cost With Dr. Cat? The Range Explained
The neck ages in three layers, and the price follows how many of them your surgery treats: the skin loosens and hangs below the jaw, the thin platysma muscle separates into two vertical bands, and fat collects under the chin. Dr. Cat examines all three at the consultation and plans the operation from there. A neck lift in Beverly Hills with her is performed under general anesthesia with a board-certified anesthesiologist, in an accredited private surgical center on Rodeo Drive, and takes two to three hours on its own; a face and neck lift takes five to eight.
Neck lift, skin only. Incisions along the hairline behind the ears, the skin lifted off the muscle and redraped, the excess trimmed, and a closure with small sutures that leaves a nearly invisible scar. It suits a neck with loose skin, no banding and a lower face that still sits where it should. For banding with mild laxity, a direct neck lift through a small incision under the chin, sometimes under local anesthesia with sedation, lowers the anesthesia line. Quoted at the consultation.
Neck lift with platysmaplasty. When the bands show, Dr. Cat makes a small incision in the crease under the chin and sutures the separated edges of the platysma back together before the skin is redraped. Skin removed over untightened bands re-loosens within a few years, which is the most common reason a cheap neck lift fails.
Neck lift with neck liposuction. A double chin is fat, and liposuction of the neck is done first, through the same chin incision, so the jawline sharpens as the skin tightens. As a single area with Dr. Cat it is a $10,000 surgeon's fee, added to the quote with its anesthesia and facility time; our page on the double chin covers when fat is the whole problem.
Face and neck lift: about $75,500 to $89,000. The operation most of her neck lift patients have. When jowls have formed, a neck lift alone leaves a tight neck under a sagging jawline, so the neck lift incision is joined to the facelift in Beverly Hills incisions and the SMAS layer of the face and the platysma are lifted together. Our facelift cost guide covers the combination, and our page on sagging jowls explains why the jawline is the deciding line.
Face and neck lift with our facial plastic surgeon. Our facial plastic surgeon performs facelifts, neck lifts and neck liposuction here, including the deep plane facelift for extensive laxity. Our facial plastic surgeon's fee for a face and neck lift is about $45,500 to $65,500; the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at the consultation.
Revision neck lift. Correcting another surgeon's neck lift means working through scar tissue, with less skin and often a platysma that was never repaired. Our facial plastic surgeon's fee for a revision neck lift is about $40,000 to $60,000; the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at the consultation. A revision with Dr. Cat is quoted after she has examined you. The revision consultation is $1,500, credited toward surgery.
Key Factors Influencing Neck Lift Prices
When you compare quotes, compare what is behind the number. These are the questions that separate a specialist's neck lift from a $4,000 one.
What exactly is being done? Skin only, skin with a platysmaplasty, with or without liposuction, or a face and neck lift. The extent of the surgery is the biggest variable, and a quote that does not say which one it is for is not a quote. Ask whether the muscle is treated; if it is not and you have bands, the result will not last.
Who performs your surgery, and how much time does it get? A neck lift lives in the details: the skin lifted evenly off the muscle, the bands sutured in the midline, the excess measured so the closure sits flat, the incisions placed where hair and ear contours hide them. Dr. Cat performs every step herself and schedules two to three hours for one patient, or five to eight for a face and neck lift, without a second case waiting.
Who puts you to sleep, and where? A board-certified physician anesthesiologist for the whole case in an accredited surgical facility costs more than a nurse anesthetist in an office procedure room. Every Dr. Cat patient has a board-certified anesthesiologist, included, in an accredited private surgical center; read about our office.
What is included, and is it a first surgery or a revision? Some quotes leave out anesthesia, the facility, the dressing or follow-up visits, and the real number appears later; ask what happens if the surgery runs long and whether follow-ups are billed. A revision adds planning and operating time, and a higher price. Dr. Cat's quote is itemized and complete.
Who is your surgeon? A board-certified plastic surgeon or facial plastic surgeon for whom the face and neck are a specialty. Dr. Cat trained in both ENT (head and neck surgery) and plastic surgery and has been in private practice in Beverly Hills since 2010; patients come to her from across the country and abroad. Read the bad reviews as well as the good ones.
Cost-Effective Neck Lift Options: What Non-Surgical Neck Tightening Can and Cannot Do
There is no non-surgical neck lift. There are treatments that tighten mildly loose skin, soften bands or reduce a small amount of fat, and they are worth knowing about, with their limits; our post on the best procedures for neck tightening compares them.
- ThermiSmooth. Radiofrequency heat that stimulates collagen in mildly loose skin, usually three to four one-hour sessions four to eight weeks apart with yearly maintenance. No downtime. It tightens; it does not remove skin.
- Venus Viva MD. Radiofrequency through micro-needles for mild to moderate laxity and crepey texture, in 30 to 40 minute sessions with minimal downtime. Long-lasting but not permanent.
- Botox and fillers. We offer both, injected for these areas by our facial plastic surgeon: Botox relaxes platysmal bands for a few months, and filler along the jawline camouflages early jowling. Neither treats loose skin.
- Kybella. An injectable that dissolves a small amount of fat under the chin over several sessions and does not tighten skin. We do not offer it; our post on Kybella vs chin lipo explains when liposuction is the better buy.
Current prices are on our non-surgical pricing page, and our Botox pricing guide covers units. The plain rule: a neck with hanging skin and bands needs a neck lift, and a course of sessions on that neck costs money without delivering the result. Non-surgical tightening is right for mild laxity, for maintenance after surgery, and as a bridge while you save.
Cost Components: A Complete Breakdown
Every neck lift quote, from any surgeon, is built from the same line items. Here is how each works at Dr. Cat Plastic Surgery.
1. Consultation fee
Many "free" consultations are with a coordinator, not the surgeon. A consultation with Dr. Cat is with Dr. Cat: she examines the skin, the platysma and the fat under your chin, tells you which operation your neck needs and whether the lower face belongs in it, and draws the plan. It is $500, or $1,500 for a revision, credited toward surgery.
2. Surgeon's fee
The largest line and the one that varies most: the price of the surgeon's training, skill and time, set by what is being done, how long it takes and how much of it the surgeon performs personally. With Dr. Cat, all of it.
3. Anesthesia
Billed for the anesthesiologist's time and the medications. A direct neck lift under local anesthesia with sedation is the cheaper line; a full neck lift or a face and neck lift is under general anesthesia. Dr. Cat's patients have a board-certified physician anesthesiologist for the whole case, included in the quote.
4. Operating room and facility
Facility fees pay for an equipped operating room, the nursing staff, the recovery room and the supplies, and they scale with the hours. Accreditation is the item to ask about. Dr. Cat's accredited private surgical center on Rodeo Drive is included in the quote.
5. Dressings and drains
You leave surgery in a compression dressing around the head and neck, worn for about two weeks, with small drains that come out in a few days and stitches removed at about seven days. All of it is part of the surgery; there is no garment to buy.
6. Medications and labs
Pre-operative labs and any physician clearance are billed by the lab or your doctor and are often covered by insurance. After surgery you will have an antibiotic and a few pain pills in case you need them; most of Dr. Cat's patients manage with Tylenol.
7. Scar care
Scar treatment starts at about two weeks with products the office provides; the incisions are nearly invisible within months and fully faded in about a year if you keep them out of the sun. Our post on neck lift scars shows where they sit.
8. The first night and follow-up visits
Some patients spend the first 24 hours at an after-care nursing facility; we explain at the consultation how that is arranged and billed. You then see Dr. Cat through your recovery, from the drain and stitch removals to the visit where she clears you for exercise. Dr. Cat's follow-up visits are included in the quote.
Comparing Neck Lift Providers
Before you compare prices, compare what the price is for. Look at face and neck lift before and after photos from patients your age with your kind of neck, in profile, months after surgery, and read patient reviews, including the bad ones; a practice with no photos of its own results is a red flag. Confirm the credential: a board-certified plastic surgeon or a facial plastic surgeon, operating in an accredited facility, named in writing on your quote. Ask whether the surgeon treats the platysma, performs neck liposuction and facelifts as well as neck lifts, and revises other surgeons' work, since a neck is rarely a one-layer problem. Then use the consultation to judge the fit: Dr. Cat examines you herself, tells you plainly whether a neck lift alone will do, and gives you one written quote.
Neck Lift Cost Near Me: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and California
Rural and suburban surgeons charge less than surgeons in Beverly Hills, New York or Miami because their overhead is lower, and prices in Los Angeles span the whole national range, from advertised office procedures at a few thousand dollars to specialist practices like ours; "near me" tells you where a surgeon is, not what you are buying. Use the five questions above on every quote and look at photos of the exact operation you need. Dr. Cat's practice is on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills; many of her patients travel from other states and countries, and our out-of-town patient page and plan your stay explain how the virtual consultation, the surgery week and the follow-up are arranged.
Neck Lift Cost in Mexico, Turkey and Abroad
A neck lift in Tijuana, Istanbul, Bogota or Santo Domingo is advertised at a fraction of the American price, often bundled with a facelift and a hotel. The price is possible because the surgeon's time, the anesthesia and the facility all cost less, and because there is often no follow-up at all: you fly home within days, with the drains barely out, and the surgeon who operated on you is not the one who sees the hematoma, the infection or the scar that widened behind the ear. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the CDC both warn about cosmetic surgery tourism; our post on plastic surgery tourism, the cost and the danger covers what to check before you book anywhere. With a neck lift the stakes are on your face, and a correction costs more than the original surgery would have.
Does Health Insurance Cover a Neck Lift?
No. A neck lift is classified as an elective cosmetic procedure, so health insurance does not cover the surgeon's fee, the anesthesia or the facility, and the prices on this page are self-pay prices. In rare cases where excess neck skin causes documented functional problems such as persistent irritation or infection, a portion of the procedure may be reviewed, but approval is uncommon and the aesthetic work is never covered. Pre-operative labs and post-operative prescriptions are often covered under your normal benefits. If you think your case may qualify, tell us at your consultation and we will tell you plainly whether it is worth pursuing.
Neck Lift Affordability and Financing Your Neck Lift Surgery
Surgery is paid for before the surgery date, and many of our patients finance part or all of it. Cherry is our primary financing partner, with 0% APR options for qualified applicants and a soft credit check that does not affect your credit score; we also work with CareCredit and Alphaeon Credit. See Plastic Surgery Financing Options to apply, and read how to finance plastic surgery for a comparison of the options.
If you are not ready to commit, plan for it: use this guide to forecast the whole cost, choose your surgeon and get on the books, set a realistic date, and save toward it. Botox for the bands or non-surgical tightening can hold the line while you save, as a bridge rather than a substitute. If financing is not the right fit, Dr. Cat's advice is to wait for the surgery you want rather than settling for a cheaper version now.
The Costs That Are Not on the Quote
A complete budget includes what happens after surgery.
- Time off work. Most of Dr. Cat's patients are back at a desk at about two weeks, when the dressing comes off, with moderate exercise at two weeks and vigorous exercise at four; plan events for after the three-to-four-month mark, when the final result shows. Our facelift recovery timeline applies to a face and neck lift week by week.
- Help at home. Someone should drive you home, or from the after-care facility, and be around for the first few days while the drains are in.
- Sun protection. Months of hats and sunscreen on the incisions, which is how they fade to nearly nothing.
- Travel and accommodation. Out-of-town patients stay in Los Angeles until the drains and stitches are out and Dr. Cat has cleared them to fly.
- Maintenance later. A neck lift does not stop aging. Non-surgical tightening or Botox for the bands years later is optional, and a lower face that ages past a lifted neck may eventually want a facelift.
The Real Cost of a Cheap Neck Lift
Plastic surgery is real surgery, and your neck is under your face. The savings on a cheap neck lift are borrowed against skin pulled tight over bands that were never repaired and hangs again within a few years, a jawline that still sags because the lower face was ignored, an over-pulled or windswept look, scars in front of the ear instead of inside it, an earlobe pulled downward, a hematoma that needed draining, or a nerve injury that changed how you smile. Some of that can be improved by a revision. Some of it cannot.
A revision always costs more than the original surgery would have, because scar tissue, missing skin and a disturbed platysma make it a harder operation; our facial plastic surgeon's fee for a revision neck lift is about $40,000 to $60,000 before the operating room and anesthesia. Having your neck lift done correctly the first time is the least expensive way to have it done.
Is a Neck Lift Worth the Cost?
A well-done neck lift is one of the longest-lasting operations in facial surgery, with results of 10 to 15 years or more for patients who keep a stable weight, and the change shows in every photograph taken in profile. The narrower question is whether it is worth a specialist rather than whoever quotes the least, and the best answer we can give is to look. Dr. Cat's face and neck lift before and after photos show the restored angle under the chin and the scars you cannot find, and her success stories describe what the result changed.
When you choose a surgeon, ask what exactly is being done and whether the muscle is treated, who performs the surgery and who gives the anesthesia, where, and what the quote includes, and ask for it in writing so you can compare offers on the same terms. If the lowest quote leaves lines out, it is not the lowest quote.
Frequently Asked Questions About Neck Lift Cost
Below are answers to the questions we hear most often from patients evaluating neck lift cost.
How much does a neck lift cost with Dr. Cat in Beverly Hills?
A neck lift on its own with Dr. Cat is quoted at your consultation, after she has examined your skin, your platysma muscle and the fat under your chin. Most patients who need a neck lift have it as a face and neck lift, about $75,500 to $89,000 all in. The $500 consultation fee is credited toward surgery.
How much does a neck lift cost on average?
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports an average surgeon's fee of $7,885 for a neck lift, before anesthesia, the operating room and follow-up. Earlier versions of this guide cited the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery's national range of $1,200 to $12,700, from an office procedure under local anesthesia to a full lift. Neither is a specialist's price.
How much does a face and neck lift cost?
About $75,500 to $89,000 all in with Dr. Cat: the surgeon's fee, a board-certified anesthesiologist, the accredited facility, the dressing and your follow-up visits, quoted in writing at your consultation. Our facial plastic surgeon's fee for a face and neck lift is about $45,500 to $65,500; the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at the consultation. Our facelift cost guide covers the combination.
How much does turkey neck surgery cost?
Turkey neck surgery is a neck lift: the loose skin is removed, the platysma is tightened if it has separated into bands, and fat under the chin is suctioned if it is part of the problem. With Dr. Cat it is quoted at the consultation, most often as a face and neck lift, about $75,500 to $89,000, because the jowls and the neck age together. Our page on turkey neck explains the options.
How much does neck liposuction or chin liposuction cost?
Neck and chin liposuction is a single liposuction area with Dr. Cat, a $10,000 surgeon's fee with anesthesia and the facility added in your written quote; our facial plastic surgeon's fee for neck liposuction is about $5,000, and the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at the consultation. It suits a double chin with good skin; loose skin needs a lift. Our liposuction cost guide covers the chin.
Can a neck lift be done without a facelift?
Yes, when the aging is confined to the neck: loose skin below the jaw, platysmal bands or fullness under the chin with a lower face that still sits where it should. When jowls have formed, a neck lift alone leaves a tight neck under a sagging jawline, which is why most of Dr. Cat's neck lift patients have a face and neck lift.
How much does a non-surgical neck lift cost?
There is no non-surgical neck lift, only non-surgical tightening for mild laxity: ThermiSmooth and Venus Viva MD stimulate collagen with radiofrequency over a course of sessions, Botox, injected by our facial plastic surgeon, softens platysmal bands, and Kybella, which we do not offer, dissolves a small amount of fat under the chin. None removes skin. Current prices are on our non-surgical pricing page.
How much does a revision neck lift cost?
More than a first neck lift, because scar tissue, skin already removed and a platysma that may have been sutured incorrectly make it a longer, more delicate operation. Our facial plastic surgeon's fee for a revision neck lift is about $40,000 to $60,000; the operating room and anesthesia are quoted at the consultation. A revision with Dr. Cat is quoted after she has examined you.
Does insurance cover the cost of a neck lift?
No. A neck lift is an elective cosmetic procedure, so health insurance does not cover the surgeon's fee, the anesthesia or the facility. In rare cases where excess neck skin causes documented irritation or infection, a portion may be reviewed, but approval is uncommon. Pre-operative labs and prescriptions are often covered under your normal benefits.
What is included in the total cost of a neck lift?
With Dr. Cat, one itemized written quote covers the surgeon's fee, the board-certified anesthesiologist, the accredited facility, your dressing and scar products, and your follow-up visits, with no second invoice after surgery. Pre-operative labs are billed by the lab. Ask every practice for the same breakdown so you can compare quotes on the same terms.
Is the consultation fee credited toward surgery?
Yes. The $500 consultation fee, or $1,500 for a revision consultation, is credited in full toward your neck lift. The discovery call that comes before it is free.
Can I finance a neck lift?
Yes. Cherry is our primary financing partner, with 0% APR options for qualified applicants and a soft credit check that does not affect your score; we also work with CareCredit and Alphaeon Credit. See Plastic Surgery Financing Options.
Get Your Itemized Neck Lift Quote
The only neck lift price that matters is the one written for your neck. Start with a free discovery call: share a few details, our patient concierge will call you for a short conversation, and Dr. Cat will examine you at your consultation and give you a complete written quote. You can also call (310) 858-8808. Before you visit, see her face and neck lift before and after photos, read about the neck lift in Beverly Hills at Dr. Cat Plastic Surgery, and compare with our facelift, liposuction and tummy tuck cost guides, or browse all of our plastic surgery cost guides.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Cat Begovic, MD, FACS, board-certified plastic surgeon. Pricing updated September 2026; ranges reflect most patients and every quote is individual.
