I hate my neck

Dear Johnjana, Your face looks excellent after your fractional ablative laser skin resurfacing. You have an excellent jawline and no fat on your neck, so you are very fortunate. There is no question that a neck lift, with well hidden scars behind the ear would give you an excellent result, and the best result... more

I would not recommend a facelift but if anything a necklift only. You have such a minor issue as viewed by your photos but unfortunately it is enough loose skin that non invasive things such as thermage or other skin tightening devices will not help. Hope that helps.

As you have already discovered, the minimally invasive procedures to tighten the neck are often disappointing. There are two excellent ways of reducing neck looseness. First, a lower facelift can be done. This involves incisions behind the ear and underneath the earlobe. It tightens the neck and the neck... more

A neck lift is an excellent operation for somebody less than 50 years of age who just has excess fat above and below the platysmal muscle. Traditional liposuction is an older but simpler procedure that can help as well. Women usually over 55 will require a face/neck lift because of the excess skin that needs... more

You will need surgical treatment to get the best result. Lasers, fiiler,threads and botox will not work for you because of the skin condition and loss of elasticity.  Find a board certified plastic surgeon and in the consultation listen to the recomendation before bringing up your concerns about general... more

Jonnjana, As you can tell from the other posts, as surgeons we sympathize with your desire for simple, safe and effective treatment of the skin laxity and platysma muscle bands that are showing in your upper neck. I agree that a series of infrared light-energy based treatments (we would use Sciton laser and... more

As a board certified facial plastic surgeon, we perform over 100 face and neck lifts annually. I am currently writing a book on neck rejuvenation for publication in 2008, and we have introduced many new techniques for platysmal banding. The most recent technique is Smartlifting, which heats up both the skin... more

You didn't mention what was most bothersome but I'm assuming its the banding in your neck. Botox can help improve this banding and will last 3-6 months. Another way of doing this is by doing a minimally invasive facelift concentrating in the neck area along with doing some work under the chin to release the... more

What I see in your photo is mild to moderate platysma bands.  These are muslces whose edges you see along the front of the neck.  I don't see sagging skin or fat, so your neck is actually in pretty good shape. Given your social situation and fear of general anesthesia, I would recommend that you at... more

Loose skin in the neck will do best with a skin tightening procedure, a neck lift. All the lasers inthe world will not correct this problem.