Faces get all the anti-aging attention, but our thin-skinned necks usually start to slack off first. Here, the latest (and best) ways to treat this often-neglected area.
SOS for Droopiness
If it’s excess skin: Go for a skin-tightening treatment, such as Ultherapy or Thermage, that uses ultrasound or radio frequency technology to heat and injure skin, triggering a wound response that boosts collagen production. Over time (two to six months) this increase in collagen should result in firmer skin. Results for 30- or 40-somethings typically last a few years. Average cost: $2,725.
Or doctors can inject hyaluronic acid fillers (such as Restylane or Voluma) along the jawbone to pull slack skin taut, says Neal Schultz, M.D., a New York City dermatologist. It’s as if you’re refilling a saggy balloon. “You can also inject a neurotoxin like Xeomin, Botox, or Dysport into the neck to help relax the platysmal bands, which run from jaw to clavicle and can tug down on the skin,” says Jeremy Brauer, M.D., a dermatologist in New York City. Average cost: $500 to $1,500, depending on the amount used. Read more…
