Neck Lift: Q&A
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I have developed a turkey neck look and can't stand how old it makes me look. Plenty of magazines suggest alternatives to getting neck lift surgery. Do any of these seem worth trying instead of plastic surgery?
- tightening cream like L’Oreal’s Collagen Skin Re-Modeller
- accent laser
- restylane
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Scarless, non-surgical Neck Lifts - What is it?
In the youthful neck, the skin and the underlying Platysma muscle are tightly attached to the underlying deeper neck structures with the line from chin to neck to base of neck creating a sharp acute angle. With age, as the skin loosens, as the muscle loosens and forms visible pillars and as fat may accumulate both over the muscle and under the platysma muscle the angle acuity is gradually lost and replaced with what eventually in extreme cases becomes a straight line - chin to base of neck...
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Necklifts in a nutshell
The neck has several issues to consider;
1- excess, sagging skin
2-Too much neck fat, or too little if over-treated with liposuction.
3-Turkey Gobblers - This is the result of the muscles in the neck (platysma) sagging and separating in the midline.
Treatments for neck issues;
Liposuction - for excess neck fat in patients with good skin tone and elasticity.Minimal incisions.
Liposuction with platysmaplasty - Liposuction of the neck, correction of the platysmal bands...
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Turkey Necks are best addressed with Surgery
Hello Kym,
I wholeheartedly agree with Dr. Wallach that the options you listed are only going to end up being a waste of time & money for you.
Turkey necks / aging necks are an anatomical problem that occur due to genetics, anatomy and the aging process. As such, in order to really get worthwhile improvement and lasting results surgery is the best option.
There are various forms of neck lift surgery. As a basic outline these are your options:
1. Platysmaplasty : a small...
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Non-surgical options for neck lift
There are non-surgical options for neck lift and they are effective, however, there are certain things that need to be considered.
None of the non-surgical options for neck lift are as effective as surgery. If you elect to proceed with this option, it is important to understand that you are making a compromise.
Not all non-invasive options are equivalent. Ultherapy has a worth it index of 100% Thermage is 40%
There are no miracle treatments. To...
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Neck Lift Without Surgery?
Thank you for the question.
Unfortunately, despite aggressive marketing campaigns telling you otherwise, nonsurgical treatments do not work. The old adage “if it sounds too good to be true it probably is” certainly holds true in this case.
I hope this helps.
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Neck lift is the only proven solution for a "turkey neck"
A turkey neck is a combination of loose neck skin, muscle weakening, and sometimes excess fat. Although the procedures you mentioned may improve the neck to an extent, they will not correct it completely. A neck lift is the only procedure that addresses the skin laxity, fat, and muscle weakness.
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Non-surgical options for "turkey neck" won't work!
You have asked if a cosmetic, a laser, or an injectable filler will give you improvement for "turkey neck," which is a common description for loose flabby neck skin.
Cosmetics will hydrate the outermost layers of the skin--the dead, dry layers at the surface. This makes the skin feel soft and smoother, but will not increase elastic fiber or collagen fiber content within the skin, nor will it tighten the skin (EVEN IF the product has collagen or elastin, etc. in the list of...
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Only surgery can correct lax skin and muscle in the neck
Non surgical treatments are becoming more widely available for many cosmetic concerns. Unfortunately if you have lax skin and muscle causing your neck to sag there really is no cream or laser treatment that will be of help.
If you pull your neck skin up in front of the mirror you can correct the turkey neck. Think about how much force is required to keep it there. That kind of direct upward pull can’t be achieved by a cream or by passing a laser over the skin.
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Necklift to eliminate the turkey gobbler neck
There is absolutely no way to elimate the loose neck skin and musculature other then surgery. A necklift or neck and facelift are very effective and correcting the loose neck and jawline and creating a nice sharp cervico-mental angle. These procedures are ususally associated with minimal healing of about a week or so but can take a little longer depending on whatever other procedures are done at the same time. Don't waste your time or money on any of the Non-Surgical neck tightening options...
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Nothing non-surgical works for a turkey neck
A turkey neck implies a significant amount of extra skin causing you to lose a youthful angularity of the neck. There is nothing, despite the advertising claims, that will give you a great change other than surgery. Please check my web site and photos on RealSelf for many examples. If this kind of change is what you would like for yourself, properly done surgery is your answer.
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