The neck is one of the main markers that give the true age of a person. You can achieve the ideal young proportions of the face, but if you do not take care of the skin on the neck, then everything will be in vain. The wrinkles, folds and sagging skin on your neck will tell others that you are far from 18 or even 25!
Therefore, the neck is the area that needs to be cared for in combination with facial skin rejuvenation. After all, the skin on the neck is very thin, it has a minimal number of sebaceous glands, so age-related changes often appear much earlier than on the face.
In addition, the female neck has fewer melanocytes (cells that protect the skin from harmful ultraviolet radiation), so it undergoes more active photoaging.
What is recommended to keep the skin of this delicate area in perfect condition?
Injection techniques for neck rejuvenation
As soon as the skin on the neck begins to thin, dry and wrinkle, it is necessary to immediately replenish the supply of hyaluronic acid. This is done in the following ways:
- the introduction of fillers based on natural hyaluronic acid;
- with the help of skin restructuring injection (biorevitalization, mesotherapy).
For the rejuvenation of the cervical region, specially designed low-density gels are usually used. Although liquid preparations tend to dissolve faster, the same is not true for the neck. Here, more liquid fillers model the silhouette better, maintain a beautifully plump shape, look natural, and last a long time, at least a year. At the same time, after the procedure, the rehabilitation period is not required - modern fillers practically do not cause edema and other undesirable side effects.
Perfectly tightens the skin of the neck and new generation fillers, which start the process of producing their own collagen. For example, an innovative Dutch stuffing.
The effect of this filler on the tissues is comparable to the effect of the installation of threads, since the composition of both the injectable filler and modern threads includes such a component as caprolactone. It is a fully biodegradable soft medical suture that has been used in medical practice for many decades with excellent results. In other words, the padding works primarily to tighten the tissues.
This padding does not attract moisture, so it does not cause swelling. Due to this unique property, it can be used in such delicate areas as eyes, lips, neck, décolletage. It stimulates the production of type 1 collagen, which creates the effect of velvety skin and an excellent lifting.
The drug strengthens the collagen framework and has a biological reinforcing effect, which makes the skin more elastic and toned.
A high-quality carrier gel eliminates implant "migration" and ensures complete predictability and stability of the contouring result. This is a biodegradable filler, meaning it is completely excreted from the body by the end of its expiration date.
For complex skin restructuring, procedures such as Biorevitalization and Mesotherapy are recommended.
Biorevitalization is an intradermal microinjection of hyaluronic acid preparations. The procedure quickly restores the water balance and normalizes the metabolism of the dermis.
Hyaluronic acid of non-animal origin is used for the procedures. Once on the skin, it breaks down into simple components, from which its own hyaluronic acid immediately begins to be synthesized. The main effect of such injections does not occur immediately, but over time, and is of a more prolonged nature. After all, they do not replace the natural processes of synthesis, but rather enhance, accelerate and stimulate them.
The number of procedures and their frequency depend on the severity of the problems and the degree of dehydration of the skin (usually from 1 to 2-3 procedures).
Mesotherapy is a similar technique, only mini-injections of special "cocktails" of biologically active preparations are introduced into the skin, the composition of which may vary depending on the problem being solved. Mesococtails often contain vitamins, antioxidants, amino acids, plant extracts, and other valuable elements. Mesotherapy procedures allow you to enter all the active substances into the skin and help to renew it from the inside.
Perfect for the rejuvenation of the cervical region Plasmolifting. It has long been known that our blood has a powerful resource to restore and heal the body, we just need to activate this potential.
As a result, the skin becomes as elastic, dense, toned and radiant as in its youth. Wrinkles, folds, age spots and other aesthetic defects disappear.
Laser technology for delicate areas
Fraxel fractional resurfacing with the Fraxel laser device can be used as a stand-alone technique for neck resurfacing, and perhaps in combination with injections. American Fraxel is a unique device that renews human skin and frees it from all defects. A thin laser beam (thinner than a human hair) forms thousands of micro-influence zones (micro-thermal treatment zones) on every centimeter of skin. In these microzones, old and defective collagen and excess pigment are destroyed. At the same time, many viable cells remain around each microzone of exposure, which are activated under the influence of heat. During this process, which can last from several hours to several days, defect-free skin appears at the site of each microzone.
A unique feature of Fraxel is that the laser does not destroy the top layer, the stratum corneum, of the epidermis. Therefore, after the procedure, the skin looks natural.
After the fractional laser resurfacing procedure, the very structure of the skin changes. It becomes softer, hydrated, elastic, less prone to inflammation and rashes. It becomes easier to care for her at home.
The fractional laser acts gently on the skin, but the number of procedures depends on the initial data and the problem to be solved. One procedure per year is enough for someone, and someone may need a course of 3-5 procedures.
The result, that is, a young and beautiful skin, can last for a long time.
Ultrasound for non-surgical neck lift
Unlike laser technologies, which can only be used during the period of least solar activity (ie, fall, winter, and early spring), modern ultrasound techniques are suitable for use in all seasons.
And they are comparable to the effect of a surgical facelift, which, as you know, reduces not only stretched skin, but also muscles.
A non-surgical alternative to the neck lift at the muscular system level (at the SMAS level) is the famous Altera Therapy, which is performed in the American Ulthera System.
The device is based on focused ultrasound, which can penetrate under the skin to a depth of 6-8mm, first shrinking the collagen fibers there and giving a lifting effect, and then starting the process of young collagen formation. In this case, the skin surface is not damaged. Approximately one week after the Altera therapy procedure, the synthesis of type III collagen (also called young collagen) increases with its subsequent transformation to type I collagen not only in the immediate areas of thermal exposure, but also below them.
This leads to the development of non-surgical tissue lifting effect without damaging the skin surface. The maximum effect occurs 3 months after the procedure.
A unique additional benefit of using ultrasound for skin rejuvenation is the ability to directly visualize the dermis and subcutaneous structures in real time, which increases the level of safety of the therapy.
As in surgical skin tightening, a single exposure is sufficient, the result obtained lasts from 1. 5 to 3 or more years, depending on the individual characteristics of the body.
Thread technology for neck rejuvenation.
Older patients are recommended to perform ultrasonic lifting using filament technologies. Use of self-absorbable threads. Other threads are used to correct the chin line.
All these threads are notched and, penetrating the skin, in addition to the visible tightening of the tissues, they also initiate a rejuvenation process.
Therefore, the combination of ultrasound and thread lifting will give a powerful double effect of lifting and rejuvenation.