Show patients their result before they treat.
Horizontal neck lines and creping from repeatedly looking down at phones and screens.
Sarah Jenkins
Plan #4232 • Lower Face & Neck
Recommended Protocol
Neuromodulators
Botox • For Tech Neck
Neck firming creams
At-home maintenance
Tech neck is the horizontal lines and laxity caused by repeatedly looking down at screens. It's smoothed with neuromodulators to relax the muscle, skin boosters like Profhilo or Skinvive to hydrate and firm, and RF microneedling or energy-based tightening for the deeper lines and laxity. Results build over weeks and are maintained with skincare and sun protection.
Tech neck is the horizontal lines, wrinkles, and skin laxity that develop on the neck from repeatedly looking down at phones, tablets, and screens. This repetitive creasing accelerates aging in the neck and can lead to premature lines and sagging.
For a practice, tech neck is an increasingly common, relatable concern across younger and older patients alike. The clinical goal is to smooth and firm the neck and soften the horizontal lines through neuromodulators, skin boosters, and tightening. Showing the patient the projected, smoother neck on their own photo positions it as part of a complete rejuvenation plan.
Tech Neck
Where it appears
Neck
Facial area
Lower Face & Neck
Treatment paths
12
From in-clinic procedures to at-home regimens, Afters maps the full range of options — so patients can see what each one would do for them, on their own photo, before they commit.
Professional procedures performed by a provider to target the concern directly.
Energy-based and resurfacing devices used to treat the concern in clinic.
Branded injectables and medical products providers use for this concern.
Medical-grade products patients use between visits to maintain results.
The named injectables, products, and devices patients search for — each lets them preview the result before they commit.
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Repeatedly bending the head down to look at phones and screens creases the neck skin, and over time — combined with sun exposure and collagen loss — these creases become permanent lines.
A combination usually works best: neuromodulators relax the muscle, skin boosters hydrate and firm, and RF microneedling or energy-based tightening smooth deeper lines and laxity.
Early lines respond very well, and even established lines soften significantly with combined treatment, though prevention with posture and sun protection helps long-term.
Skin boosters and microneedling are usually a short series, with results building over a couple of months.
Raising screens to eye level, daily SPF on the neck, and a retinoid-based neck regimen all help slow new line formation.
Afters simulates the outcome on a patient's own photo and builds a visual 12-month plan — so consults convert and average ticket climbs.