Nefertiti Lift

A more youthful look includes a smooth neck and a crisply defined jawline.  Unfortunately, with age these parts of our face begin to slip, giving rise to an initial sagging of the jowls and the beginnings of the so-called turkey neck.  In addition, there is a down turning of the edges of the mouth, giving an impression of a permanent frown.   

The Nefertiti Lift is a non-surgical neck and jawline lift, tightening and smoothing these areas using muscle relaxing injections.

Muscle relaxing injections are well known for smoothing wrinkles by releasing the tension in muscles.  So, it may seem strange that a muscle relaxant can be used to tighten and lift features of the face.  However, this can be explained by understanding how their targeted use modifies the interplay of muscles groups.  Some muscles pull facial features downwards (depressors), while others balance this by pulling them upwards (elevators). 

Using muscle relaxing injections to relax depressor muscles allows elevator muscles to pull up specific features of the face without opposition.  The result produces a tightening and smoothing effect.