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Weightloss & my neck, will it ever bounce back?!

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IndieRocknRoll · 07/07/2025 22:49

I’m mid 40s and have recently lost just over a stone. I’m much happier with how I look generally but have noticed that almost overnight my neck looks awful!! Full on turkey neck! Will it bounce back when things settle or am I destined to live with a scraggy neck - any treatment recommendations welcome!
I would add a pic to demonstrate the true horror but it doesn’t seem to let me upload

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statetrooperstacey · 07/07/2025 23:23

No help I’m afraid just a high five for solidarity, I’ve just lost 3 stone and I look like a fucking turkey. I did have a peel and an intensive skin treatment a while ago but it made no difference , if i look in the mirror face on its bearable but i saw myself in video yesterday and fuck me 😳 it was awful . Seriously considering neck lift at some point .

statetrooperstacey · 07/07/2025 23:26

It’s also not really my neck it’s more the bit that joins my neck at the top , and then a funny little wrinkly pouch thing underneath it. I could cry , but I can’t because my eyes will swell and then merge with the hooded upper eyelid which appear to be plummeting rapidly and hell bent on saying hello to my nose .

statetrooperstacey · 07/07/2025 23:27

Oh, wear factor 50 on it. That’s my only tip.

IndieRocknRoll · 07/07/2025 23:39

I feel your pain!! Sorry to hear the treatments didn’t work. Have just been reading some positive things about radio frequency micro needling/morpheus8.
I might give it a go in a few months if there’s no improvement. Can’t afford ££ for a facelift I’m afraid!

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KatesBush1980 · 07/07/2025 23:46

Mine was exactly the same after losing weight quickly (also in my 40s) I started using Trinny London the elevator neck concentrate 8 weeks ago- not really expecting it to work but willing to try anything!
It is amazing!!! It has completely transformed my neck. So much so that I had my hair cut off to my chin last week as im no longer conscious of it.
It’s pretty pricey at £75 for 50ml but a little goes a long way and well worth the cost in my opinion

Gettingbysomehow · 07/07/2025 23:57

I lost 5 stone at 63 and my turkey neck is going to Turkey at the end of this year. I hate it.

IndieRocknRoll · 08/07/2025 07:33

KatesBush1980 · 07/07/2025 23:46

Mine was exactly the same after losing weight quickly (also in my 40s) I started using Trinny London the elevator neck concentrate 8 weeks ago- not really expecting it to work but willing to try anything!
It is amazing!!! It has completely transformed my neck. So much so that I had my hair cut off to my chin last week as im no longer conscious of it.
It’s pretty pricey at £75 for 50ml but a little goes a long way and well worth the cost in my opinion

Ooh I shall have a look at that, thank you! I’ve also seen good reviews for the Prai neck cream

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Allseeingallknowing · 10/07/2025 13:28

IndieRocknRoll · 08/07/2025 07:33

Ooh I shall have a look at that, thank you! I’ve also seen good reviews for the Prai neck cream

Don’t bother - it does nothing!

UpsideDownChairs · 10/07/2025 13:46

Mine seems to be improving (I hated it - it was all saggy and horrible), I tried all sorts of creams and lotions (including some eye-wateringly expensive icelandic stuff) to no avail - but it seems to be looking much better all of a sudden.

I recently started pilates, and I got a new IR mask (previouly using a cheap aldi one) - so I don't know which did it, but I suspect the pilates, since I've been using IR for years even if it was a cheaper one.

Edit - it's not fixed, but, it's not dangling at me on video calls making me feel 70 any more. If I put my head down, I can see the crepe, but the rest of the time it's much, much more subtle/un-noticable

Allseeingallknowing · 10/07/2025 13:48

KatesBush1980 · 07/07/2025 23:46

Mine was exactly the same after losing weight quickly (also in my 40s) I started using Trinny London the elevator neck concentrate 8 weeks ago- not really expecting it to work but willing to try anything!
It is amazing!!! It has completely transformed my neck. So much so that I had my hair cut off to my chin last week as im no longer conscious of it.
It’s pretty pricey at £75 for 50ml but a little goes a long way and well worth the cost in my opinion

How has it worked so well for you but made no difference at all to others? I’d like to try it, but can’t risk it being useless at that price!

Namechange602 · 10/07/2025 13:49

I feel your pain. I've lost six stone and when I look in the mirror I look so much older. And my hooded eyes - who knew that you could lose weight from your eyelids??? And don't get me started on my boobs...

What helped though is having my hair cut short. I fancied a change and my hairdresser said that he thought my bob was ageing me a bit so I had a messy pixie type cut and I love it. Friends and my mother have said that it makes me look years younger and so I'm hoping it balances out.

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