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Laser Treatment for Crepey Neck Skin?

asked 2 years ago by Lynn13 in midwest
Latest answer by Scott W. Mosser, MD
Question viewed 16,725 times
Tags: neck, crepey skin

I am 57 yrs. old with a thin build. I don't have excess fat on my neck but do have what I refer to as 'crepey' skin in the center.

Can this skin be tightened via a laser procedure, or am I doomed to undergo some type of invasive procedure to improve the appearance? (I don't have a sagging jaw line, or jowls so am not considering a mini facelift.) Thanks!

15 answers to Laser Treatment for Crepey Neck Skin?

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Neck skin

Alot of the lasers for skin tightening are not great. If you wnat bout a 20-30% improvement then this may be right for you.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Laser (or other wavelength energy) treatment vs. necklift

Lynn13 There is no such thing as laser or non-surgical neck lift, even though there are many claims. In my practice we have available a full range of laser resurfacing, non-ablative skin tightening, HA fillers, etc. in addition to standard and short-scar or limited facelifts. We offer specific procedures to patients based on each patient's needs or wants. Your age alone is not a determinate of what procedure will give you the best result. We recommend neck lift for 3-dimensional... more
Sutton Graham II, MD

Greenville Plastic Surgeon
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Crepey Neck Solutions

Laser treatments for concerns such as this “can” offer improvement depending on a variety of factors. If your skin has a good tone overall with no other issues outside the crepey skin, it’s possible laser treatment can provide at least some benefit. If there are other underlying issues then it’s possible you’ll need to consider a surgical treatment option such as a neck lift or lower face lift potentially in conjunction with a laser treatment by an... more
Scott W. Mosser, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Botox

  Botox and improved the  neck banding but has no effect in the crepping skin..   Fraxional Laser and a good skin care will improved the looks of the skin in the neck
Alejandro J. Quiroz, M.D.

Mexico Plastic Surgeon
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Fractionated laser may work

The best treatment really depends on the quality of your skin and face/neck overall. That being said, if you don't have platysmal bands (muscle bands) in your neck, excessive fat in your neck or other loose tissue on the sides of your face and neck, laser treatments may offer a great way to resurface and tighten your central neck. In my experience, the fractionated laser has produced great results in this area.
Corey S. Maas, MD

San Francisco Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Creepy Neck Skin

There are 3 options: Non-invasive options such as the Declotage system from Obagi helps a little Fractionated laser resurfacing Neck and face lift Most 57 year old thin women are excellent candidates for surgery and you are able to produce some absolutely beautiful results. 
John Bitner, MD

Salt Lake City Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Crepey Skin in the Neck

Crepey neck skin can be a challenge to correct.  Diagnosis is the key here.  Some common examples are: Sundamaged skin will sometimes respond inadquetely to a face/neck lift alone.  The lift can help improve the neck but not completely.  Since the neck skin is delicate, resurfacing procedures must be done with caution and by an experienced LASER physician Reactive crepey skin can sometimes be seen as a connection between the muscle in the neck and the... more
Anil R. Shah, MD

Chicago Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Crepey neck skin

This is an excellent example where various laser treatments would be the optimal solution in the neck.  If change in skin texture is the only problem in your neck then laser treatments are the best option. Best, Tal Raine MD
Talmage J. Raine, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Neck skin tightening

You may get some appreciable tightening with a combination of Thermage and Fraxel Re:store or Fraxel Re:pair (the former has less down time but is done in several treatments a few weeks apart and the latter is done once but has more down time and some greater risks).
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Lower face/neck lift for crepey neck skin

For crepey neck skin there is only one alternative, is to perform a lower face/neck lift. A neck lift by itself will not address the crepey skin issues that patients have. Unfortunately, the crepey skin will be the first thing to start showing your age even after a facelift. It is a very difficult problem to deal with correctly. Noninvasive procedures simply do not work in this area. A lower face/neck lift will also address the anterior platysmal band cords in the neck as well.... more
William Portuese, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Crepey Neck Skin

Your question is one that I come across almost every day. There are several ways to improve the neck if no other issues are concurrent. If your problem is only on the center area of your neck, then there are several surgical and non-surgical procedures that could be used to improve your sub-mental area or center of your neck. 1. Radio Frequency. This is a non-surgical approach that can help with some sagging skin and firm the sub-mental area of the neck. 2. if you have some muscle bands and... more
Gustavo A. Diaz, MD

Charlotte Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Lasers are a good non-surgical alternative for skin tightening in the neck

The gold standard for tightening the skin in the face and neck is a neck lift or facelift. In these procedures the skin is elevated and the excess removed. No other procedure even comes close to tightening the skin as well as these procedures. As an alternative, you can consider a laser liposuction procedure such as Smartlipo or Acculift. Both of these lasers have wavelengths which can help tighten the skin my contracting the overlying collagen. Less invasive, but not as effective,... more
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Invasive vs Non-Invasive

There is a lot of research currently being done to find a way of consistently tightening the skin of the neck without having to do a Necklift but so far I think all treatments have proven inconsistent at best. We are just starting a study on a new Radio-Frequency Technique and it shows some promise but I am not willing to endorse it until we have completed the study. Still for most of our patients I advise a face or neck lift to achieve the best result.
S. Randolph Waldman, MD

Lexington Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Crepey Neck Skin

There are many lasers like Thermage and Titan that help tighten some of the skin but the effects are minimal. The best solution would be to get Sculptra injections which can thicken the skin and make it look smoother, fuller and younger. HOWEVER, BE VERY VERY CAREFUL IN CHOSING A PHYSICIAN WHO IS COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH USING SCULPTRA IN THE NECK. Regards
Tanveer Janjua, MD

Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon

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