Mystery of the neck: disbanded
Your neck is not a tree trunk; you should not be able to tell age by counting the rings. The circular bands around the neck that develop due to sun damage and loss of volume and elasticity in the skin reveals your age. These bands are caused by gravity and changes to the playsma muscle (the set of muscles from the collar bone to jaw line) over time.
BOTOX is the solution. Injections of Botox will relax this muscle, reducing the appearance of the bands noticeably.
The banks can be visible as early as your 40’s. Caused by sun damage you received before the age of 18. It’s too late to make a difference by hanging up the sun reflector. The non-surgical solution, according to Dr. Jeffrey Raval, owner and medical director of Rocky Mountain Laser Aesthetics (www.rockymountainlaser.com) is Botox—the non-invasive way to make the bands disappear without surgery or removal of skin.
Botox injections to the neck make the skin appear tight and firm, which lengthens and slenderizes the look of your neck. This will make you appear thinner overall. The procedure could be considered the 10-minute diet.
Cosmetically altering your neck is very discrete. People never notice. It’s one of those “you look wonderful, but I can’t place why” phenomena. You may be asked if you’ve lost weight, cut your hair, started working out, had a makeover or tried a new makeup, but no one will suspect that it is the boost to the neck that is responsible.
Board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Raval understands the muscle composition of the neck. He will consult with you and recommend what your neck needs. Dr. Raval will only perform the Botox, or any of the other services offered at Rocky Mountain Laser Aesthetics, if you are the right candidate for the procedure. The best candidate for this Botox treatment is someone without excess fat in the neck area.
Raval Facial Aesthetics and ENT, PC and Rocky Mountain Laser Aesthetics LLC are located at 250 Steele St., Suite 206, Denver, Colo., 80206. Visit his website at www.ravalmd.com and www.rockymountainlaser.com. Dr. Raval can be reached at his office at 303-381-FACE (3223).