Turn Back Time: The Ultimate Guide to Nonsurgical Face and Neck Lifting

Skin, the multilayered organ that covers our body and supports processes like temperature regulation, sensation, and hair growth, changes a lot as we get older. Loss of elasticity and firmness, combined with lifestyle choices, sun exposure, and obesity, contributes to age-related changes.

Over time, these changes can lead to creases, fine lines, and wrinkles that may affect how we see ourselves, especially in the face and neck. To turn back the clock and see a younger self in the mirror, surgery has been the go-to solution for decades, but in recent years, nonsurgical treatments have become a common solution for millions.

Lake Oswego, Oregon, residents looking for ways to look younger can find help with the Lake Oswego Laser Aesthetics (LOLA) team at Lake Grove ENT.

Reasons for a face or neck lift

Many skin problems can affect the face and neck, and here are some that can be managed with nonsurgical options:

• Jowls: gravity leads to the skin sagging on the jaw, neck, and chin

• Sunken cheeks: when your cheeks lack tissue, they appear sunken in

• Thin lips: losing collagen and elastin in your skin can cause lips to appear thinner

• Different types of wrinkles: these include frown lines, marionette lines, and crow’s feet 

Other issues in this area may not be suitable for nonsurgical treatments, including active acne, cold sore outbreaks, psoriasis, skin growths, deep wrinkles, excessively loose skin, or severe scars.

Types of nonsurgical treatments

Several methods can help you get the results you want, such as:

Volumizing

You can fill areas of the face, such as your lips or cheeks, with dermal fillers, including Bellafill®, Restylane®, Radiesse®, Sculptra®, and the one we offer: Juvederm®. These injections contain a variety of materials, like hyaluronic acid, calcium hydroxylapatite, and poly-L-lactic acid, that help add volume to target areas.

Skin tightening

Skin becomes looser with age, and laser treatments like Ultherapy® can help; it uses ultrasound heat energy. This helps tighten skin and reduce fine lines and sagging. Ultherapy can also be used on the face, neck, and chest.

Laser skin resurfacing

A variety of ablative or non-ablative laser treatments can improve skin by removing layers of skin or stimulating collagen production. The result improves skin texture, wrinkles, uneven skin tone, and fine lines, and alleviates acne scars and sun damage. 

Nonsurgical treatments offer solutions with less damage to the body and a short recovery time, with results that help your skin look firmer and smoother. If you’re ready to see what we can do to help you look younger, make an appointment with the LOLA team at Lake Grove ENT today.