Like lines, wrinkles and folds, it isn't uncommon to develop sagging skin under the chin and neck with age. As you advance in years, the elasticity and thickness of your skin slowly decreases, and you begin to lose fat and collagen within the underlying layers of your skin. Eventually, your jawline droops and sags, causing jowls and a fleshier-looking neck. While you can't stop the process of aging, a number of procedures are available to tighten your jawline and make the neck appear less saggy.
Step 1
Undergo radiofrequency therapy. Minor sagging under the chin and neck can sometimes be corrected by heating the underlying layers of skin with radio waves, asserts the Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Resource. This stimulates additional production of collagen, helping to tighten the neck and jowls.
Step 2
Tighten the sagging skin under the chin and neck with a neck lift, suggests the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. During this procedure, your cosmetic surgeon makes an incision that starts near the earlobe and wraps around the ear to the hairline of your lower scalp. The muscles along the lower face are lifted, the underlying tissue repositioned and the skin tightened before any excess skin is removed to correct sagging along the jowls, chin and neck.
Step 3
Correct more severe sagging with a midface tuck. By using a similar incision to jawline tuck, your cosmetic surgeon can also correct nasal labial folds that can make the sagging skin under the chin and neck appear more pronounced. Your surgeon lifts the muscles of the lower face, repositions underlying tissue and tightens the skin before any excess skin is removed.
Tips and Warnings
- If you also want to correct other facial wrinkles, you may want to consider using a traditional face lift, where more than just the neck, jawline and lower face are tightened. A facelift may also provide a more uniformed appearance to the face.
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