And while some choose to embrace those physical marks as hard-earned souvenirs, others are eager to shed them.
So what can we do?
For etched-in neck lines, the finest of hyaluronic acid fillers can soften them some.
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The fact is, once skin and muscles weaken and sagging sets in, our options dwindle dramatically.
And patients, it seems, are getting wise to this fact.
But the other two-thirds?
“The neck lift patient is definitely getting younger,” Linkov tells us.
Here, let’s break it down.
(Its position is fixed and cannot be surgically manipulated.)
Typically, in younger patients, excess fat is mainly to blame for below-chin bulkiness.
Expect about three days of downtime.
That said, oftentimes redraping the skin over newly streamlined contours can give a modest tightening effect.
(If the skin has zero spring, however, this move wont suffice.)
To fix neck bands, surgeons will still use that direct gateway under the chin.
Sutures for all neck surgeries typically come out around the one-week mark.
And, to me, that’s super-empowering."
