I have platysma bands in the front of my neck. How can I make them less noticeable? (Photo)

Thank you for your photo and question.  Platysmal bands are best treated by botox/dysport/xeomin every three months as it causes the muscles to relax and disappear under the skin.  If you have loose skin over the plastysmal bands, Ultherapy would be helpful in tightening the skin in addition to the neuromodulators.Good candidates for Ultherapy have mild to moderate skin and soft tissue laxity. Patients may notice that their facial tissue begins to feel loose, and feel and look less firm. Ultherapy treatments can tighten loose skin on the face, neck, sagging skin under the chin and soften lines and wrinkles on the chest.Another option would be surgical intervention.  I recommend you have an in person consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon.  Good Luck!

Maybe it's me but I don't see improvement on neck bands with Ultherapy when I treat sagging necks. Ultherapy helps tighten the skin but not the bands.  I do see good results with Botox, although it never makes the bands look as good as a result that can be obtained by surgical neck lifts done by my plastic surgical colleagues. Botox results on neck bands often last a little longer than botox on the face but not more than five months and three to four months is common.  ThermiTight is a minimally invasive procedure with downtime that can improve neck bands, but again, not giving the same great result as a surgical neck lift, but there are no incisions made with ThermiTight. Only a needle is used to make an insertion site for the small radiofrequency rod (cannula) and no stitches are needed. Swelling and some bruising may occur for a couple of weeks or longer.

I suggest botox for a non invasive improvement, but if really bad and you need both neck lifting and bands then a platysmaplasty is needed.  VASER/Thermi help make significant improvements.  Best, Dr. Emer.