The neck is one of the most important markers that indicates a person's true age. You can achieve ideal young proportions of the face, but if you do not take care of the scalp, 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 to be taken care of in combination with the rejuvenation of the facial skin. 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 on the neck begins to thin, dry, become wrinkled, it is immediately necessary to rebuild the supply of hyaluronic acid in it. This is done in the following ways:
- the introduction of fillers based on natural hyaluronic acid;
- using injection skin restructuring (Biorevitalization, Mesotherapy).
Specially designed low-density gels are usually used to rejuvenate the cervical region. Although liquid preparations usually dissolve faster, this is not the case for the throat. Here, more liquid fillers model the silhouette better, retain 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 necessary - modern fillers practically do not cause edema and other unwanted side effects.
Perfectly tightens the skin on the neck and fillers of a new generation, which starts the process of producing their own collagen. For example, an innovative Dutch filler.
The effect of this filler in the tissues can be compared with the effect of the installation of threads, as 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 mainly acts to tighten the tissues.
This filler 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. Stimulates the production of type 1 collagen, which creates the effect of velvety soft skin and excellent lifting.
The drug strengthens the collagen structure and has a bio-enhancing effect that makes the skin more elastic and toned.
A high-quality support rule eliminates the "migration" of the implant and guarantees complete predictability and stability of the result of the contouring. This is a biodegradable filler, that is, it is completely excreted from the body at the expiration 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 procedures. Once in the skin, it is divided 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 synthesis processes, but improve them, accelerate and stimulate them.
The number of procedures and their frequency depends 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 introduce all the active substances 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 to restore and heal 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, creases, age spots and other aesthetic defects disappear.
Laser technology for delicate areas
Fractional rejuvenation with the Fraxel laser device can be used as a stand-alone technique for neck rejuvenation, and perhaps in combination with injections. American Fraxel is a unique device that renews human skin and frees it from all imperfections. A thin (thinner than a human hair) laser beam forms thousands of micro-impact zones (microthermal 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 viable cells remain around each exposure microzone, which is activated under the influence of heat. During this process, which can take from several hours to several days, defect-free skin appears on the spot for each microzone.
A unique feature of Fraxel is that the laser does not destroy the upper stratum corneum layer of the epidermis. Therefore, the skin looks natural after the procedure.
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 will be easier to look after her at home.
The fractionated laser works delicately on the skin, but the number of procedures depends on the initial data and the problem being solved. One procedure a 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 of least solar activity (ie, autumn, winter, and early spring), modern ultrasound techniques are suitable for use throughout the season.
And they can be compared 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 reduce collagen fibers there and give a lifting effect, and then start the process of formation of young collagen. In this case, the surface of the skin is not damaged. Approximately one week after the Altera treatment 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 during 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 added benefit of using ultrasound for skin rejuvenation is the ability to directly visualize the dermis and subcutaneous structures in real time, increasing the level of therapy safety.
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.
Wire technology for neck rejuvenation
Elderly patients are advised to perform ultrasound lifting using filament technologies. Use of self-absorbing threads. Other threads are used to correct the chin line.
All of these threads have notches, and when they enter the skin, in addition to the visible tightening of tissues, they also start a rejuvenating process.
The combination of ultrasound and wire lifting will thus give a powerful double effect of lifting and rejuvenation.