In the morning, the mirror reveals fine vertical lines between the breasts, a wrinkled neckline while the face seems rested. We then talk about neckline wrinkles, often more visible than we imagine. This area of thin skin, little protected by fat and exposed to the sun, ages quickly, especially if we forget it in the skincare routine. Another factor, more discreet, plays out every night on the pillow.
Neckline wrinkles: fragile skin that retains folds
Unlike other parts of the body, the skin of the décolleté rests on almost no fatty tissue and contains few sebaceous glands. It therefore creases easily, under the effect of UV rays and loss of collagen. “Women tend to bring their facial care and sun protection down to the neck but they often forget to extend it all the way to the neckline. However, as on the face, in the dermis, there will be a reduction in collagen. There will therefore be a relaxation, a loss of elasticity which will create wrinkles and sagging.“, explains Célia Guevara, head of the workshops at the Avène thermal center in the columns of She.
Over time, these vertical or oblique folds between the breasts end up becoming visible. The sun remains the number one enemy, but certain habits, such as the way of sleeping, further accentuate this relief.
The sleeping position that deepens the neckline
In the lateral position, the chest presses on the mattress and crushes the skin of the décolleté for hours. The vertical or oblique folds that form between the breasts end up, with the drop in elasticity, no longer disappearing when you wake up. Many women notice this, even if this link remains mainly clinical, without major studies.
Conversely, sleeping on your back limits chest compression and friction on the neckline, while also protecting your neck and face. To maintain this position, you can place a pillow under the neck, a small cushion under the knees and place bolsters on each side to slow down nighttime tossing and turning.
Everyday actions and targeted solutions
In the evening, apply a serum and a night cream from the face to the neck then the décolleté after the shower. “We think about doing it right out of the shower, still in a bathrobe or wrapped in a towel. Which allows you to be sure to really go down to the neckline“, advises the pro. Drinking around 1.5 liters of water per day helps the skin. Célia Guevara specifies: “The skin is an organ and just like the other organs of the body, it also needs internal hydration. Creams, on the other hand, act on the upper layers of the skin“.
On already established wrinkles, changing your sleeping position especially slows down the worsening. Asked by She on neckline wrinkles, plastic and aesthetic surgeon Oren Marco answers: “There is no single particularly effective technique, but we can test injections of hyaluronic acid in very small quantities which allow us to hydrate the décolleté.“. He adds: “resurfacing laser and radiofrequency also help limit fine lines around the neckline“.