How to Correct Thin Neck?

If your skin is very thin, this cannot be improved, but the underlying muscles that are prominent can probably be treated.

There is nothing that can be done to improve the thickness of a neck or reduce the prominent muscles. The anterior platysmal bands, when present, which include the neck cords, can be tightened in the front of the neck and clipped so that they do not return when the face/neck lift is performed. The cost for a comprehensive face/neck lift operation is approximately $11,000, which includes the operating room, the anesthesia, and the surgeon’s fee for performing the procedure.... more

If you have such thin skin in this area, no thickening from Fraxel laser would be enough to hide the muscle bands. Surgical lifting might be the only appropriate treatment to provide you with a good result. Please see a plastic surgeon for a consultation.

The thinness of the skin can't be improved. The muscle cords can be excised at the same time as the neck is tightened with a neck lift to improve the aged look of the neck.

Dear Golf_laquinta Thank you for your question! There is no easy solution for a thin neck. Fillers and fat grafting may cause irregularities so I would approach this with caution. I have seen results of Sculptra in the neck--both excellent and disasterous. This would require a very skilled and experienced injector--but personally I would be very reticent to perform this.

It is a difficult problem to fix. However, injections of Sculptra or Fat will help in thickening the skin and making the neck look fuller.  Also use a good quality skin care to improve the neck skin and that makes it look more attractive. Regards

Remember the saying by the famous and beautiful French actress Catherine Deneuve: When you get older, you have to choose between your fanny or your face. This is what happens as we age: if we don't have enough subcutaneous fat on the face or neck, it can age us and make us look older. So, you have a couple of options: you can try to gain some weight and see if this issue improves, or you can just make peace with your thin neck and think about all the good attributes that go along with it... more

This is a problem which has no easy solution. In most instances we interpret thin skin as loose skin and we perform a neck lift. However, if thin skin is the real problem, one of the only products available to thicken the dermis is retin-A. The neck can be very sensitive to this and some patients require building a tolerance with retinol type products first before progressing to the lowest dose or Retin-A. Discuss this option with your dermatologist.

There are no good solutions for the absence of fat between the neck skin and the underlying platysma and other neck muscles. Maybe a controlled increase in dietary calories supervised by a dietitian would be the answer.