Jowls

Non-Surgical Treatments for Jowls in Newcastle

Jowls are one of the most common reasons people come to us, and one of the most treatable without surgery. Here is what causes them, which treatments lift them, what each costs at our Whickham clinic and how to tell early jowls from established ones.

What are jowls?

Jowls are the pockets of skin and soft tissue that sag below the jawline on either side of the chin, blurring the line between the jaw and the neck. They are one of the earliest and most common signs of ageing in the lower face. They develop as the skin loses collagen and elastin, as the fat pads in the cheeks slide down towards the jaw and as the jawbone itself loses a little of its edge, so the line between jaw and neck blurs and the lower face looks heavier than you feel. Sun, smoking, genetics and weight going up and down all speed it up. It is a normal process, and you do not need surgery to do something about it.

At RT Aesthetics in Whickham, Newcastle, jowls are treated with a plan rather than a single machine, built at a free consultation around how far the jowls have developed and what is causing them in your face. Everything below is non-surgical, carried out in the clinic, and most people go straight back to their day.

Treatments for jowls, and what they cost

HIFU (ULTRAcel Q+)

HIFU is the main treatment for jowls. Focused ultrasound heats the deeper layers of the skin, including the SMAS layer that a surgeon tightens in a facelift, so the tissue contracts and builds new collagen over the following weeks. The jawline sharpens and the jowl lifts back towards where it was. It is usually one session: full face £1,095, face and neck £1,295, and if the jowl comes with fullness under the chin, a double chin treatment at £995. Our HIFU Newcastle page has the detail.

Exilis Ultra Face

For softer, earlier jowls and for the crepey skin that often sits over them, Exilis Ultra uses radiofrequency and ultrasound together to heat and firm the skin evenly. It is given as a course of four or six sessions and feels like a hot stone massage: face from £1,075 for four, face and neck from £1,275.

Chin and jawline filler

Jowls look worse when the chin is short or the jaw has lost its angle, because there is nothing for the eye to follow past them. A small amount of chin or jawline filler, from £250 to £400, rebuilds that line so the jowl reads as part of a defined jaw rather than a break in it. It is prescriber-led, with a £25 consultation, and it often does more for the overall look than people expect.

Polynucleotides

Where the skin over the jowl has become thin and crepey rather than loose, lifting alone leaves it looking crumpled. Polynucleotides, at £250 a session, rebuild the skin quality so the lifted area looks smooth.

Early jowls or established jowls

Early jowls, the slight softening of the jawline that shows in photographs before it shows in the mirror, respond very well to a single HIFU treatment or an Exilis course and are the easiest to treat. Established jowls, where a distinct pocket of skin and tissue hangs below the jawline, need HIFU as the foundation, often with filler to rebuild the jaw and a second HIFU session for heavier laxity. Very advanced jowls with a lot of loose skin are a surgical problem, and if that is what we see we will tell you rather than sell you a treatment that will not get you there.

What to expect

Your consultation is free and there is no obligation. Your practitioner looks at your lower face at rest and moving, checks how loose the skin is and the shape of the jaw, and sets out a plan with the number of sessions and the full price. HIFU takes one to two hours depending on the areas and feels like heat and prickling under the skin; there are no cuts and no general anaesthetic. Expect mild redness and tenderness along the jaw for a day or so, and nothing that stops you working.

Results and how long they last

Some tightening is visible straight away, but the real lift builds over 8 to 12 weeks as the new collagen forms, and it keeps improving for several months after that. Results from a HIFU-based plan typically last 12 to 18 months depending on age, skin and lifestyle, and a maintenance session then keeps the jawline where it is. Many people also notice the skin across the whole lower face firming, not just along the jaw.

Safety

HIFU and Exilis are non-invasive, CE-marked treatments that have been used in clinics for well over a decade. The main risks are temporary: redness, mild swelling, tenderness and occasionally a small bruise or a numb patch along the jaw that settles over days to weeks. RT Aesthetics is a medically led clinic, so every plan follows our clinical protocols with a clinic medic and a qualified nurse practitioner on the team for any medical questions, and every injectable treatment is prescriber-led.

Jowls treatment reviews from our clients

These are real reviews left on Reviews.io by verified clients who came to us in Newcastle for their jowls, quoted as written, with the reviewer’s name as it appears there. Results vary from person to person, and the free assessment is where we tell you what to expect for you.

“I started treatment with RT Aesthetics as I was very stressed about my jowls. I didn’t tell anyone I had treatment to see if people couldn’t notice. Sure enough people could see I had something done in just 3/4 weeks after my treatment. Very happy customer” Hayley, Reviews.io, 2022.

“The treatment worked very well at tightening and lifting my jowls. I would recommend RT Aesthetics to anyone struggling with jowls.” Nicola, Reviews.io, 2023.

“Would definitely recommend MED HIFU Ultra to anyone looking to treat the jowls and lower face. Worked wonders for me and the support throughout was great.” Pauline, Reviews.io, 2023.

“HIFU procedure really did tighten and lift my jowls and neck. Very happy with my results” Alice, Reviews.io, 2022.

“HIFU treatment worked very well on my face and jowls. Would definitely recommend this treatment and the staff are very friendly and supportive” Lucy, Reviews.io, 2022.

You can read all of our reviews on Reviews.io and on Trustpilot.

Book your consultation

If your jawline has started to soften, book a free consultation at our Newcastle clinic. You will get an honest opinion on what will and will not work for your jowls, and a plan with the full price before anything is booked. If sagging skin is your wider concern, our non-surgical facelift page covers the whole face.

Read more

• What are jowls? Why they form and how to lift them without surgery
• HIFU in Newcastle
• Non-surgical facelift in Newcastle
• Sagging skin treatment
• Double chin reduction
• Cheek, jaw and chin fillers