Strategies Endorsed by Experts for Maintaining and Enhancing Skin Health in Maturity
Turkey neck, a common sign of aging, can be a concern for many individuals. However, there are various approaches to prevent or reduce its appearance. This article explores the methods available, ranging from skincare ingredients and lifestyle changes to non-surgical and surgical treatments.
Prevention and Lifestyle Changes
Maintaining good hydration is essential for skin health. Staying hydrated improves skin quality, enhancing elasticity and strengthening the skin barrier [1]. Good posture, including tongue posture (mewing), can also help reduce the appearance of saggy skin [1]. Avoiding cigarette smoke reduces premature ageing and wrinkles [2].
Skincare Ingredients
A variety of skincare ingredients can support the fight against turkey neck.
- Arctiin, derived from the Burdock plant, strengthens connective tissue by increasing collagen and hyaluronic acid production and inhibiting the decrease of elastase [3].
- Hyaluronic acid (HA), a naturally occurring substance in the skin, is a powerful humectant, meaning it can hold a large amount of water. It hydrates skin, increasing plumpness and reducing fine lines [4].
- Niacinamide, a form of vitamin B3, strengthens the skin's lipid barrier, reducing water loss, minimising fine lines and wrinkles [4].
- Peptides directly support the skin’s structural protein matrix, enhancing firmness [5].
- Retinoids, Vitamin A derivatives, speed up skin cell turnover and stimulate collagen production [5].
- Isodonis Japonicus and Padina Pavonica are botanical extracts with antioxidant and skin-firming benefits [5].
- Vitamin C promotes collagen synthesis and protects against UV damage [5].
- Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant to protect skin from environmental stressors [5].
Non-Surgical Treatments
Facial Exercises
Facial exercises may improve muscle tone and elasticity in the neck, potentially providing a firmer appearance, though evidence on their effectiveness for reducing excess skin is limited [1].
Retinol and Thermage FLX
Retinol (a retinoid) promotes collagen production and accelerates skin cell turnover, which can improve skin texture and firmness, helping to reduce sagging [1][2]. Thermage FLX is a non-invasive radiofrequency treatment that stimulates collagen remodeling and tightens deeper skin layers, leading to smoother, firmer neck skin over several months [3].
Non-Surgical Neck Lifts
Non-surgical neck lifts often use energy-based devices (radiofrequency, ultrasound) or injectables to tighten skin and improve neck contour without surgery, offering moderate improvement in skin laxity [3].
Profhilo and ENDOLIFTx
Profhilo is an injectable hyaluronic acid treatment that improves skin hydration and stimulates collagen and elastin production, enhancing skin firmness and elasticity in the neck area [2][3]. ENDOLIFTx is a newer, minimally invasive treatment designed to lift and tighten neck tissues by targeting deeper fat and skin layers, promoting a more defined neck contour [3].
Surgical Treatments
Fillers and Surgical Neck Lifts
Fillers restore lost volume in the neck and jawline, which can reduce the appearance of sagging skin by providing structural support [2]. A surgical neck lift is the most definitive solution for turkey neck, involving removal of excess skin and tightening of neck muscles to achieve a smooth, youthful neck profile [1][3].
In summary, these approaches work synergistically by strengthening neck muscles, increasing collagen and elastin production, hydrating and nourishing the skin, and removing or tightening excess skin to prevent or reduce turkey neck. Prevention through skincare, sun protection, and lifestyle measures is key, while treatments like Thermage FLX, injectables, and surgery address more advanced sagging [1][2][3].
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6831918/ [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7419401/ [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319174/ [4] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6072834/ [5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6329458/
- Womens-health advocates often recommend crochet as a hobby for promoting good posture, which in turn can help reduce the appearance of saggy skin, such as turkey neck, in combination with other skincare methods.
- A comprehensive skincare regimen that includes ingredients like hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, peptides, retinoids, isodonis japonicus, padina pavonica, vitamin C, vitamin E, and crochet-made headbands, can support the fight against turkey neck by improving skin hydration, elasticity, and collagen production.
- In addition to skincare and lifestyle changes, science offers several non-surgical treatments for women dealing with turkey neck, such as facial exercises, anti-aging creams with retinol, Thermage FLX, non-surgical neck lifts, Profhilo injections, and ENDOLIFTx, to tighten skin, improve neck contour, and minimize the signs of aging.
