Sofwave is cleared in the US to lift lax tissue under the chin and on the neck. A crepey neck, loose skin under the chin and a softening jawline are the concerns people bring to Sofwave Clinic most, usually together with the lower face. The neck is priced as an area from £799 at 8 Devonshire Place, combined at a lower rate with the face, with the price in writing at a free consultation.
What it does
The Lift applicator heats the dermis, the living layer of the skin, of the neck and under the chin about 1.5 mm below the surface, with the surface cooled, so the skin contracts and builds collagen over three months. Because the heat stays in the dermis and does not reach the fat layer at about 3 mm, the manufacturer states it does not cause fat loss: it tightens the skin over a soft chin without hollowing the neck, and for the same reason it does not remove a fat pad under the chin, which needs a different plan.
What the studies measured
In the study behind the clearance, 80 patients were treated twice, a few weeks apart: blinded reviewers picked the after photograph correctly in 80% of cases, the treating physicians rated 85% as improved, 55% of patients reported improvement, half were satisfied and 60% said they would have it again, with one transient side effect that resolved with a cream. 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 patients found the improvement stable to six months. These are measured, natural changes: a cleaner line from the chin to the angle of the jaw and a smoother neck, not a surgical neck lift.
The jawline and jowls
In our clinical judgment, early to moderate jowls, where the skin still has elasticity, tighten with the lower face and the neck treated together; the clearance itself names the area under the chin and the neck. A hanging fold with no elasticity left is more than Sofwave tightens, and a jawline that has dropped because the muscles have is where EMface at our sister clinic at the same address is added to lift the muscle. The jowls page explains, and the clinician plans the order at the free consultation.
The session and the result
Numbing cream for 45 to 60 minutes, then about an hour for the face and neck together. Expect redness for a few hours and mild swelling up to a day; work and makeup are fine the same day. The neck shows the change 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. The clearance study treated the neck twice, so the clinician says whether a second session at six to twelve weeks would help yours.
Price
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, price match on any comparable written quote, 0% finance available. The prices page shows how a quote is built.
Book a free consultation
Call Sofwave Clinic on 0207 099 9640 or use the form below. The clinician lifts the skin under your chin and along your jaw and tells you plainly whether Sofwave is the right plan. The full Sofwave guide covers the rest.
