Our beauty and skincare rituals often focus on our faces. However, we often neglect the neck and décolletage areas from youth-enhancing touches. According to experts, these areas are as striking and significant as our faces. Dr. Yasemin Savaş, Medical Aesthetic Doctor at Dr. Yasemin Savaş Quality Life Clinic, emphasizes that one of the areas where signs of aging are most commonly seen is the chest and décolletage region.
Since more emphasis is placed on the face, this area is usually overlooked. With the changes that start around the age of 40, women tend to avoid wearing décolletage-revealing clothing. Dr. Yasemin Savaş, Coordinator and Medical Aesthetic Physician at Dr. Yasemin Savaş Clinic, explained the methods that can be applied to the neck and décolletage areas for a younger appearance.
The Nefertiti Effect on the Neck Area
Dr. Savaş describes neck and décolletage aging as follows: “Various mechanisms are effective in the deformities that occur due to aging in the neck. Vertical bands that become more pronounced over the years and give the neck area an elderly appearance, known as platysma, start from the clavicle and cover the neck area and lower face like a blanket, encompassing all the mimic muscles in the lower face. When this muscle contracts, it can pull down the mimic muscles in the lower face, causing sagging in the face. As a result of this sagging, both a more sullen expression settles on the face and the aesthetic appearance of the neck is disturbed. As this muscle strengthens due to both mimic, age, and postural disorders, the platysma muscle contracts, and then these unwanted images occur. Since they only appear when speaking, they are generally not noticed. Botox treatment to relax these muscles is called the Nefertiti Lift. This treatment offers an effective solution for rejuvenating both the lower face, namely the jawline, and the vertical bands in the neck. Inspired by the neck of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti, the Nefertiti Lift reduces the prominence of these muscles.”
Non-surgical, painless medical aesthetic procedures for the neck and décolletage area
Since the skin in the upper décolletage area is thinner, it generally ages faster than other parts of the body. It is possible to rejuvenate the décolletage area with different treatment options tailored to the individual’s needs through non-surgical methods in a short time.
Highlighting the importance of the neck and décolletage areas, which often do not receive enough attention but are equally prominent, Medical Aesthetic Physician Dr. Yasemin Savaş discussed treatment methods for wrinkles on the neck and décolletage: “For these areas, in addition to botox applications, hyaluronic acid-based fillers injected into the horizontal lines that occur in the neck with age, mesolifting with rich cocktail mixtures activating cells and ensuring protein synthesis, BBL light energy that reduces elasticity loss, fine lines, and reverses genetic aging in the skin, ultrasonic and radiofrequency golden needle treatments triggering collagen and elastin production in the deep layers of the skin to rejuvenate the neck and décolletage area, reduce the appearance of fine lines, tighten the skin, and increase moisture levels are possible.”
Don’t forget to pay special attention to the neck and décolletage area
Dr. Yasemin Savaş, stating that the décolletage area, one of the most prominent points for women, is also very sensitive to signs of aging, said, “The most important reasons for wrinkling in the chest area are aging, sun damage, and prolonged lying in the same position sideways. Freckles, spots may occur due to sun and age on the décolletage area, sometimes genetically. Laser technologies can also be used for the treatment of these problems. In conclusion, we should not forget to give special importance to the neck and décolletage areas to deal with the signs of aging and preserve our youth. By following the treatments and daily skincare routines recommended by expert physicians according to the individual’s needs, you can maintain your youthful appearance.”
