The neck is one of the main markers that give a person's true age. You can achieve ideal youthful proportions of the face, but if you do not take care of the skin of the neck, it will all be in vain. Wrinkles, creases, sagging neck skin will still tell others that you are far from 18 or even 25!
Therefore, the neck is the area that needs to be cared for in conjunction with facial skin rejuvenation. After all, the neck skin is very thin, it has a minimum number of sebaceous glands; therefore, 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), which means it undergoes more active photoaging.
What is recommended to keep the skin in this delicate area in perfect condition?
Injection techniques for neck rejuvenation
As soon as the skin on the neck starts to become thin, dry, wrinkled, it is immediately necessary to 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 by injection (Biorevitalization, Mesotherapy).
For the rejuvenation of the cervical region, specially designed low density gels are usually used. Although liquid preparations generally dissolve more quickly, this is not the case with the neck. Here, more liquid fillers shape the silhouette better, maintain a beautifully 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 necessary - modern fillers practically do not cause edema and other undesirable side effects.
Perfectly tighten the neck skin and fillers of a new generation, which start the process of producing your own collagen. For example, an innovative Dutch filler.
The effect of this filler on fabrics is comparable to the effect of yarn installation, as the composition of injectable filler and modern yarns includes a component such as caprolactone. It is a soft, fully biodegradable medical suture that has been used in medical practice for many decades with excellent results. In other words, padding primarily works to tighten tissues.
This filling 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, décolleté. It stimulates the production of type 1 collagen, which creates the effect of velvety skin and excellent lifting.
The drug strengthens the collagen structure and has a bio-reinforcing effect, making the skin more elastic and toned.
A high quality carrier gel eliminates implant "migration" and ensures complete predictability and stability of the contour result. It is a biodegradable filler, that is, 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 dermal metabolism.
For procedures, hyaluronic acid of non-animal origin is used. Once in the skin, it is broken 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 more long-term in nature. After all, they do not replace the natural processes of synthesis, but potentiate, accelerate and stimulate them.
The number of procedures and their frequency depend on the severity of the problems and the degree of skin dehydration (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" often contain vitamins, antioxidants, amino acids, plant extracts and other valuable elements. Mesotherapy procedures allow you to insert all active substances into the skin and help to renew it from the inside.
Perfect for rejuvenating 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 it was in youth. Wrinkles, folds, age spots and other aesthetic defects disappear.
Laser technology for delicate areas
Fraxel rejuvenation with the Fraxel laser device can be used as a standalone technique for neck rejuvenation and perhaps in combination with injections. American Fraxel is a unique device that renews the human skin and frees it from all defects. A fine laser beam (thinner than a human hair) forms thousands of micro-influence zones (microthermal treatment zones) on every centimeter of the skin. In these microzones, old, defective collagen and excess pigment are destroyed. At the same time, many viable cells remain around each exposure microzone, which are activated under the influence of heat. During this process, which can take from several hours to several days, flawless skin appears at the location of each microzone.
A unique feature of Fraxel is that the laser does not destroy the top layer - stratum corneum - of the epidermis. Therefore, after the procedure, the skin looks natural.
After the fractional laser rejuvenation procedure, the very structure of the skin changes. It becomes smoother, hydrated, elastic, less prone to inflammation and rashes. It's easier to take care of 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 a long time.
Ultrasound for non-surgical neck lift
Unlike laser technologies, which can only be used during the period of lowest 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 lift, 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 is able to penetrate under the skin to a depth of 6 to 8 mm, first reducing collagen fibers and providing a lifting effect, and then starting the process of forming 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 youthful collagen) increases with its subsequent transformation to type I collagen not only in the immediate areas of thermal exposure, but also under 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 safety level of therapy.
As with surgical skin tightening, a single exposure is sufficient. The result obtained lasts from 1. 5 to 3 years or more, 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 strands are used to correct the chin line.
All these threads have notches and, when they penetrate the skin, in addition to the visible stiffening of the tissues, they also start a rejuvenation process.
Thus, the combination of ultrasonic and wire lifting will give a powerful dual lifting and rejuvenating effect.