Chin and neck contouring

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How is Chin and Neck Contouring Performed?

Chin and neck contouring is performed surgically by a cosmetic or plastic surgeon. The specific approach depends on each patient’s anatomical needs and cosmetic goals. Typically it involves injection of deoxycholic acid or liposuction to remove excess fat. When minimal to moderate skin redundancy is observed then liposuction may be combined with a radiofrequency procedure to tighten or resuspend loose, sagging skin.

Small incisions are used during liposuction to allow access for reshaping tissues and redraping the overlying skin into a smoother, more youthful profile. When minimal to moderate skin redundancy is present, then Renuvion skin tightening is a great adjunct to your liposuction surgery. When skin redundancy is more extensive or when the neck muscles have loosened, then a traditional necklift may be necessary.

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How Do I Know If I Am a Candidate for Chin and Neck Contouring Surgery?

You may be a good candidate if you have fat deposits, loose skin, or poorly defined muscles in your chin, jawline, or neck resistant to diet, exercise, or other non-invasive measures. An experienced cosmetic or plastic surgeon can evaluate your trouble spots and discuss which surgical contouring techniques could likely enhance these areas. Patients need to be in overall good health to undergo neck contouring procedures.

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Double Chin Surgery: What You Need to Know

What is double chin surgery? Double chin surgery refers to plastic surgery maneuvers intended to remove all excess tissues including both the fat deposits beneath the chin, as well as the skin redundancy, and even muscle looseness along the upper neck to eliminate the appearance of a double chin. First, tiny incisions allow a small tube called a cannula to tunnel under the skin and vacuum out unwanted fat pockets.

In some cases, it might be necessary to tighten loosened skin with Renuvion J plasma. For clients with more generous soft tissue excess or muscle looseness, a neck lift may be considered to achieve a more sculpted, contoured profile from the jawline to the neck and chin area.

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High Definition Chin and Neck Contouring

High Definition Chin and Neck Contouring Trend is shifting from traditional neck lifts requiring incisions to minimally invasive modalities with VASER liposuction and Radiofrequency skin tightening to contour your neck. Until recently, the only option for neck contouring, i.e. elimination of a turkey neck, was a face and neck lift.

However, two patient populations have entered the cosmetic neck arena, demanding to avoid more invasive neck contouring surgeries. They desire less invasive neck contouring options, one that avoids an excisional contouring procedure. The first subset includes older patients who want to avoid general anesthesia due to health reasons. A second population includes the younger patient population who wish to avoid surgical intervention that will require visible incisions. These younger patients specifically do not want the stigma of surgical incision lines.

Fortunately, combining VASER liposuction with Renuvion® skin tightening has revolutionized the rejuvenation industry by providing a minimally invasive option to neck and jawline contouring for these two patient populations. First, VASER liposuction is used strategically by your surgeon to remove any excess fat in the submental region and undermine the entire neck and chin region. Then, Renuvion® is used to tighten the redundant skin and the fascia overlying the neck muscles using subdermal coagulation of the overlying neck skin. Contouring surgery of the chin and neck with neck liposuction is achieved not only through accurate removal of the fat but also through tightening of the skin with the contraction of collagen fibers.

Chin and neck contouring can now be definitively performed using minimally invasive techniques. We can now routinely achieve 80% of the results of a traditional neck lift without having to put patients under general anesthesia or having to perform invasive surgeries with the stigma of surgical incision lines. In addition, this procedure is minimally invasive and much quicker than a traditional neck lift since the neck rejuvenation procedure can be performed in less than half an hour. Finally, when indicated, Renuvion facial ablative technology can be used to improve sun-damaged and aging changes in the facial skin texture.

Cosmetic and plastic surgeons alike have to adapt their traditional cosmetic neck surgeries to please their clients. Cosmetic surgeons alike have moved from surgery of deep tissues to maneuvers in the more superficial planes thereby minimizing risks and maximizing patient safety. This much akin to natural breast augmentation, which utilizes fat transfer, as an alternative to traditional breast augmentation using an implant. Plastic surgery is evolving in front of our eyes.

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Renuvion J plasma Chin and Neck Contouring with Skin Tightening

Renvuion J plasma treatment of the chin and neck soft tissues involves the introduction of a sleek wand through the same port sites used to tighten redundant skin. The Renuvion energy delivers a combination of radiofrequency combined with Helium plasma energies that literally contract collagen molecules with thermal energy. The thermal energy results in the immediate contraction of collagen molecules that are present along the undersurface of the skin, called the dermis, and structural cables, called the fibroseptal network. Contraction of these molecules results in an immediate and palpable reduction in skin elasticity.

Reduction of skin laxity equates to skin tightening that is desirable for all clients desiring aesthetic improvements of the chin and neck. This case has been an enigma for the cosmetic surgeon who is presented with a patient who refuses an incision routinely used during a necklift.

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Novel Chin and Neck Contouring Protocol Frequently Asked Questions