Neck firming

 If you have sagging neck skin there are really no non-surgical options at all that do anything worthwhile.  What you need is a well performed facelift or cheek and neck lift. Check the necks on the photos on my web site and on RealSelf and see if this is what you are thinking about wanting.

The neck has three critical components that have to be addressed: 1. Excess skin 2. Excess fat 3. Loosening of the platymal muscle causing the appearance of platysmal bands or turkey goblers Treatments: Excess Skin: surgical redraping or tightening is the only reliable treatment. Forget lasers or... more

Neck lift surgery is really the best way to tackle loose skinin the neck. I use some lasers in my office inclduing skin tightening lasers, however they probably only give about 20-30% improvement over time. I tell patients that they ARE NOT DONE INSTEAD OF A NECK LIFT, but... more

Thanks for your question. As we get older a number of factors can change the contour of the neck and jaw line. These include weight gain (and loss!), weakening of the supporting structures and loss of skin elasticity. This can cause the the "turkey neck" type description you mention. The things... more

If a person’s neck does not appear youthful, the face – no matter how limited the aging changes are – will often not be perceived as youthful either, unless the aging neck is concealed. Even in the absence of other signs of facial aging, a poorly-defined or sagging neck can add years to a... more

Excessive sagging of the neck skin is usually a result of a variety of factors including: Quality of skin Skin redundancy Laxity of the platysma muscle Surgery, including a neck lift would improve the amount of skin redundancy and the laxity of the platysma neck muscles by sewing them along the midline... more