Skin Tightening: Q&A
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How can I tighten skin on my neck?
I'm 44. When I swallow/stretch my neck, I have vertical wrinkles in the center of my neck. I also have a more prominent muscle on the right than the left. If I clench my teeth, the edge of a muscle sticks out in the center of my neck on the left side only. If I tilt my head to the left, the skin is lax and crepey. This doesn't happen on the right because of the large muscle see pic). How can I tighten the skin?
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flower2010
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Tightening skin on the neck
The only procedure that is able to tighten neck skin is a lower face neck lift. This involves removing skin from behind the ears after undermining the skin in the front and the posterior portions of the neck. Prominent anterior platysmal bands are best addressed by tightening the muscles in the submental area with permanent sutures and then releasing the bands down low over the lower portion of the neck through a small incision in the submental area. Once the bands are...
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Tightening Skin / Muscles of the Neck
From your description, it sounds like you have two issues. 1) loose skin and 2) asymmetric and prominent muscles. Let's start with #2. For a non-invasive way to reduce the appearance of the muscles, you can try having Botox injections into the muscles. This will weaken the muscles and make them less prominent. Botox is temporary and you will need to have injections two to three times per year. Alternatively, you could have a neck lift. In this...
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