Simple ways to tackle sagging necks

Age leaves its most discernible marks on the necks. Nothing betrays your age like the tell-tale signs of sagging necks. The worse thing is when Botox and collagen injections are applied on your face, the sagging around your neck region appears even worse than it really is in contrast to the smooth texture of the face.


But the thought of surgery to tackle this problem appears to scare many women. However, surgery is not the only option available to tackle the problem of sagging necks. Nowadays, there many other less intimidating options available.

There may be development of a double chin due to genetics or weight gain. The loose skin and the underlying lax muscle can be tackled altogether through a neck lift. It can be done alone or along with facelift. This gives a lasting solution to the sagging.

Liposuction of the extra fat may prove to be beneficial by streamlining full necked people. It is especially effective for those with youthful skin with a certain elasticity in them which bounces back right after the process.

However, you should be careful that they are not suctioned so much that they look skeletal.
Isolated bands can be tackled by the injection of Botox in neck muscle which makes them less conspicuous. But the effect last for barely three or four months.

The latest skin lifting process doing the rounds is the Ulthera, which uses focused ultrasound which can spur the deep growth of collagen under the epidermis. Each treatment helps in the improvement of the contours of the under-chin.

It is best for those between 40-55 years of age who feel intimidated by the surgical procedure. This process is being advocated by many doctors.

The handpiece of Ulthera, when pressed to the skin, allows the view to underlying skin layers on screen from which the doctors can get a very clear idea on the approach to be taken for the process and the treatment.

There may some slight feeling of pain during the treatment. Those who wish to undertake the procedure should be careful of the fact that it is not possible to determine the exact level of tightening.

There have been claims made on the television that the process can help in ridding you of your sagging neck by viewers live onstage through this nonsurgical facelift.

However, it has been made very clear that the process cannot act as a substitute for surgery, especially in cases where the neck skin is very loose. To curb the pain during the process, it has been recommended that some kind of pain medication or antianxiety drug be taken during the process.

It has been impressed that the Food and Drug Administration has given it clearance for use in eyebrow areas and lower face along with the neck. But it is not so.

A patient took the chance at using the product when it was first promoted and brought to the market. She was a 68 year old, a far cry from the recommended age limit. However, the elasticity of the skin made the doctor feel confident of the success of the procedure.

The results took some time to bear fruit as the creation of collagen is a time-consuming process. However, the patient claimed that the sagging is no longer effective in her case with her face quite tight and firm than usual in a very short span.

The cause for this may be because of heating the collagen which causes immediate contraction.

Some of the surgeons are now only offering to do an isolated neck lift. This is becoming vastly appealing to more men than women.

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