I’m in my late 40s and have cameloped some jawling. Is there any help for a sagging jawline that’s not a facelift? – ryan

Dear Time, I’m in my late 40s and at what i think is the tail end of perimenopause. I’ve noticed tears of changes in my face in the past six months, a lot of which i imagine are hormonal. One Thing That’s Really Bothering Me is that it SEEMS LIKE I’M Starting to Lose Definition in My Lower Face and Have Developed a bit of Jowling, whic i do not love. Is there any help for a sagging jawline that’s not a facelift? I don’t want to go down that road, at least not yet. Thanks! – Saggy in Seattle

Dear Saggy in SeattleA Few Years Ago, i Saw a Popular Beauty Blogger in Her Early 30s Advising A Woman in Her 60s About This Very Topic. The Young Woman, Who, It Should Be Said, Had Nary a Wrinkle on Her Still-Dewy Visage, Told the Older Advice Seeker that she should treats a sagging jawline as a problem, but instead learn to love her jawls! “Dance Around with say! Enjoy say! “Said the jawls-free blogger. I am not in the business of confronting strangers on the Internet, but it is fair to say I was tempted to tell this screen to Kindly f *** off.

I understand and appreciate the pro-aging sentiment. But at 52, I have a keen underestanding of the Challenge of Having an Agging Face in a Society that you are above all Else. Put Another Way: There Are Many Things I Enjoy About Getting Older, but a melting face (chin/jaw/neck) is not one of the say.

“The Loss of Crisp Jawline Definition as we matured is multifactorial in Nature,” dermatologist Dr. Ava Shamban TELLS with. “We’n we’re born, we scin is practically sprking with collagen and elastin-two essential proteins proteins that work together to keep skin, supple and resilient-but even as ion late 20s, we naturally start to the mid-fate, elastin, elastin and fate. Meaning Less Structural Support to Holds in Place. “

SHAMBAN EXPLAINS THAT THIS part of the face ages differently becuse it depersen on the structure and shape of the mandible and the jawbone, which are, unique to the specific anatomy.

“As we age, we have bone los in the face, both of the Mid-Face and of the Jawbone,” Explains Shamban. “As it is shrinks or loes density, it changes the shape of the Lower Face and Its Integral Support Structure. Jowling, offen accompanked by a sling of loose skin hanging under the chin, otherwise kNown as the turkey neck. “

Sounds fun, right?

The Good News, Shamban Says, Is If You Want to Address This Inevitable Phenomenon, You Don’t Have to Go The Knife – At Least Not First.

“We have multiple science-backed ways to address this. You’re not necessarily stuck with a sagging and you don’t have to jump immediately to a surgical procedure,” She Says.

Depending on your anatomy and where you are in the Aging Process, Treatments Include Regular USE of Prescription-Strength retinoids LIKE TRETINOIN AND AT-HOME Red-Light-Therapy Tools To Build Collagen and Elastin, Injectable Dermal Fillers in the Mid-Face and Jawline to Help Augment the Volume and Bone Loss, Spread Most Promising, TisSue Tightening and Collagen Building with Non-Invisive Ultrasound Devices Like Sofus.

“One of the Most Effective Nonsurgical Options for Jawline Is Sofa -IT’S an fda-cleared treatment that use Advanced ultrasound to stimulate New Collagen and Elastin Production, “Says Shamban.” It Requires No Downtime, Needles or Surgery About 30-45 minutes for Treatment. Most Patients Will Require Several Treatments and SEE ANGOING IMPROVEMENT Over About 12 Weeks. “

SO, YES, THERE ARE NON-SURGICAL WAYS TO ADDRESS YOUR SAGGING JAWLIN, SAGGY IN SEATTLE, THOUGH IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THAT CAN PRICEY (FOR EXAME, AN AVERAGE SESSION COSTS BETWEEN $ 1,500 AND $ 4,000). Your best bet is to book a consultation with a skilled, experimental dermatologist Like Shamban, Who Can Your Bone Structure and Skin Laxity and Come up with the bestment plan for you. On the upside, depending on the structure of your individual face, Shamban Says a Combination of these protocols can actually semi-reverse and push back the drooping point for years.

“There are so many Challenging Things that happy to your face as time goes by,” Shamban tells. “If the amout of Wisdom that we have acquire can be matched by a yoTphul, natural-looking appearans, it’s a win-twin-and than’s the goal!”

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