A sagging or loose neck is a common concern. With advances in gravity-defying facial treatments, the neck is sometimes overlooked, becoming a give-away of age.

One of the main causes of neck sagging is skin laxity due to loss of collagen and elastin. The other is tightening of platysma muscle, as it loses flexibility with age. The Platysma muscle is a long, sheet-like muscle that runs from the jawline down to the décolletage.

Tightening of this muscle causes a downward pull on the skin of the lower face giving the appearance of a sagging or ‘Turkey neck’.