I have been noticing over the last 5 years an increase of lose neck skin. I'm unsure if it's platysma bands or just loose skin. I was a smoker, have taken nicotine lozenges for years wondering if it's caused this skin change. I have a history of breast implants that were only in for one year before having them removed thinking it would causing the sagging jaw line/loose skin due to the weight. I felt I was a little young to be seeing this, but maybe not. Not sure what to do?
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There is definitely some loose skin, but to suggest what treatment would be helpful, an in-person exam and or some further views would be needed, like a frontal view relaxed and grimacing to evaluate the platysma.
Treatment depends on how loose it looks and if there is any concern other than...
Yes, but it also depends on how you feel about your jowls. Most of the patients I do a MyEllevate necklift on look like you, early jowls, mild to moderate platysma banding and neck laxity.
You appear relatively early in the jowl development, so I would suspect you would by satisfied with...
You comment that you went to THE pre-eminent neck lift surgeon in the UK. This begs the question of did you have a facelift as well. It appears you did not, and whatever your initial concern was, it is clear that you now need to go the THE pre-eminent face and necklift surgeon in the UK.
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