The Nefertiti Neck Lift was named after the 14th-century Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, who was renowned for her beauty. This includes her elongated neck and sculpted jawline. While fine lines and facial wrinkles are one of the top aesthetic concerns, a drooping jawline is also high on the list. Once difficult to target with non-surgical treatments, now you have a few effective non-surgical jawline contouring options.
What Is A Nefertiti Lift?
This non-surgical neck lift utilizes Botox (botulinum toxin) on the lower face and neck to lift and contour the jawline. If needed, it can also provide neck tightening to smooth neck creases. Since the muscle it targets runs along the sides of the chin and corners of the mouth, it may mildly smooth lip lines.
Lower-face Botox injections may not be the first thing that comes to mind, as this injectable is more commonly utilized to smooth brow lines, crow’s feet, and marionette lines. However, Botox is versatile and its aesthetic and medical applications continue to evolve.
What Does A Nefertiti Neck Lift Do?
The Nefertiti lift targets the platysma muscle. This muscle spans the lower portion of your face, all the way down your chin and neck, and just past your clavicle. With age, weight gain, gravity, and the repetitive motions of eating, talking, and laughing—this expansive muscle weakens. When it does, it pulls the jawline and neck down creating jawline laxity.
By injecting Botox into the platysma muscle, contractions are softened, creating a youthful lift. If chin fat is causing your lost definition, this treatment may not be your top option—or it may be used in combination with chin fat-dissolving aesthetic treatments.
A Non-Surgical Neck Lift
Before the current generation of aesthetic treatments, surgery was the only option to restore your once-chiseled jawline. That’s because this area is difficult to target. Even if you have fat, it’s too small of an area for liposuction to be effective. Neck lift surgery was your only option—until now!
Why You’re Losing Definition Along Your Jawline?
When you lose the definition along your jawline and your skin begins to sag, it can add years to your appearance. Even if the rest of your face is aging well, you may feel like you no longer look like yourself. But is it aging or fat? It could be one or both.
Below are the top causes of sagging neck skin and a double chin.
- Natural Aging: Between gravity and the gradual decrease in collagen and elastin, your jawline can slowly recede. For those in perimenopause or menopause, lost bone density can exacerbate your sagging. The Nefertiti neck lift addresses this aging laxity.
- Weight Gain: From pregnancy and other hormonal weight gain to gradual or lifelong weight. Even if you’ve lost weight, the submental fat (the medical name for chin fat) is nearly impossible to target. Combined fat-dissolving and lifting treatments may be required.
- Genetics: Much of how you age is predetermined by your genetics. This isn’t a mere matter of looking to your parents, but to extended family members and several generations before you as genes can skip generations.
Are Jowls and Double Chin The Same Thing?
Often referred to as one in the same, jowls refer to skin laxity and a double chin refers to chin fat. And yes, even if you are and have always been at a healthy weight, fat can accumulate underneath your chin.
If you’re struggling with both skin laxity and submental fat, we may need to use a combination of aesthetic treatments.
Will I Lose My Double Chin When I Lose Weight?
Probably not! This area of fat is resistant to diet, exercise, and even Semaglutide weight loss. Once new fat cells develop, they remain in your body but shrink in size. The more weight you gain in your chin, the more fat cells are left behind. Targeted face and neck exercises won’t dissolve these fat cells. Shrink may be, dissolve—no.
Not to worry, as Valley Medical Weight Loss and Med Spa Offers Kybella Injections and Morpheus 8 to permanently dissolve fat cells in this stubborn area.
What Is Kybella?
Kybella is a revolutionary injectable treatment designed specifically for the chin and jawline. It contains the naturally occurring molecule deoxycholic acid. Unlike a dermal filler that’s designed to plump, Kybella targets, dissolves, and absorbs fat cells. It achieves this without harming any other tissue or cells.
With Kybella, skin laxity remains, but your jawline droops less as there are fewer cells weighing it down.
What Is Morpheus8?
Morpheus8 combines two powerful aesthetic modalities, radiofrequency and microneedling. This FDA-approved treatment provides state-of-the-art body and jawline contouring, firming, tightening, and skin resurfacing. It’s effective for non-surgical double chin removal and can be used on the neck, face, and other areas of your body.
How Effective Is The Nefertiti Neck Lift?
The Nefertiti neck lift is effective in over 90% of recipients. Results vary depending on the severity of laxity.
It can be used to:
- Restore and define your fading jawline
- Sculpt and contour your jawline
- Lift skin laxity on the neck
- Smooth mild to moderate neck creases
- Smooth chin dimples
- Smooth fine lines around the mouth
How Long Does A Botox Neck Lift Last?
Botox along your jaw and neck lasts an average of 3 to 4 months. Results gradually faded in the last month or so.
Can You Combine Neck Lift Treatments?
Yes! During your consultation, we’ll determine the cause of your lost definition. This could be laxity, chin fat, or a combination of the two. Then we’ll advise on whether a Botox neck lift is right for you; solo or combined with Kybella or Morpheus8.
Who Is Suitable For A Nefertiti Neck Lift?
This aesthetic treatment is fast and easy, and popular for both men and women. It takes approximately 15 minutes to strategically place 4 to 7 injections on each side of your neck and jawline. Full results are achieved in approximately 7 days. As a non-surgical treatment, it’s considered safe and effective for most.
You may not be a candidate if:
- You are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You are prescribed medication that reacts with Botox.
- You are diagnosed with Myasthenia gravis or Eaton-Lambert Syndrome.
- You have an ongoing infection or inflammation in the treatment area.
- You are allergic to botulinum toxin.
Valley Medical Weight Loss and Med Spa will complete a comprehensive medical history to determine if Botox is right for you. If it’s not, we’ll discuss your alternate aesthetic options.
Botox Neck Lift Side Effects?
Botox is a neurotoxin that is considered generally safe and effective in small amounts. Risk is minimal and side effects are typically mild, and most people return to work the same day or the next day.
Side effects may include:
- Mild pain, tenderness, bruising, and swelling in the treatment area
- Headache
- Difficulty swallowing
- Weakness in the neck
- Flu-like symptoms
- Indigestion
- Watery eyes
If your symptoms are severe or don’t improve within a few days, seek immediate medical treatment.
Ready To Learn More About The Nefertiti Neck Lift?
Valley Medical Weight Loss and Med Spa has 3 locations in Phoenix, Glendale, and Tempe. We invite you to schedule a consultation to learn if a Botox neck lift is right for you. If it’s not the right fit for your aesthetic objectives, we’ll discuss your range of options.
Schedule your consultation today!
