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Noninvasive procedures can also reverse a droopy neck. "If your problem is excess skin, then laser therapy, skin tightening, and thread lifts help," Dr. Rowe said.
If you have just a mild case of slump, Dr. Rowe recommends laser therapy. "Laser works by forming new collagen, which causes the skin to tighten up," he said. "We can also perform a skin-tightening procedure, which works similarly to laser but firms deeper down in the skin." As we age, our skin droops down into a deeper layer. To address this issue, Dr. Rowe recommends thread lifts, where plastic surgeons pass a thread beneath a lower level of your skin to bring fat to its original, higher position.
If your problem is not extra skin but rather neck bulges or bands (aka "turkey gobblers"), your surgeon might recommend injectables. According to Dr. Rowe, "Botox alleviates these abnormal muscle bulges." Another option is Kybella, which Dr. Rowe explained is made up of chenodeoxycholic acid. "I inject that in, and the body removes the remnants of the fat," he said.