{"id":16372,"date":"2024-03-26T08:39:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenstatedermatology.com\/?p=16372"},"modified":"2024-03-26T08:40:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:40:36","slug":"how-to-improve-your-necks-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenstatedermatology.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-your-necks-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve Your Neck\u2019s Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember when you never thought about your neck? In your teens, 20s, and 30s, you probably rarely gave it a glance.<\/p>\n

But now, as you\u2019re getting older, your neck suddenly steals the show. Whether it\u2019s wrinkles, lines that look like tiny chokers, the dreaded \u201cdouble chin\u201d or the \u201cturkey neck,\u201d this always-visible part of your appearance might be making you feel older than you want to.<\/p>\n

Why Your Neck Starts to Go South<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

As skin ages, two key proteins start to diminish: elastin and\u00a0collagen.<\/p>\n

Collagen is constructed of fibers tightly woven together. If you picture those fibers as a frame, with skin on top of it, you can see how the stronger the frame, the firmer the skin. Different but equally useful is elastin, which \u2014 as you could guess from the name \u2014 provides elasticity. That\u2019s why, when you\u2019re younger, you can pull your skin away from the bones and it bounces back. When you\u2019re older, it kind of stays where you left it, before slowly gliding back into place.<\/p>\n

Part of the decline in those two proteins is simply due to natural aging, and how that affects each of us differently. Inadequate nutrition or too much alcohol can also cause them to diminish faster, as well as certain external factors, including:<\/p>\n