Step 1
Shielded and Numbed
The skin is cleansed, the eyes are covered with protective shields and a local anaesthetic settles the treatment area. You stay awake and comfortable throughout.
A wide neckline shows skin that looks a few years ahead of your face. Endolift firms the neck and under the chin from beneath the skin, with Dr Mattia performing every session in Summertown.
You try on a wide neckline in a changing-room mirror, and your eye drops past your face. The skin below looks a few years older, softer under the chin and faintly creased. Your face looks exactly as you expected. It is the open collar that tells the story, and Endolift at Cannelle Skin Clinic in Summertown, Oxford is made for it.
| Performed by | Treatment | Back to normal | Results last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Mattia Parducci, GMC 7635663 | 60 to 90 minutes, local anaesthetic | Within 24 to 72 hours | Typically two to three years |
Endolift is a minimally invasive, non-surgical laser treatment for neck tightening and for the area under the chin. Dr Mattia Parducci performs every one at the clinic himself. Under local anaesthetic, he guides a fibre finer than a hair beneath the skin through one tiny entry point, and nothing is cut or stitched.
The clever part is that thin neck skin is never asked to heal a wound on its surface. The fibre, about 300 microns across, releases its light beneath the skin, so the tightening happens out of sight. The neck firms a little on the day and keeps firming for months. The result typically lasts two to three years.
Think of a friend who wears the same fine chain every day. The pendant rests at the base of her throat, and the skin around it now creases when she turns her head. Her face looks rested and bright. Above the collar she has cared for everything for years, while the skin below has been left to fend for itself.
Skincare tends to stop at the jawline, and the neck quietly carries on without it. The skin there is thinner than on the face, with less cushioning beneath it. It bends and folds thousands of times a day as you look down at a phone or a book. Sun reaches it as easily as the cheeks, and sunscreen rarely does.
Beneath the surface, more is changing than the mirror shows. A panel of dermatologists and surgeons reviewed how the neck and the area under the chin age and found several changes at once. Support loosens, fat shifts position, bone remodels and skin quality declines. In profile, the crisp angle between jaw and throat relaxes into a gentle slope.
Under the chin, a small pocket of fat often settles in even when someone is fit and slim. None of this is a lapse in your routine. It is what happens to skin that started thinner and works harder. That kind of looseness is exactly what responds to tightening from beneath.
The appointment begins with numbing rather than nerves. Once local anaesthetic has settled the area, Dr Mattia makes a single tiny entry point and eases the fibre under the skin. You stay awake and comfortable throughout. Most people feel mild pressure and a gentle warmth, and put the discomfort at two or three out of ten.
A soft red guide light shows him where the tip sits as he works across the neck in slow, even passes. The light leaves the fibre just beneath the skin. Collagen already there contracts, so the neck looks smoother before you leave. Fresh collagen then forms over the following months and holds that firmer surface in place.
Where a small pocket of fat sits under the chin, the same energy reduces it while the skin above tightens. On a neck that matters, because the angle under the jaw sharpens only when fullness and looseness are treated together. The surface itself is left undisturbed, which suits skin as thin as this.
Researchers have measured the change on necks specifically. In a study of Endolift on horizontal neck lines, the lines became shallower and the skin grew thicker, denser and more elastic. Nobody in the study needed a general anaesthetic or a recovery period. That matches the short downtime people enjoy at the clinic.
Endolift works on structure, firming the neck from below. The surface of neck skin often wants attention too, with fine crepey texture and a dullness that catches the light. A firmer neck and a fresher surface belong together, because the eye reads them as one. That is why Dr Mattia often plans the neck in two layers.
Profhilo and other skin boosters restore hydration and bounce to thin skin. The surface then looks smoother over the lift beneath it. Dr Mattia sets the order and the spacing, giving each treatment room to work. Our earlier piece on the neck and décolletage covers the skin just below the collar too.
The neck also connects to the jaw above it, and a softening jawline often travels with a looser neck. Our guide to jowls and a sagging jawline shows how the two relate. If the jaw or another treatment would do more for your neckline, Dr Mattia tells you so and shows you why.
A small sterile dressing covers the entry point, with no stitches to come back for. Desk, errands and the school run usually resume within 24 to 72 hours, and a light scarf hides the dressing if you like. Swelling and tenderness reach their height around days four to seven, then fade with simple pain relief.
The neck also connects to the jaw above it, and a softening jawline often travels with a looser neck.
For the first fortnight, the sauna, the steam room and hot yoga stay off the list, and by then most swelling has settled. Dr Mattia talks you through your aftercare before you leave and sees you again at a follow-up. Beyond those two weeks, open collars and summer necklines can come back out.
A little firming is visible the same day. The clearer change arrives between two and four months, as the new collagen settles and the neck looks smoother in daylight. It keeps refining across three to six months. The result typically lasts two to three years, and a top-up around then keeps it fresh.
The first step is a consultation with Dr Mattia Parducci (GMC 7635663), who performs every Endolift at Cannelle. He looks at your neck face on and in profile, with your head tilted and turned. He checks the spring in the skin and whether a pocket under the chin is part of the picture. Then he agrees the plan with you.
Endolift for the neck starts from £1,750, confirmed at your consultation. The neck is priced as its own area on our Endolift page, and your figure is confirmed at your consultation. Most necks need one session, and your consultation gives the real number for you. Any skin boosters are planned around it.
Summertown is an easy trip from Headington and Kidlington, and patients come from across Oxfordshire for a neck consultation. If the open collar has become the part of the mirror you avoid, come and see Dr Mattia. He will show you what Endolift for the neck can do for the skin below your jaw.
Six moments from one Endolift appointment with Dr Mattia Parducci, photographed at MediZen, our sister clinic. Tap a photograph to read what is happening.
Step 1
The skin is cleansed, the eyes are covered with protective shields and a local anaesthetic settles the treatment area. You stay awake and comfortable throughout.
Step 2
The only thing that goes beneath the skin is an optical fibre about 300 microns across, slipped in through a single tiny entry point. No incisions and no stitches.
Step 3
Dr Mattia guides the fibre just under the skin along the jawline, steadying the tissue with his other hand. Most people feel mild pressure and warmth.
Step 4
The red glow is the guide light, showing exactly where the laser energy is working. The tissue contracts as it goes, so some tightening shows on the day.
Step 5
Each area, from the jowl to the cheek, is treated in slow passes. A whole session takes 60 to 90 minutes, depending on how many areas are planned.
Step 6
A small sterile dressing covers the entry point. Fresh collagen keeps firming the skin over the next three to six months, with the clearest change at two to four.
Come and see Dr Mattia Parducci at our Summertown clinic, and he will look at your neck and under the chin and tell you what Endolift can do. Call 01865 537885, or message us on WhatsApp, and we will find you a time.
These are the questions people ask once they start looking at their neck rather than their face. If yours is missing, Dr Mattia will gladly answer it when he sees you at the clinic.
Yes. Endolift firms mild to moderate looseness across the neck and under the chin from beneath the skin. The tissue contracts on the day, and fresh collagen forms over the following months, so the neck looks smoother and the angle under the jaw sharper. Dr Mattia confirms at your consultation whether your neck has the spring to respond well.
Neck skin is thinner than facial skin, with less cushioning beneath it, and it folds every time you look down. It is also often left out of skincare and sunscreen routines. Over the years support loosens and fat shifts under the chin, so the neck can show the years before the face does.
It can soften them. A study of Endolift on horizontal neck lines found the lines became shallower and the skin thicker and more elastic. Dr Mattia often pairs the treatment with skin boosters such as Profhilo, which improve hydration and texture on the surface while Endolift firms the structure beneath.
Local anaesthetic numbs the area first, so most people feel mild pressure and warmth rather than pain, and rate it at around two or three out of ten. You stay awake throughout. The neck can feel tender for a few days afterwards, and simple pain relief keeps you comfortable as it settles.
Normal routines usually return within 24 to 72 hours. Mild swelling and tenderness peak around days four to seven and settle with simple pain relief, and a scarf covers the small dressing if you prefer. Saunas, steam rooms and hot yoga are best saved for two weeks later, once the neck has settled.
Some firming shows straight away. The clearer change arrives between two and four months, as new collagen forms beneath the skin, and the neck keeps refining across three to six months in total. Results typically last two to three years, and a top-up around then keeps the neckline looking fresh.
Yes, and the pairing suits the neck well. Endolift firms from below, while skin boosters such as Profhilo restore hydration and bounce to thin, crepey skin on the surface. Dr Mattia sets the order and spacing so each treatment has room to work, and plans both at the same consultation.
Endolift for the neck starts from £1,750, and the price is confirmed at your consultation. The neck is listed as its own area, and you can see every area on our prices page. Your exact figure is confirmed at your consultation, once Dr Mattia has looked at your neck and agreed the plan with you.
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