What causes the neck muscle to loosen?

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7 answers to “What causes the neck muscle to loosen?”

A: Platysma muscles sag and create an aged appearance

William Portuese, MD

The muscles in the neck that sag and create an aged appearance are the platysma muscles. The platysma muscles shorten, fibrose, and contract; this creates two bands in the front portion of the neck as we grow older. These bands are tightened in front above the hyoid bone and Adam’s apple and are cut... more

A: Neck laxity

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

There are many reasons for neck laxity and these have been touched upon and include skin laxity due to decreased elastin formation, actinic damage, subcutaneous atrophy, gravitational changes, bony volume loss, etc.

A: Multiple reasons.

Toby G. Mayer, MD

 The main reason is gravity, gravity, gravity! Combine that with loss of fat in the neck and loss of elasticity of the skin and muscle, bone absorption, --------well you get the picture.

A: Loss of facial volume, drooping of the neck, laxity in the muscle layer

Philip Young, MD

And loss of the connections between your neck muscles and the deeper structures within the neck. The platysma is the muscle that wraps your neck and this is attached to the facial muscles. When you lose volume in the face from losing fat, tissues in your skin and the bones in your face getting smaller, this... more

A: Loosening Neck Muscles

Tanveer Janjua, MD

Its actually your skin that losens more than your neck muscles. With age the tighter collagen is replaced by more lose collagen and the elasticity decreases. Muscles do not play a big part in the aging appearance of the neck. Its the THINNER and LOSER skin that actually makes the neck look old with prominent... more

A: As you age, gravity and depleted connective tissue cause the neck to loosen

David Shafer, MD

 Unfortunately, over time as you age, gravity continues to pull as the connective tissues in your body loosen.  This causes the skin to loosen and fall.

A: Neck muscles loosen because of gravity and age.

George J. Beraka, MD

Hi! The neck muscles (platysma) tend to become thicker and looser with age.  Gravity pulls them down, and we make them worse with years of grimacing and making other facial expresions. Both a neck lift, and a complete facelift will fix the neck muscles.

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