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SAN dIEGO LIPOSUCTION and Fat transfer

 

Neck Liposcuction , or Cervical Liposculpture, is performed to remove unwanted fatty deposits from below the chin. Ideal patients have good skin elasticity and have achieved a stable overall body weight. Liposuction can be performed during facial plastic surgery to complement other procedures such as rhinoplasty, chin implant, and facelift or necklift. Recovery time is generally one week.

 

Neck liposuction can be performed at our San Diego practice with either light intravenous sedation or with local anesthetic and oral sedation. A small incision is generally made beneath the chin, and occasionally additional tiny incisions are made behind the earlobes. Through these incisions small microcannulas are used to remove fat in an even and criss-crossing fashion from beneath the chin and to the sides of the neck.

 

Following surgery the neck is wrapped in a "pressure" dressing for one night. This is removed the next morning and patients are advised to use a removable chin strap  for one to two weeks, which encourages the neck skin to remain tight in its new position.

 

Example of neck liposuction:

Before	After (Liposculpture, rhinoplasty)

 

Fat Transfer involves harvesting fat from areas of the body such as the abdomen, "love handles," or thighs, refining the harvested fat, and transfering it to areas of the face and neck.

 

Common areas for fat transfer in the face include the lower eyelid boney margin, the nasolabial folds or "smile lines," the submalar region (hollow area below the cheek bones), or the cheek prominences.  Fat transfer has grown in popularity as we have come to recognize that fat loss or "volume loss" is an integral part of the aging process, along with skin laxity or wrinkling. Fat transfer can complement a facelifting procedure to give an overall more enhanced, natural and youthful appearance.

 

A majority of transplanted fat is expected to survive and become permanent, effectively increasing the volume of the cheeks, lips, temples and remainder of areas affected by aging and fat loss. The key to successful fat transfer is the use of specially designed micro cannulas, which transfer small parcels of fat that are more likely to survive. The harvested fat is also carefully cleansed prior to injection. Fat transfer is always accompanied by some degree of swelling, however within one week appearance is generally quite pleasing. Complete resolution of swelling may take several months or more, however this process is gradually and generally not noticable. At six months, retained facial volume is considered permanent. 

 

Excess fat may be stored frozen for up to one year following fat transfer in our La Jolla, San Diego office. This fat may be used for touch up injections when necessary.

 

For a necklift or fat transfer in San Diego or La Jolla California contact Dr. Roy Amir today at 858.658.0595.