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How to improve neck wrinkles?

Wrinkles on the neck are difficult to hide or conceal with makeup or a mask, unlike those on the face, and as such, many people are concerned that they are a telltale sign of aging.

There are many media outlets that introduce methods to improve neck wrinkles, such as skin care with moisturizing creams and massage. However, many people wonder if these methods are really effective in removing neck wrinkles.

Types of neck wrinkles and their causes

Neck wrinkles can be broadly divided into four types depending on how they appear and their causes.

Learn about the causes and details of each type and use them to help you find the appropriate way to improve them.

Vertical wrinkles

Vertical neck wrinkles are fine, vertical bands of wrinkles that run vertically from the chin to the collarbone.

Vertical wrinkles are a type of wrinkle that is often seen in people who are getting older or who have lost a lot of weight through dieting, etc. When these wrinkles become noticeable, they can make you look much older.

The main cause of vertical wrinkles is sagging skin due to aging.

There are various causes of sagging, but in the case of the neck, it is thought to be the effect of subcutaneous fat sagging. Also, when sagging that is noticeable mainly around the face line spreads to the neck, the loose skin gathers together and wrinkles appear.

In addition to causing sagging skin, aging also causes the skin to lose firmness and elasticity, making wrinkles more likely to form and become more noticeable.

In addition to aging, if you lose weight suddenly, the changes in your body's tissues may not be able to keep up with the speed of weight loss, and the excess facial skin and subcutaneous tissue may sag and accumulate around the neck, causing vertical wrinkles.

Horizontal wrinkles

Horizontal neck lines are lines that run horizontally across your neck. They are also sometimes called "necklace lines."

These wrinkles are likely to appear at any age, not just among older people but also among younger people in their teens and twenties.

It is said that horizontal wrinkles are mainly caused by lifestyle habits. If you tend to look down when looking at your smartphone or computer, or if your pillow is too high and you continue to tuck your chin in, this can cause horizontal wrinkles.

Furthermore, as we age, wrinkles become more pronounced and horizontal wrinkles become more noticeable due to sagging skin and a decrease in firmness and elasticity, just like vertical wrinkles.

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