Take Years Off Your Neck

It seems nothing is simple (or straightforward) when you head south of the face.

- Martha McCully

The green video light on my MacBook Air is my enemy. If you’re on a Zoom call with me, you’ll notice that my chin is always resting strategically on my palm. Same thing on Instagram. I’m actually pulling the skin back in a faux nip-and-tuck to excavate the jawline I seemed to have lost 18 months ago. Prior to this, I’d never really worried about my neck—I have plenty of other issues.

But when you turn 55 or so, your neck (loose skin, jowls, marionette lines, muscle bands, salivary glands) drops one Sunday evening during Big Little Lies. Then it’s all anyone talks about what to do, who’s done it, how it works and how soon you can book it.