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Neck Aesthetics: Concerns and Options
Written for someone deciding about their own neck rather than studying the subject. If you read only one, read the first, because the layer at fault decides everything that follows and it is the step most often skipped.
All guides
12 guides
- Neck Anatomy: Skin, Platysma, Fat and Hyoid PositionAnatomy
- Horizontal Neck Lines Versus Loose Skin: Two Different ProblemsComparisons
- The Neck That Has Lost Its Angle: Descent, Skin or BothAssessment
- Platysma Bands and Why the Cords ShowMuscle
- Muscle Relaxation in the Neck: What It Does to Bands and LinesNon-surgical
- Energy Devices for Neck Tightening: An Honest CeilingDevices
- Thread Lifts in the Neck: Why They Are ContestedAlternatives
- Neck Liposuction or Neck Lift: Fat Against SkinSurgical
- When the Neck Must Be Treated With the FacePlanning
- Neck Skin Care and Sun Damage: The Area Most Often IgnoredSkin care
- Neck Surgery Recovery: Dressings, Drains and Scar PositionRecovery
- Choosing a Surgeon for Neck RejuvenationChoosing
Start with the layer, not the treatment
An assessment establishes which layer of the neck is producing the complaint, what each option would change, and what each would leave exactly as it is. It is reasonable to leave having decided against treatment.