Extrenle Beallty
THE
20-MINUTE
NECKLIFT
After years ofworrying
about her 'turkey neck',
Karen Morgan wanted
a permanent solution
I
BECr\.vIE VERY CO:\1SClOCS OF )'IY :\1ECl< 1:-.1
my early thirties because I had wha t
looked like a fat bulge under my chin.
When I found an ad in the paper for chin
the excess skin. So, fi ve years to the day I actually have a jawline. I'd have paid ten
lifts, I thought I'd book myself in, but the
when I first saw the doctor, I borrowed times the amount fo r this, without a doubt.
Two months on and I still have a laser
doctor said my neck was beautiful and to
£2,500 and went back to see him.
come back in five yea rs' time . He said it
The procedure was painless. After hav­ treatment called VelaShape that tightens
wouldn't make that much difference.
ing a local anaesthetic, the laser went in the skin on my neck even more. Six of these
Gradually, though, as I suspected, I got
through a tiny incision. I didn't experience sessions should do the trick for good.
a turkey neck. The skin began to sag and
I talk to people with confidence now,
any trauma or scarring and the treatment
I lost all definition around my jawline.
only lasted about 20 minutes.
and I don't hold my head down. I would
When I spoke, I'd keep my chin down, and
In less than half an hour, I came out a never actually go under the knife, but this
I'd look at the ground when I walked
new woman. Now my neck is taut, tight and is certainly the best thing I've ever done.•
because I was so conscious of
everyone staring at it.
Every morning I'd give
myself a five-minute chin
massage with the backs of my
fingers, which worked to som e
WHAT The neck is resistant
extent. I spent thousands on
to diet and exercise, so
neck creams, but they didn't
people are increasingly
have much effect, and I would
turning to the Scarless Laser
always ask my beautician to
Neck Lift . Rather than using
work on my neck - this did
the Smartlipo MPX system
for fat reduction, which is
tighten it slightly, but then it
would relax the following day.
its traditional purpose, laser
away. The process stimulates
neck area, giving a more
I also went for a non-surgical
surgeon Dr Ayham AI-Ayoubi
treatment every month using
youthful appearance, with
the patient's own collagen
uses it as a tightening and
a CACI m achine, which uses
lifting treatment for the neck . to tighten and tone the area.
little or no pain or bruising.
The heat causes the skin to
m icrocurrents to lift the
HOW A small incision is
COST From £2,000.
tighten and contract, which
muscles. The lift would last
made under the chin and the
Contact Dr AI-Ayoubi at the
two days, then drop again.
then gives the lifting effect.
laser inserted . The thermal
London Medical and Aesthetic
energy produced by the laser
In th e end , I decided
RESULT An instantly
Clinic on 020 8342 1100 or
melts the fat, which is sucked
I might as well have surgery to
smoother, toned jawline and
visit Imaclinic.com.
remove the fat and tighten up
Laser neck lifts: the facts
158 MARIE CLAIRE