The neck is one of the main markers that give out the true age of a person. You can achieve ideal young proportions of the face, but if you do not take care of the skin of the neck, then everything will be in vain. Wrinkles, folds, 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 of the neck is very thin, it has a minimum number of sebaceous glands, so age-related changes often appear on it 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 that 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 of the neck begins to thin, dry, become wrinkled, it is immediately necessary to replenish the supply of hyaluronic acid in it. This is done in the following ways:
- the introduction of fillers based on natural hyaluronic acid;
- with the help of injection skin restructuring (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 for the neck. Here, more liquid fillers model the silhouette better, maintain a beautifully filled shape, look natural and last for 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 tighten the skin of the neck and fillers of a new generation, which start the process of producing their own collagen. For example, an innovative Dutch filler.
The effect of this filler in 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 filler works mainly to tighten the tissues.
This filler does not attract moisture, so it does not cause puffiness. Because of this unique property, it can be used in such delicate areas as eyes, lips, neck, décolleté. Stimulates the production of type 1 collagen, which creates the effect of velvety skin and excellent lifting.
The drug strengthens the collagen framework and has a bio-reinforcing effect, making the skin more elastic and toned.
A high-quality carrier gel eliminates the "migration" of the implant and guarantees complete predictability and stability of the result of contouring. This 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 the water balance and normalizes the metabolism of the dermis.
For procedures, hyaluronic acid of non-animal origin is used. Once in the skin, it is split 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 long-term nature. After all, they do not replace the natural processes of synthesis, but enhance them, 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. "Mesococktails" usually 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 renew it from the inside.
Perfect for rejuvenation of 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 as elastic, dense, toned, radiant as it was in its youth. Wrinkles, folds, age spots and other aesthetic defects disappear.
Laser technology for delicate areas
Fractional rejuvenation with the Fraxel laser device can be used as an independent technique for neck rejuvenation, and maybe in combination with injections. American Fraxel is a unique device that renews human skin and frees it from all defects. A thin (thinner than a human hair) laser beam forms thousands of micro-zones of influence (microthermal treatment zones) on every centimeter of the 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 take 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 uppermost - stratum corneum - layer of the epidermis. Therefore, after the procedure, the skin looks natural.
After the procedure of laser fractional rejuvenation, the very structure of the skin changes. It becomes smoother, hydrated, elastic, less prone to inflammation and rashes. It becomes easier to care for her at home.
The fractional laser acts on the skin delicately, but the number of procedures depends on the initial data and the problem being solved. One procedure per year is enough for someone, and someone may need a course of 3-5 procedures.
The result, namely young 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 with the least solar activity (ie, autumn, winter and early spring), modern ultrasound techniques are suitable for all-season use.
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 a neck lift at the level of the muscular system (at the level of SMAS) is the famous Altera Therapy, which is performed on the American Ulthera System.
The device is based on focused ultrasound, which is able to penetrate under the skin to a depth of 6-8 mm, first reducing collagen fibers there and providing a lifting effect, and then starting the process of formation of young collagen. In this case, the surface of the skin is not damaged. Approximately a 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 under them.
This leads to the development of the effect of non-surgical tissue lifting 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 therapy safety.
As with 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 carry out ultrasonic lifting using thread technologies. Use of self-absorbable threads. Other threads are used to correct the chin line.
All these threads have notches and, getting into the skin, in addition to the visible tissue tightening, they also start a rejuvenating process.
Thus, the combination of ultrasonic and thread lifting will give a powerful double effect of lifting and rejuvenation.