What Can I Do to Firm Up my Jaw Line Without a Face Lift?

If your jawline is starting to sag after facelift, you may have at least 4 options: ulthera - noninvasive way to tightening the skin via collagen production. This modality is different than laser. It uses ultrasound to transmit heat to the deeper layers of the skin. In response to the injury from the heat, the skin creates collagen.. liposuction - liposuction is especially helpful if your sagging is due to fat deposits. Laser liposuction has the... more

By firming up I assume you mean a stronger more visible jawline. Unless you a lot of loose skin a facelift alone will not do this. In some cases liposuction just under the jawline can create a slight concavity that makes the jawline more prominent. This obviously does not work in every patient. The only other options are jaw surgery, jaw implants and to some degree injectable fillers. My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or constitute a doctor... more

This can be approached from several different directions separately or together depending on what is the reason for the jawline skin looseness, for lack of a better word. The first thing I would suggest is to have skin tightening done with a noninvasive modality like IPL SkinTyte or with Thermage. After 2-3 sessions the improvements can be significant. The other approach is to look at why the excess skin is there to begin with. Is there a significant amount of volume loss... more