The skin on your neck is thin. Without a dense concentration of hair follicles, it shows the effects of photoaging and lost laxity more readily than the skin on your face.
Problems like “necklace” lines and the dreaded turkey neck can form here before other lines and wrinkles become a problem. The neck area has little musculature and even less conditioning exercise, so it’s often a site of premature aging effects.
At Bayview General Medicine, we recommend radiofrequency (RF) microneedling to restore skin tightness and vitality to this crucial area, and now is the time to schedule this game-changing procedure to enjoy the full benefits in time for the holiday party season beginning at Thanksgiving.
Potenza® RF microneedling is a non-surgical office treatment that restores vitality to the middle layers of skin, making it ideal for treating turkey neck. Let’s look at how the technology works and how your skin can benefit from it.
If there’s a secret to healthy skin, it’s the integrity of the dermis, the middle skin layer where collagen and elastin reside. These proteins nourish skin, giving it volume and elasticity.
Over time, and with ultraviolet (UV) light exposure from the sun and other sources, collagen volume drops, and elastin fibers break down. Overall, skin tissue begins to thin out and sag.
Your body retains the ability to make new collagen and elastin tissue, but it does so naturally only in response to an injury. When you suffer a cut, for instance, skin regeneration progresses underneath the scab, forming replacement tissue.
Many skin regenerative treatments count on this healing property of the body. Chemical peels and dermabrasion are two examples of procedures that create controlled damage to the skin to stimulate smooth and even regrowth of tissue.
RF microneedling with Potenza is another, combining tiny micro-injuries from the microneedling wand with the warming power of RF energy. This controlled warming delivers a major boost to your results.
While the collagen matrix responds to the tiny punctures made through microneedling, warming collagen and elastin to a point not far above your normal body temperature also damages cells in a way to which your body responds.
When they reach a temperature called the coagulation point, these protein cells are no longer viable. The body’s repair mechanisms note this and begin a two-step repair process automatically.
First, coagulated cells start to flush from your body through the circulatory system. This makes way for new tissue to take their place. Your skin regains volume and elasticity, resulting in a tight and youthful appearance.
Because your Potenza treatment jumpstarts the natural healing response, it takes time for the benefits to emerge as the flush-and-rebuild process moves forward. While your treatment takes less than an hour, you’ll continue to see benefits for weeks and months after your session.
A Potenza RF microneedling treatment in late August or early September delivers maximum benefits well into autumn. The appearance of turkey neck vanishes in time for the plunging necklines of chic sweaters. There’s no need to pull out a turtleneck to hide anymore.
Find out more about Potenza RF microneedling and its benefits by contacting our experts at Bayview General Medicine. Book your consultation by phone or online today.
