I have sagging neck skin ("turkey neck"). What are my surgical and non-surgical options to firm sagging nec skin?
Neck lift surgery is really the best way to tackle loose skinin the neck. I use some lasers in my office inclduing skin tightening lasers, however they probably only give about 20-30% improvement over time. I tell patients that they ARE NOT DONE INSTEAD OF A NECK LIFT, but they may put it off a bit. If they are happy with a 20-30% improvment, then I do it for them.
The neck has three critical components that have to be addressed:
1. Excess skin
2. Excess fat
3. Loosening of the platymal muscle causing the appearance of platysmal bands or turkey goblers
Treatments:
Excess Skin: surgical redraping or tightening is the only reliable treatment. Forget lasers or radiofrequency treatments, they are expensive and don't work!
Excess Fat: weight loss, liposuction or direct surgical excision is the way to go.
Platysmal bands: The key to a reliable long term results is the corset platysmaplasty - a technique to retighten the neck.
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