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So I'm in my Mid Thirties and I'm Pretty Thin So my Neck Has Really Been Making Me Look Older, What Can I Do for This? (photo)

As Nora Ephron once wrote: "I feel bad about my neck" All the time actually because my face doesn't have any lines. It's my one mark that shows age. Would a high percentage of retina help with the horizontal lines and would botox help with those two striations? I don't think I'm ready for a 'neck lift' for another decade. Please advise.

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15 Doctor Answers | Asked by margot333 in los angeles

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Platysmaplasty for Neck Bands

Neck Lift (Cervicoplasty / Platysmaplasty): restoring elegance to the face Though it is not technically part of the face, a neck with loose, sagging skin can age the face dramatically. A neck lift is a standard part of most facelift surgeries, as the neck skin is mobilized in continuity with the lower face. Immediately under the skin of the neck is the platysma muscle, which you can easily see in a mirror when you clench your teeth and tighten your jaw. In youth, this paired muscle... more

Michael Law, MD

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Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Making a neck more youthful

Although temporary, Botox can be used off-label to make the muscle bands bow outwardly less. Otherwise surgery, a platysmaplasty can provide a more significant improvement than Botox. Ultherapy has caused some improvement in some of my patients for this condition but it is not consistent for muscle bands. The information provided in Dr. Shelton's answer is for educational purposes only and is not intended to constitute medical advice. The information provided should not... more

Neck Improvement by Treatment of Platysma Bands

What stands out most is your platysma muscle bands. They can be handled by Botox every 3 months plus or minus or with a platysmaplasty - a procedure that can be performed in the office or under IV sedation using an incision in your chin crease line to hide it. See a board certified plastic surgeon or facial plastic surgeon for advice and options.

Best Treatment Options for Mid-Thirties Nora Ephron "I Hate My Neck"

Hi Margot, Nora Ephron's book, "I Hate My Neck" says it all for many women. I would recommend non-invasive treatment of your "mid-thirties" neck. I would treat your anterior neck platysmal bands with appropriately dosed and placed neuromodulator (Botox or Dysport), and then use Ulthera (micro-focused ultrasound) to lift and tighten the muscles and skin of your neck non-surgically without any downtime. I agree that surgery in your case can be delayed for some time. Nora would... more

Michael A. Persky, MD

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Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Neck bands in a 30 year old.

By the limited evaluation of a single photo it appears that the most direct approach for your concerns is an anterior neck lift which consists of a small incision under the chin and manipulating the muscle bands that are visible under the skin. A less invasive approach is Botox/Dysport injected into the bands and non-invasive skin tightening using radiofrequency such as Reaction by Viora. There are several other types of skin tightening modalities, but I don't have first hand... more

Anterior Neck Bands

Unfortunately you have inherited these bands of platysma muscle at a very young age. Botox may give temporary improvement but this will only last 3-4 months. Muscle treatment and possibly a neck lift will be necessary to give you the result you want with long lasting results.

Richard W. Fleming, MD

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Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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So I'm in my Mid Thirties and I'm Pretty Thin So my Neck Has Really Been Making Me Look Older, What Can I Do for This?

Aesthetically speaking, if this picture is at rest and not of you contracting the neck muscles...there is significant anterior banding of the Platysmal muscle as well as loose skin. A consultation would be best to deicde the most prudent course of action of the three possible solutions IMHO. Botox injectiuons to soften the muscle bands. A formal Neck Lift but this would possibly also need to include some skin removal along the front of the ears to... more

So I'm in my Mid Thirties and I'm Pretty Thin So my Neck Has Really Been Making Me Look Older, What Can I Do for This?

Yes what you seem to be describing are the "platysma banding effect. As the majority of expert posters have written USE BOTOX first until ready for neck lift surgery. As for Uthera therapy or even Thermage I would be VERY careful to expect any improvement for $'s spent. Be careful out there!

Platysma bands

Botox is a temporary fix for these bands. a better rather lasting option would be a platysmaplasty which is a rather invasive procedure.

Misbah Khan, MD

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New York Dermatologic Surgeon

Necklift is more effective than botox

Necklift is more effective than Botox for neck bands. It's easy to try Botox and see what it can do. Nonsurgical treatments are appealing but often don't give enough improvement.

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margot333 16 Sep 2012

Update: I've now done botox and have started retina. I've posted the before and my afters photos on my blog beautylaserexpert dot com.
I'll wait a few months and see but I think I might need the 3k platysma surgery mentioned...I shall see if the retina helps first though.

margot333 1 Aug 2012

Thank you for all of your answers. I will think about the platysma cutting in a few years, but right now I'd like to try botox. I've already tried a thermage package. Saw no change. I won't do lasers again, but if anyone in Los Angeles is practiced at botox to the neck, please message or post and I'm sure all platysma protruders, including me, will be in to see if it helps. :)

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