A crepey neck with horizontal lines and early looseness is a use Sofwave is FDA-cleared in the US for: to lift lax neck tissue, cleared in 2021 on the 80-patient study. The Lift applicator heats the dermis of the neck about 1.5 mm below the surface with the surface cooled, so the skin contracts and builds collagen over three months, and the neck smooths. One session, with a second a few weeks later as the study did where the clinician advises, from £799 at Sofwave Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, with the price in writing at a free consultation.
What it does on the neck
Crepey skin tightens as the dermis rebuilds, and in our experience the horizontal lines soften, for a measured, natural change rather than a surgical neck lift. A heavy, loose neck or a band is more than Sofwave tightens. For a neck with heavier laxity the clinician may add EMface at our sister clinic at the same address, with the order planned at the free consultation. The front of the neck over the thyroid is treated with care in our practice.
What the studies measured
Eighty patients treated twice: blinded reviewers picked the after photograph correctly in 80% of cases and the treating physicians rated 85% as improved. A 2026 study of 42 patients found laxity under the chin and on the neck improved in 83% at three months, and a 2024 study of 15 found the improvement stable to six months. The neck and jawline page sets them out.
The session and the result
Numbing cream for 45 to 60 minutes, then about 30 minutes for the neck, or about an hour with the face. Redness for a few hours and mild swelling up to a day, with work and makeup fine the same day. The change shows from six to eight weeks and peaks at three months, when we take the after photograph, and in our experience it holds for around a year.
Price and booking
From £799 for the neck as an area, combined at a lower rate with the lower face or the full face, in writing at your free consultation. We price match any comparable written quote, and 0% finance is available; the prices page shows how a quote is built. Call Sofwave Clinic on 0207 099 9640 or use the form below, and the full Sofwave guide covers the rest.
