Excess neck skin needs to be surgically treated

Scott Trimas, MD answers: How to get rid of excess neck skin

I am an active, fit, thin 49yr old woman. However I have one issue that is making me uncomfortable about my appearance. I have a fold of excess skin running lengthwise under my chin. I don't have the sloping chin with excess fat. It seems to be just skin. My friends tell me that it's not noticable, but then I pull the skin back manually behind my ears and they are amazed. I quite litterally look 10 yrs younger! Are there any non surgical ways to get rid of this excess skin or are they a waste of time and money. Should I just go with a chin lift?


Scott Trimas, MD
2 months ago

Excess neck skin needs to be surgically treated. Unfortunately, there is no way that works with the neck except to pull or tighten it and remove the excess. The neck does not resurface well from lasers or chemical peels due to the lack of sweat glands that aid in healing. Also, fillers have not been useful in the neck to create a lifted or tightened result. Even chemical peels have to be done at lower strengths on the neck due to the sensitivity of neck skin.

There are several options for lifting the neck and include incisions around the ears and in some cases depending on what is creating the sagging with direct incisions below the chin. The nice thing about neck lifting procedures in younger and fit individuals is that they tend to last longer when surgically improved.

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