Direct alternatives for neck skin redundancy in males

The problem of redundancy of tissue of the neck, often called "turkey gobbler neck," can be corrected satisfactorily without performing a traditional face--neck lift (Fig. 4). This can be achieved with a vertical excision of skin, resection of fat, Z-plasty to the medial platysmal edges, and skin closure in a Z fashion. This operation is limited to males who distinctly prefer not to have a face-neck lift and is done only after description of the resulting scar which, because of its direction and location, has not been obtrusive.