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Non-surgical Options for Loose Neck Bands?

asked 3 years ago by Sadycal in North Hollywood, CA
Latest answer by Brent Moelleken, MD
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I desperately want to do something about my horrible neck bands. I had a liposuction a couple of years ago, at age 38, but no tightening and the neck looks worse than before. I eventually want to get surgery I guess, but it will take a while to save up. Financing is not an option.

In the meantime, what non-surgical treatments might help, and how much do they run? I also recently had Total FX for acne scars, but see not difference really. I'm a mess. No skin tightening yet or filling in. It's been about two months. I'm getting Restylane for scars now, but still have a lot of indents. On top of all this, the horrible neck is just too much.

Also, since I had a mid face lift, which I didn't even really want, I feel like I have absolutely no cheek bones anymore. My face is completely shapeless as in the last picture. Worse when I don't smile. Funny how some doctors talk you into things. I find it hard to trust cosmetic surgeons as it often seems to be just a business to them.

3 answers to Non-surgical Options for Loose Neck Bands?

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Save up for a neck lift

Unfortunately, you have the kind of neck that makes neck liposuction something I rarely do. If it is done aggressively you can end up with scar tissue bands that are very visible especially when you tip your head back. Also, if your skin elasticity wasn't great, you can end up with looser skin than when you started. You are young for platysma bands so I am assuming that what your pictures show are the first two problems. So that you finally get something that really shows a difference... more
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Many surgeries, all bad results...

You have have several procedures, all with "bad results". Your cheeklift left you with a shapeless face. Your liposuction of the neck left you with neck bands. The laser did a bad job on your acne scarring. Why do you keep having more surgeries? Ideally, surgery is to fix a defined problem. When it is performed too early, or for marginal indications, patients will not see that great transformation that many of them hoped for. If patients' expectations are too high, no... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Loose neck skin options

It seems as if your focus is on your neck, yet you undergo procedures that do little to improve the neck. Total FX, Restyylane and a midface lift are not intended to acheive any neck improvements. There are few non-surgical options to the neck that will reliably produce a result. If you have bands that worsen with talking and facial animation, Botox amy achieve some improvements. Restylane in the prejowl area may also give you the appearance of a stroinger jawline which may conceal a weak... more
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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