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Dear Clinic · Botox by Area · Neck
Necklace Lines & Platysmal Cords

Neck Botox in Cheongdam, Gangnam, Seoul

Very small, very shallow doses placed along the horizontal rings of the neck, or along the vertical cords that stand forward when you tense. It is listed as one skin botox area, from ₩100,000.

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The Anatomy

What the platysma does across the front of your neck

The front of the neck is covered by the platysma, a broad sheet of muscle so thin that it sits almost inside the skin itself. Its fibres run upward from the collarbone and chest, across the jaw, into the lower face. Nothing else on the body has skin that thin lying over muscle that wide, and that combination is what produces both of the marks people come in asking about: the horizontal rings, and the vertical cords.

Because the sheet is bonded to the underside of the skin and has no bony anchor at its upper edge, every contraction tugs the surface directly. Swallowing does it, turning the head does it, tensing the jaw does it, and looking down at a screen does it for hours at a stretch. A crease that has been folded in the same place that many times stops springing flat between folds, and over years the fold becomes a feature of the resting neck instead of an event in a moving one.

Botulinum toxin type A reduces the signal reaching the fibres it is placed among. On the neck that is done with a dilute preparation and a great deal of restraint, because the target is the shallow layer of the sheet immediately under the crease and nothing deeper. A neck is not a jaw and not a forehead, and a dose written for either of those is the wrong dose here.

This page is the neck on its own. The wider line it is priced under, which also covers the jawline and the forehead, is described on the skin botox page, and the whole family of toxin work sits on the botox category page.

Two Marks, Two Maps

Rings and cords are separate findings on a neck

They look related in a mirror and they are treated with completely different injection patterns, so the first job of the consultation is to say which of the two you actually have.

FINDING 01

Horizontal rings across the throat

The encircling lines sit where thin skin folds over the sheet beneath it. Small amounts are placed along the length of each ring, kept shallow and kept in the line. The rings that respond best are the ones that deepen visibly when you drop your chin and ease when you lift it.

FINDING 02

Vertical cords that spring forward

Grimace deliberately and two ridges may appear running down the front of the neck. Those are the free inner edges of the same sheet, standing proud because there is nothing holding them flat. They are treated along the length of the visible cord while you hold it tense, which is the only moment the cord tells your director exactly where it runs.

FINDING 03

Skin that has simply loosened

A neck that gathers into a fold between two fingers and settles back slowly is not describing a muscle problem at all. There is no injection pattern for that finding, and reading it correctly at the consultation is how you avoid paying for a session that was never going to move it.

Most necks arrive with some of each. Your director photographs the neck at rest, with the chin dropped, and with the sheet deliberately tensed, and the three captures together decide whether the plan is rings, cords, both, or neither. Two of the three are captures you cannot take of yourself in a bathroom mirror.

The Ceiling

What shallow toxin on a neck cannot be asked to fix

A dilute dose placed in the surface layer changes how hard a thin sheet of muscle pulls on the skin above it. That is the entire mechanism, and it sets a hard ceiling. Loose skin, fullness under the chin and a blurred border between jaw and neck are all made of something other than muscle contraction, so all three sit outside what this treatment reaches.

None of that makes a neck dose pointless. It makes it specific. Where the rings deepen on movement and the skin still has recoil, this is a proportionate treatment with almost nothing to recover from. Where the reading says otherwise, your director will say so before anything is booked.

Risk And Refusal

Swallowing, neck strength, and the consultations that end without a neck injection

The neck deserves a franker safety conversation than the face, because the structures that matter are close and the consequence of reaching them is functional. Deep or over-generous placement in this region has been associated with difficulty swallowing and with weakness of the muscles that flex the neck — a heavy-headed sensation when lifting the head from a pillow. Both are described as temporary when they occur, and both are avoided the same way: a dilute preparation, a shallow plane, conservative totals, and points kept off the midline.

The other risks belong on the consent form by name. Bruising is more likely on the neck than on the cheek, because the skin is thin and the small vessels are close. Brief swelling and tenderness at the entry points are ordinary, and asymmetry between the sides is the most common thing a review corrects. Because the upper fibres of the sheet run into the lower face, spread beyond the intended field can pull the smile unevenly or alter how the lower lip sits — temporary, and the reason the upper boundary of the map is drawn deliberately low.

We do not recommend a neck dose where the finding is laxity rather than movement, and the consultation ends without an injection in four more situations: during pregnancy or breastfeeding; where a neuromuscular condition appears in your history; where you have previously had trouble swallowing, whatever the cause; and where there is infection, inflamed skin or an open wound inside the field to be mapped. Tell your director about blood-thinning medication or supplements, and about any earlier toxin treatment on the neck or jaw. Results vary between individuals and suitability is decided at your own examination.

Listed Rates

What a neck area is listed at on the Cheongdam price list

The neck is published as one area on the skin botox line, the same line that carries the jawline and the forehead. It is ₩100,000 (≈ $70) per area on the Korean tier and ₩450,000 (≈ $320) per area on the imported tier. The tier is your decision at the consultation; how the dilution is prepared and where the points fall is your director's, and both are settled before anything is drawn.
TierWhat one neck area coversPer area
KoreanA domestically manufactured botulinum toxin type A, diluted for shallow placement and mapped across the neck field in one sitting₩100,000 (≈ $70)
ImportedAn imported premium-tier type A product, same dilution approach and the same sitting, for patients who prefer it₩450,000 (≈ $320)

Korean pharmaceutical advertising rules keep prescription toxin product names off public pages, so the table shows tiers and not manufacturers; your director names the product in the room and shows you the vial before it is opened. A neck and a jawline treated at one appointment are two areas, quoted as two lines. Rates are identical for residents and visitors, the KRW figure is what you pay. Anything else offered at the clinic is on the published price list, with the toxin ladder explained on the botox price page.

The Days After

Living with a treated neck in the first week

Keep your head upright for the first few hours and sleep on your back that night, so nothing presses on a field that is still settling
Leave the throat alone — no rubbing, no tight scarf, no massage and no face-down treatment beds until the next day
Skip the gym, the sauna and alcohol for a few days, since all three raise blood flow through skin that bruises easily here
Expect nothing on the day. The change arrives gradually and is judged at the review, not in the car home
Contact us the same day about any difficulty swallowing, any new weakness lifting your head, or a smile that has become uneven, so it can be examined while it is developing

Comfort measures during the session are confirmed with you at the consultation. At the review your director compares the tensed capture taken before treatment against the same movement on the day, evens up any difference between the sides, and decides whether the map extends. With the clinic open 365 days a year, anything that worries you in the first week can be looked at quickly.

Private recovery room with its own washbasin at Dear Clinic Cheongdam
The recovery bay where a neck field is checked before you leave the floor.
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Findings a neck is sorted into
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Captures: rest, chin down, tensed
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Listed area covering the neck field
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Unit totals promised before examination

Outcomes vary by individual neck, dilution and placement, and are assessed at your diagnosis.

Dear, Knowhow

How a neck field is read before any toxin is diluted at Dear

01 — THE FULL ARSENAL

Saying your neck is an elasticity problem costs us nothing

Ultrasound, radiofrequency, microwave and thread routes are all held in this building alongside the injectables, so a neck that needs tightening can be sent to the thing that tightens.

02 — DIAGNOSIS FIRST

EVE Muse 3D + AI grades the skin before the lines

Three-dimensional capture under five light sources with AI analysis records the surface of the neck, and the figures that decide the plan are thickness and recoil, not how deep a ring looks in a photograph. A neck without recoil is walked across to the device floor on the same day.

03 — DIRECTOR-PERFORMED

Marks drawn while the sheet is held tense

The cords only show themselves under contraction, so the map is drawn on your own neck while you hold that contraction, and the injections are performed by your director. Totals follow what the sheet shows on the day, and the map is drawn again at every visit.

In the clinic

The devices and hands behind this treatment

BOTOX (onabotulinumtoxinA) 50-unit carton
BOTOX (onabotulinumtoxinA) 50-unit carton
BOTOX (onabotulinumtoxinA) 50-unit carton, shown at an angle
BOTOX (onabotulinumtoxinA) 50-unit carton, shown at an angle
Medical Team

Five doctors, one standard

Director-performed treatment is a Dear promise — your procedure is planned and performed by the doctors below.

Dr. Jemin Kim — Medical Director and Founder, Dear Clinic
Dr. Jemin Kim
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Medical Director · Founder
Dr. Sanghyun Lee — Director, Dear Clinic
Dr. Sanghyun Lee
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Director
Board-certified · Family Medicine
Dr. Seonhaeng Lee — Director of Aesthetic Medicine, Dear Clinic
Dr. Seonhaeng Lee
Chosun University College of Medicine · Residency, Samsung Medical Center
Director, Aesthetic Medicine
Dr. Daeun Jung — Director, Dear Clinic
Dr. Daeun Jung
Ajou University College of Medicine
Director
Board-certified · Family Medicine
Dr. Woojae Jung — Director of Aesthetic Medicine, Dear Clinic
Dr. Woojae Jung
Seoul National University — B.S. in Medicine
Director, Aesthetic Medicine
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FAQ

Neck toxin, question by question

Will this get rid of the horizontal lines on my neck?
It softens the ones that are being folded by muscle. Drop your chin and watch: a ring that deepens as you look down and eases as you lift your head is a fold, and a fold is what shallow placement addresses. A ring that looks identical whether your chin is up or down is a crease set into the skin, and softening the sheet underneath will barely touch it. Your director tells you which kind yours are before you commit to anything.
What about the two vertical cords down the front of my neck?
Those are the free inner edges of the same broad sheet, and they are the other half of what a neck plan treats. They are mapped while you hold the cord tense, because relaxed they are invisible and guessing their course is how uneven results happen. Treating cords and treating rings are two different injection patterns on the same visit, both inside one listed area.
Is it dangerous to inject the neck?
It is the region where technique matters most, which is why the dilution is deliberate, the plane is shallow and the totals are conservative. Placement that goes deep or heavy in this area has been associated with difficulty swallowing and with weakness lifting the head, both described as temporary. Avoiding them is a matter of where the points go, so the map is drawn low, kept away from the midline and performed by your director.
How much is a neck treatment here?
The neck is one area on the skin botox line: ₩100,000 (≈ $70) on the Korean tier and ₩450,000 (≈ $320) on the imported tier. That is the figure for a sitting and never a course, it is the same for visitors and residents, and it is confirmed with you before the vial is opened.
My neck skin is loose. Will an injection tighten it?
No, and this is the single most common mismatch on a neck consultation. Toxin changes how hard a muscle pulls; it does nothing to elasticity. Where skin gathers into a fold and settles back slowly, softening the sheet beneath can even make the slackness easier to see. That reading points to energy-based tightening or to threads, and you are shown which one your capture supports.
Will my neck feel weak or stiff afterwards?
A shallow, conservative field is planned so that ordinary movement feels unchanged — turning your head, swallowing, lifting your head off a pillow. If any of those does feel different, tell us the same day instead of waiting for the review, because it is worth examining while it is developing. Say at the consultation if you sing, play a wind instrument or train seriously, since that changes how the field is drawn.
How soon does it show, and how long will it hold?
Nothing happens on the day. The reduction in pull arrives over the days that follow and the rings look different only after that. How long it holds moves with the dilution, the total placed, how strong the sheet is and your own metabolism, so your director gives you the expected pattern for your plan at the consultation instead of a figure printed on a page.
Does a neck session hurt, and is there downtime?
The needles are fine and the points are shallow, so most people describe a quick sting repeated along the line. Comfort measures are confirmed at the consultation. Small red marks settle within an hour or two and a pinpoint bruise is more likely here than on the cheek, which is worth planning around if you have something photographed that week. Ordinary activity resumes straight away.
Can I have my neck and my jawline done at the same visit?
Yes, and it is a common pairing since the same sheet runs across the jaw into the lower face. They count as two listed areas and are quoted as two lines, approved before treatment. Whether both are sensible on the same day depends on the combined total, which your director sets after reading the tensed capture.
I had neck treatment before and my smile changed. Why?
The upper fibres of the sheet run into the lower face and blend with the muscles that pull the lower lip down. Product placed too high or too generously near that boundary can reach them, and the smile flattens on one side until it wears off. It is why the upper edge of the map is drawn deliberately low here, and why what happened last time is useful information to bring with you.
Who should not have a neck dose?
Anyone pregnant or breastfeeding, anyone with a neuromuscular condition in their history, anyone who has previously had difficulty swallowing, and anyone with infection, inflamed skin or an open wound inside the field. Blood thinners and supplements that thin blood need to be mentioned because of how readily this area bruises. Where the finding is laxity, we do not recommend the injection at all.
I am in Seoul for a few days. Can this be done on the day I come in, and is the price the same?
Usually yes — the capture, the consultation and the session fit inside one visit once you have approved the figure, and Dear Clinic is open 365 days a year including Sundays and public holidays. Visitors pay exactly what residents pay. A neck is a sensible thing to book early in a trip, since a pinpoint bruise is easier to live with on day five than on the morning you fly. Send the form below with your dates and we reply in English as soon as possible.
Consultation

Ask whether your neck is rings, cords or neither

Tell us what your neck does when you drop your chin — answered in English as soon as possible.

Scientific Evidence

Published sources behind the toxin used on this page

Three references cover botulinum toxin type A as a clinical tool: the first published account of treating expression lines with it, an international consensus education initiative on its aesthetic use, and a laboratory review of how the licensed type A products differ from one another in formulation and handling.

They establish the molecule and the product science. None of them describes your neck, sets a dilution for it or attaches a timeline to it; that comes from the examination and the captures taken at your own appointment.

  1. CARRUTHERS J et al. Treatment of Glabellar Frown Lines with C. Botulinum‐A Exotoxin. The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. 1992. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.1992.tb03295.x
  2. Carruthers J et al. The Convergence of Medicine and Neurotoxins: A Focus on Botulinum Toxin Type A and Its Application in Aesthetic Medicine—A Global, Evidence-Based Botulinum Toxin Consensus Education Initiative. Dermatologic Surgery. 2013. doi:10.1111/dsu.12148
  3. Frevert J. Pharmaceutical, Biological, and Clinical Properties of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Products. Drugs in R&D. 2015. doi:10.1007/s40268-014-0077-1

References are provided for information — outcomes vary by individual and are assessed at your diagnosis.

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