The neck is one of the main indicators that reveal a person's true age. You can get ideal young proportions of the face, but if you do not take care of the skin of the neck, everything will be in vain. Wrinkles, creases, sagging skin in the neck will still tell others that you are far from 18 or even 25!
Therefore, the neck is the area that needs to be taken care of in combination with facial skin rejuvenation. After all, the skin on the neck is very thin, has a minimal number of sebaceous glands, so age-related changes often appear on it much earlier than on the face.
Additionally, the female neck has fewer melanocytes (cells that protect the skin from harmful ultraviolet rays), which means that 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 of the neck begins to thin, dry out, become wrinkled, it is immediately necessary to replenish the supply of hyaluronic acid contained in it. This is done in the following ways:
- the introduction of fillers based on natural hyaluronic acid;
- with the help of cutaneous restructuring of the injection (biorevitalization, mesotherapy).
For rejuvenation of the cervical region, specially designed low-density gels are usually used. Although liquid preparations usually dissolve faster, this is not the case with the neck. Here, more liquid fillers shape the silhouette better, keep a well-filled 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 unwanted side effects.
Perfectly tighten the skin of the neck and the new generation fillers, which start the production process of its own collagen. For example, an innovative Dutch filler.
The effect of this filler in fabrics is comparable to the effect of installing 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 filler works primarily to tighten the tissues.
This filler does not attract moisture, so it does not cause swelling. Thanks to this unique property, it can be used in such delicate areas as eyes, lips, neck, décolleté. It stimulates the production of type 1 collagen, which creates the effect of a velvety skin and an excellent lifting.
The drug strengthens the collagen structure and has a bio-strengthening effect, making 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 at 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 water balance and normalizes the metabolism of the dermis.
For the procedures, hyaluronic acid of non-animal origin is used. Once in the skin, it is broken down into simple components, from which it immediately begins to synthesize its own hyaluronic acid. The main effect of such injections occurs not immediately, but over time and is of a more long-term nature. After all, they do not replace the natural synthesis processes, but they 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 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 can vary depending on the problem to be solved. Mesococktails usually contain vitamins, antioxidants, amino acids, plant extracts and other valuable elements. Mesotherapy procedures allow you to enter all the active ingredients into the skin and help renew it from within.
Perfect for rejuvenating the cervical region Plasmolifting. It has long been known that our blood has a powerful resource for restoring and healing the body, we just need to activate this potential.
As a result, the skin becomes supple, dense, toned, radiant as it was in youth. Wrinkles, creases, age spots and other cosmetic defects disappear.
Laser technology for delicate areas
Fractional rejuvenation with the Fraxel laser device can be used as a standalone neck rejuvenation technique 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 inch of the skin. In these microzones, old and defective collagen and excess pigment are destroyed. At the same time, many vital cells remain around each microzone of exposure, which are activated under the influence of heat. During this process, which can take from a few hours to several days, flawless skin appears at the site of each microzone.
A unique feature of Fraxel is that the laser does not destroy the topmost layer - the stratum corneum - of the epidermis. Therefore, after the procedure, the skin looks natural.
After the laser fractional rejuvenation procedure, the very structure of the skin changes. It becomes smoother, hydrated, elastic, less prone to inflammation and rashes. It becomes easier to take care of her at home.
The fractional laser acts on the skin in a gentle way, 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 3-5 procedure course.
The result - young and beautiful skin - can last for a long time.
Ultrasound for non-surgical neck lifting
Unlike laser technologies, which can only be used during the period of least solar activity (i. e. autumn, 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 tight skin, but also muscles.
A non-surgical alternative to neck lifting at the muscular system level (at the SMAS level) is the famous Altera Therapy, which is performed on the American Ulthera system.
The device is based on focused ultrasound, able to penetrate under the skin to a depth of 6 - 8 mm, first reducing the collagen fibers there and providing a lifting effect, thus starting the process of formation of young collagen. 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 into type I collagen not only in the immediate areas of thermal exposure, but also beneath them.
This leads to the development of the non-surgical tissue lifting effect without damaging the skin surface. The maximum effect occurs 3 months after the procedure.
A further unique advantage of using ultrasound for skin rejuvenation is the ability to directly visualize the dermis and subcutaneous structures in real time, increasing the safety level of the therapy.
As with surgical skin firming, 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.
Neck Rejuvenation Thread Technology
Older patients are recommended to perform ultrasonic lifting using filament technologies. Use of self-absorbable threads. Other strands are used to correct the chin line.
All these threads have notches and, entering the skin, in addition to the visible shrinkage of the tissues, they also initiate a rejuvenation process.
Thus, the combination of ultrasound and wire lifting will give a powerful double lifting and rejuvenating effect.