The dreaded neck area – can Profhilo, toxin, a thread lift or Morpheus8 etc. help to tighten and lift it while I’m saving up for a neck lift? Practitioners of these kinds of tweakments say they absolutely can, but the surgeon I’m considering going with says not a chance. Obviously I don’t want to waste money on what doesn’t work, so I’d really appreciate you sharing your expert knowledge with me, thank you!

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. So, Profhilo and other injectable moisturisers: minimal tightening, no lift. Toxin: can help to soften ‘stringiness’ in the neck caused by over-tight muscles, but will only last 3-6 months. Threads: absolutely avoid because a lot of surgeons are very wary of performing a lift on a face or neck that has previously been altered with threads – they can complicate the procedure.

Morpheus8 or other radiofrequency microneedling devices, and ultrasound: great options for achieving a small amount of tightening and lifting but not cheap and won’t give the big results you’re looking for. So they’re both right – non-surgical treatments can certainly make a difference, but necks are tricky to treat satisfactorily with non-surgical procedures, and a surgical lift will give the full, long-term result that most people are looking for. To be honest, if you’re dead set on getting a surgical lift and are actively saving for it, can you really not hold on and put that money you’d be spending on a non-surgical interim tweakment towards the big goal?