I am 39 years old, generally slim and youthful in appearance. I am 5'5 and 124 pounds, and have two children. I gained and lost about 50 pounds in each pregnancy. My neck skin is extremely wrinkly, crepey, and saggy. My face and body look 35, but my neck looks like it belongs to a 55-year old. I KNOW I have some sun damage there from some severe burns I got in my teens. I am also wondering if the weight gains and losses of pregnancy contributed to the sagging. What can I do?
Answer: Crepey, Saggy Neck at age 39. Options? Thank you for sharing your question and your photograph. Here are my thoughts.
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Answer: Crepey, Saggy Neck at age 39. Options? Thank you for sharing your question and your photograph. Here are my thoughts.
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Answer: Skin Tightening -- VASER Hi-Definition Liposuction, ThermiRF, Renuvion, Thermage, Ultherapy, Novathreads / Instalift, BodyTite "These are all natural parts of the aging process. What we can do is try preventative treatments or get a neck lift / face lift earlier in the aging process. There are numerous non-surgical options available, and some can be used in combination to get best outcomes, but you would need a consultation with an expert.
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Answer: Skin Tightening -- VASER Hi-Definition Liposuction, ThermiRF, Renuvion, Thermage, Ultherapy, Novathreads / Instalift, BodyTite "These are all natural parts of the aging process. What we can do is try preventative treatments or get a neck lift / face lift earlier in the aging process. There are numerous non-surgical options available, and some can be used in combination to get best outcomes, but you would need a consultation with an expert.
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April 1, 2020
Answer: Necklift or facelift The impact of pregnancy weight is significant for many women, and affects various parts of the face and body. The pattern of skin excess under the chin is usually treated better by a combination of facelift and necklift because the more vertical vector of the facelift controls the skin tightening in that area.You can evaluate which approach would have better impact for you by tensioning the skin either in front of the sideburns (facelift simulation) or earlobes ( necklift simulation). If you feel the improvement from a necklift simulation is adequate, it typically translates into a similar effect in surgery. It is important to do the simulation with mild tension. With high tension, which cannot be replicated by surgery, the vector no longer matters. If the necklift simulation appears short of expectations, a facelift and necklift are more likely to address your concerns.
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April 1, 2020
Answer: Necklift or facelift The impact of pregnancy weight is significant for many women, and affects various parts of the face and body. The pattern of skin excess under the chin is usually treated better by a combination of facelift and necklift because the more vertical vector of the facelift controls the skin tightening in that area.You can evaluate which approach would have better impact for you by tensioning the skin either in front of the sideburns (facelift simulation) or earlobes ( necklift simulation). If you feel the improvement from a necklift simulation is adequate, it typically translates into a similar effect in surgery. It is important to do the simulation with mild tension. With high tension, which cannot be replicated by surgery, the vector no longer matters. If the necklift simulation appears short of expectations, a facelift and necklift are more likely to address your concerns.
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October 23, 2019
Answer: Neck lift candidate Thank you for your question and photos. Based on your photos provided, you do have excess skin and this can be caused by weight gain/and or loss as well as genetics and sun damage. You are an ideal candidate for a neck lift. I would advise you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon for a detailed examination to discuss all possible treatment options and what your expectations are.
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October 23, 2019
Answer: Neck lift candidate Thank you for your question and photos. Based on your photos provided, you do have excess skin and this can be caused by weight gain/and or loss as well as genetics and sun damage. You are an ideal candidate for a neck lift. I would advise you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon for a detailed examination to discuss all possible treatment options and what your expectations are.
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May 18, 2019
Answer: Surgical versus non-surgical neck options A surgical neck lift has the ability to rearrange and adjust amounts of tissue, thus they can remove excess skin and tighten muscle bands. Nonsurgical skin tightening treatments can improve the quality of the tissue left behind, which can have an immediate affect and help age proof your neck and jawline moving forward.
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May 18, 2019
Answer: Surgical versus non-surgical neck options A surgical neck lift has the ability to rearrange and adjust amounts of tissue, thus they can remove excess skin and tighten muscle bands. Nonsurgical skin tightening treatments can improve the quality of the tissue left behind, which can have an immediate affect and help age proof your neck and jawline moving forward.
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April 26, 2019
Answer: Treatment for crepey skin and saggy neck There are many options for improving the texture and skin laxity of the neck skin, with a number of skin-tightening lasers such as Thermage, SkinTyte and Ultraformer III that improve skin laxity with minimal or no down-time. These however need to be continued for ongoing improvement.The surface texture of the skin can be improved by laser resurfacing with the HALO and Medical grade Fraxel DUAL lasers the best for this, although there are other options such as needling.
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April 26, 2019
Answer: Treatment for crepey skin and saggy neck There are many options for improving the texture and skin laxity of the neck skin, with a number of skin-tightening lasers such as Thermage, SkinTyte and Ultraformer III that improve skin laxity with minimal or no down-time. These however need to be continued for ongoing improvement.The surface texture of the skin can be improved by laser resurfacing with the HALO and Medical grade Fraxel DUAL lasers the best for this, although there are other options such as needling.
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