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Lower face neck lift with Botox
Botox Cosmetic is generally not the appropriate treatment for aging of the lower face and neck. Botox Cosmetic does not improve skin laxity or fat accumulation. Face lift surgery, neck lifts, and submental liposuction are more ideal for patients with sagging double chins or "turkey necks".
However, Botox Cosmetic may reduce some wrinkles in the neck by relaxing muscular bands (platysmal bands). Results are temporary.
Speak to a facial plastic surgeon to determine if Botox Cosmetic...
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The Botox neck lift refers to the use of Botox...
The Botox® neck lift refers to the use of Botox® Cosmetic to relax muscular bands (Platysmal bands) located immediately under the skin of the neck--not a true neck lift. You are correct, Botox® Cosmetic is only approved for the forehead frown lines.
The use of Botox® Cosmetic to lift the neck is off-label and has some risk. In general, cosmetic use in the neck has been reserved for people with little fat under the chin and mildly hanging skin and muscle bands. By relaxing...
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Botox doesn't lift, it "relaxes" the muscle bands
You are correct that Botox is typically used for the frown lines between the eyebrows. Overuse of the muscles between the eyebrows causes deep vertical lines which we call frown lines.
If we look aging necks in the population, people with thinner necks with minimal fat tend to have "muscle bands" or platysmal muscle bands. This is a thin sheet-like muscle under the neck skin. The front edge of the muscle is what forms the edge of the muscle band.
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Botox in the Neck vs. Neck Lift.
As we get older, the skin and soft tissues can sag. In the neck there may also be "banding", where the neck muscle enveloping the neck can form taught band like thickening of tissue. Some have used Botox into these bands to try and relax the muscle and obtain improvement. One has to be very careful as there are many structures in the neck that one does not want injured. The results of this treatment are temporary.
A neck lift addresses the soft tissue droop and...
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"Botox Necklift" is a misleading marketing term - beware
Unfortunately as more and more practitioners start incorporating Botox and other injectables into their family practices , naturopathic clinics and dental offices, the marketing of these treatments starts to become more and more misleading.
Yes, Botox can be used in the neck to relax Platysma bands but when this is marketed as a “neck lift”, it’s just not true. Botox is a muscle relaxant. It does the exact opposite of lifting the neck.
Botox is a very effective muscle...
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Botox cannot create a lift
The term Botox neck lift isn’t really a real treatment term. Botox by definition is a neurotoxin that relaxes muscles, which can be the cause of wrinkling. Other than a very minor lift of the brows, Botox cannot “lift” anything.
However it can be used to reduce the appearance of wrinkles in the neck and to relax certain bands of muscles in the neck to create a temporarily smoother appearance. FDA had not approved these uses for Botox though and they...
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Botox and necklift
Botox has been described as a partial remedy for platymal bands in the neck, although the FDA has not approved it for that purpose cosmetically. Because of the cost and temporary nature of the product, as well as the fact that neck bands are usually accompanied by loose skin, I do not consider it a great solution. A lower facelift/necklift with formal platysmaplasty is still, by far, the procedure of choice to deal with neck bands.
Botox may offer a short-term, minimally-invasive stopgap...
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Botox neck lift
Botox can be used to rejuvenate the neck in the following instances:
Help decrease presence of platysmal bands
Selectively weaken the front neck muscles so that the back neck muscles pull stronger, giving a tighter neck and jawline
Botox is not the treatment of choice for the neck and its best role is in an adjunctive manner. Surgery represents the best treatment for neck rejuvenation.
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Botox vs. Neck Lift
A neck lift can be one of the most rewarding procedures for patients. In our office, patients are amazed at the beautiful neck we can create with work on the skin, fat, and muscles. By performing work on all three layers, patients are able to achieve a youthful neck they had always dreamed of. In contrast, BOTOX only addresses the muscle and can only soften platysmal bands and will have no effect on the skin laxity or fat deposits.
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Botox for a neck lift
Hi,
In certain cases, Botox may improve " platysmal banding". This is temporary. If you have excess skin and fat, Botox will not help. Botox weakens the platysma banding in your neck and allows the bands to be pulled back by the residual platysma muscle in your neck. Of course th ebest way to treat this be a platysmaplasty and/or a facelift.
Best,
Dr.S
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