Necklift

CHIN UP! We’ve got great news! A simple, quick and easy recovery from a procedure that tends to be practically scarless with great results to treat double chin and loose neck skin. Read on about chin and neck lift by Liposuction and Thermage.

Total Neck Rejuvenation
As we age, our skin loses tone and begins to sag. However, skin frequently has tremendous ability to retract into a more youthful position. Even some relatively young patients prematurely age in the neck because of a laxity of the neck muscle and accumulation of fat in this area. Liposuction can often relieve the neck area of unwanted fat, but your doctor may combine liposuction with tightening of the neck skin (Thermage) to give a longer lasting result.

Total Neck Rejuvenation is achieved during in-office visits, while you are awake. After each procedure, you can get up and walk out of our office! Most patients are active and going out by the next day; bruising (which can usually be covered by makeup) is generally gone within 4 to 10 days.

How is Chin and Neck Liposuction performed?
Most patients will have taken a sedative (like Valium), although this is not necessary. Local anesthesia is infiltrated into the skin and fat of the neck while you are awake. You will be quite comfortable during this although we have been told that it feels a little odd. As soon as you are numb, tiny incisions are made. Through these ports a very small catheter (micro-tube) is introduced and the fat is suctioned out. You will not be able to feel this. This part of the procedure takes about 30 minutes, after which we put a pad underneath your chin and an elastic bandage is wrapped around your neck and head. You get up, dress and leave. The next morning you remove your bandage, although you continue to wear the elastic garment until the drainage resolves and at night during the next 2 weeks. Some people do not bruise at all; most have some mild bruising on the lower half of the neck for several days. Turtlenecks, scarves and makeup can be useful.

How is the saggy skin of the chin and neck treated?
Two months after Liposuction of the neck and chin, Thermage, an office procedure, is performed on the skin of the same area to enhance the skin elasticity and improve the definition of the chin and neck angle. These procedures, performed as staged events, can dramatically reduce the signs of aging of the neck.