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Are You Suffering From Tech Neck?

Posted on April 13, 2015

Put down the screen.! Your never-ending texting and Facebooking may cause you to age more quickly. Some call it ‘tech neck’; others call it ‘text neck.’ Either way, it’s a problem for the iPhone 6 generation. The skin of the neck is sensitive and thin and it’s an area uniquely at risk for fine lines and sagging. Furthermore, gravity and the constant craning over smartphones don’t help matters.

The solution—aside from directing your gaze upward every once in a while (sky! trees! other human beings!)—is to treat your neck with the same care you give your face. Apply sunscreen every morning to prevent the collagen breakdown that contributes to lines and sagging. Every night, use of an anti-aging product such as Skin Authority’s Moisturizing Lift Cream that hydrates and firms dry, depleted, and sagging skin. Retin-A, usually used to tone the skin of the face, can also be used to rejuvenate neck skin.

Be warned, the neck skin can be more sensitive than the skin on the face and some find that Retin-A needs to be diluted with moisturizer when used on the neck. Certainly, significant amounts of excess skin require surgical correction but mild to moderate Tech Neck does not require going under the knife. A variety of lasers are available to tone lax neck skin. Pixel RF uses radiofrequency energy to tighten the skin and smooth fine lines and wrinkles, reducing excess skin on selfies.