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Do Botox Injections Work on the Neck?
asked 3 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Edward E. Dickerson, IV, MD
Question viewed 27,793 times
Tags: neck, effectiveness
Can Botox be used on the neck? What is it good for?
26 answers to Do Botox Injections Work on the Neck?
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Options for the neck area
Women usually are well-versed in their options for maintaining a youthful appearance for the face. However, options for the neck area are not well-known.
Botox to soften the cord-like look of the platysmal bands may provide a good option for some to provide a softer, smoother look to the neck. If the issue is excess skin, a better long-term option would be a neck lift.
In any event, a consultation with a board-certfified plastic surgeon is a good starting point to discuss your goals and...
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Botox injections are effective for neck bands
Botox is very effective at correcting the medial two bands of the neck, called platysmal bands. Of course, the injections are effective only when they are correctly placed into the platysma muscle.
The platysma muscle is very thin, and should be injected by physicians experienced with this area. The proper dosage should be used, and if the injections are improperly placed, complications with swallowing can occur. Choose your physician most carefully. Be well.
Dr. P
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Botox on the neck - Yes, but have an experienced injector
Botox can be used for platysmal bands of the neck, but be very cautious and pick someone who does this regularly, as there are some vital structures in the neck that must not be disturbed.
I would also recommend having a formal consultation with a plastic surgeon, as oftentimes Botox is not the answer, but rather a neck lift - this can give a very natural, durable result.
Shahram Salemy, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Botox may help
Botox can flatten the neck folds that hang down if they're not too big. This makes a more sharp angle at the neck on profile which looks younger. It can also help diminish fine horizontal creases but Botox does not work as well on all patients...some may not get improvement. If the sight of your neck really bothers you then schedule a consultation with a Botox expert.
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Botox Cosmetic injections in the neck can be used to...
Botox Cosmetic injections in the neck can be used to soften platysmal bands or the turkey waddle in the neck. This is an off label use of the medication but can be safely done. Great caution must be used as injection in the neck area can lead to difficulty swallowing. This will resolve once the Botox Cosmetic has worn off but can result in the need for special feeding arrangements.
D.J. Verret, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox Neck Injections
Botox injections can work on the neck bands. However, you will need to have an experienced provider to avoid swallowing complications. Botox is commonly used around the eyes and forehead. Using Botox in the lower part of the face can lead to asymmetry.
"Dr.D"
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Botox for the Neck
Botox blocks nerve impulses and temporarily paralyzes muscles that cause wrinkles, providing a more youthful appearance. Botox is temporary—perfect for people who are not ready for more permanent forms of cosmetic enhancements. While typically used for the crow’s feet and frown lines, special refined techniques can be used to soften the lines of the neck. It’s important to make sure you go to a board-certified plastic surgeon who is experienced in proper injection...
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Michelle Copeland, MD, DMD
New York Plastic Surgeon
New York Plastic Surgeon
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Botox in Neck
Botox can be used to treat platysmal bands. An experienced injector and proper patient selection are key to this use of botox.
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BOTOX can work on the neck...
Botox can sometimes be used to relax the neck muscles.Patients that have strong bands going up and down at the center of the neck and just to the side. Botox can relax those and become less noticeable. Is not common. The lines get less visible by paralyzing the muscle just under the lines. Also, by relaxing some muscles like next to the orbit, it will allow the forehead muscles to pull up the brow, getting a brow lift.
Luis A. Vinas, MD
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Botox in the Neck
Yes, as an off label use, Botox injections can be used on the Neck. However, you must go to an experienced injector. You can use it to improve necklace lines (which are the horizontal lines that go around the neck) and you can use it to help improve Platsymal banding - which are vertical muscles that run up and down the neck.
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Botox can reduce "Necklace" lines
Botox can reduce "necklace" lines (transverse lines) and the vertical cords of the platysma muscle that are accentuated when EEEE is annunciated.
Robert Sleightholm, MD
Brampton Plastic Surgeon
Brampton Plastic Surgeon
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Ways to Improve Botox Results for the Neck Contouring and Lines
Botox can be used to contour neck line and soften lines of the midneck. Ways to enhance botox for neck contouring are as follows:
1. appropriate pre-existing neck bands and/or lateral neck bulge can be improved and reduced, thereby creating a more sharply defined jaw line and neck.
2. neck lines, especially horizontal ones, can be improved conservatively with botox. Additional improvement can be made by the combined use of hyaluronic acid filers in the...
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George Sun, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox Works Great on the Neck
If you use small amounts of Botox into the banding of the neck, it will relax the look of pulling on the neck and make it look smoother. If you place Botox right under the chin in the neck it will help to pull up the skin of the neck and show a firmer contour. The key is to go to an experienced injector since too high of amounts have been associated with difficulty swallowing.
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Botox can be helpful for softening neck bands.
A lesser known use of Botox, and one that requires conservative decisionmaking and skill, is for the platysmal bands of the neck. The platysma is a sheet of muscle that comes down the entire neck under the skin. This is the muscle that is tightened up against the jawline in a plastic surgery neck lift.
Vertical bands or folds that especially pull tight when grimacing can be softened with appropriate use of Botox. It takes many units to achieve the effect, but the risk is also...
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Botox Treats Neck Bands, Not Wrinkles
The virtical bands in the neck, especially the two that ocurr just to each side of the voice box, are treatable with Botox or Dysport. These bands are caused by the platysma muscle contracting across the concave surface of the neck. Botox temporarily weakens the muscle preventing those contractions.
Botox does not imporve the horizontal lines in the neck. These lines are the result of bending your head down and should not be treated with Botox.
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Usage of Botox or Dysport for neck bands wrinkles
Botulinum toxins such as Botox or Dysport may be injected for wrinkles on the neck brought about my contraction of platysmal muscle bands. However, it is considered off-labelled indication, not officially approved by the F.D.A. I personally would advise against the procedure until we have a more define protocol as there have been reports of vocal cord alteration, difficulty of breathing, given the proximity of injections to those areas.
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Botox in the neck
First of all, anywhere except the glabellar lines on the face is an off-lable use of Botox. However, Botox is a very effective treatment for the vertical bands (not the horizontal creases) in the neck. Good luck.
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Botox will work great for neck wrinkles
Botox is a great treatment for horizontal lines and vertical cords that pull the neck skin and crinkling that ages the neck. This is a virtually painfree treatment that takes only about 5 minutes and results will be visible in about 2 weeks. Botox for wrinkles will last 4-6 months.
David A. F. Ellis, MD
Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon
Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox works for neck lines
Botox works well for reducing the vertical lines on the front side of the neck that are accentuated by grimacing. It can also be used to soften necklace lines to a lesser degree.
Lawrence A. Osman, MD
Woodland Hills Dermatologic Surgeon
Woodland Hills Dermatologic Surgeon
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Botox treatments on the neck
Although the FDA primary cosmetic indications for Botox injections does not include the neck, it is used off label for the treatment of neck wrinkles and especially bands. It can also treat muscle spasms and neck pain.
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Botox helps turkey neck and necklace lines
By an experienced physician, Botox injections can greatly improve the banding of the neck platysma muscle and help smooth "turkey neck". Also, skillful use of Botox can help smooth the horizontal wrinkles known as "necklace lines." It is very important to see a physician who is well experienced with this advanced use of Botox.
Margaret Weiss, MD
Baltimore Dermatologist
Baltimore Dermatologist
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Botox use in the neck
Botox can be used to improve the appearance of some wrinkles in the neck . At the same time, it can give a smoother jawline in some patients. Botox in this area should be used cautiously, as too much Botox, given low in the neck has been associated with the development of some swallowing problems. When used carefully and appropriately, Botox in the neck can give good cosmetic results for some patients.
Joshua Zeichner, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist
Manhattan Dermatologist
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Botox can be used on the neck
For some patients who have very prominent lines in their necks, Botox may be a very good option and Botox injected into the system muscle will help relax of which is the muscle and may therefore help erase the overlying skin wrinkles. This is often a good option and people whose only complaints are the prominent lines in their neck and who don't have enough tissue or are not ready yet to receive a neck lift.
For more information on Botox or to schedule an iConsult, please...
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B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon
Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Botox works on neck.
Hi!
1) Many people have hanging muscle bands in the neck which create the "turkey gobbler" look.
2) When these muscle bands are relaxed with Botox (about 50 units), the neck can look much cleaner.
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Botox injections nicely smooth the midline Neck (Platysma) bands
As we age, the shaving muscle, Platysma, which extends from the jaws over the neck to insert in the skin over the breasts, comes off the neck. Different people have a different appearance to this - the most common appearance is of two muscle folds / cords than extend from the chin to the bottom of the neck.
Although the best treatment to smooth Platysmal bands is a Facelift / necklift, Botox placed in these muscle bands can NICELY smooth them and achieve an acceptable result WITHOUT a...
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Botox can definitely be used on the neck to treat the...
Botox can definitely be used on the neck to treat the muscle bands of the neck created by the platysma msucle. It can not treat skin laxity of the neck.
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