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Facial Liposuction Diet and exercise can help many areas of the body, but nothing seems to affect those fatty deposits on your jowl line, or neck. These areas don't usually respond to diet and exercise. Sometimes, even a sensible diet and dedicated exercise routine does not decrease this stubborn fat.Facial liposuction is a safe and reliable method for removing excess fat from the jowl area and neck. In patients under the age of 40, liposuction can be performed by itself. Often a chin implant is also recommended to enhance the result. After 40, the skin may not contract back down well, causing puckering and sagging. This is true whether the fat is removed by liposuction or weight loss. For this reason, a face lift to remove the excess skin is almost always recommended when liposuction is used to remove excess facial fat in patients over the age of 40. Procedure Facial liposuction is performed in the operating room. Anesthetic fluid is infiltrated into the fat under pressure to assist in its removal. A small incision is made under the chin and/or in front of the ears. A small, specialized cannula is placed through these incisions and worked through the fat using multiple passes in order to suction out the fat using a vacuum type device. After the desired amount of fat is removed, the chin implant or face lift may be performed, if planned. The incisions are closed with fine sutures and a pressure dressing is applied. Liposuction alone takes an hour or less. |
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Dr. Derek Jones | Medical Center Clinic | 8333 N. Davis Hwy | Ambulatory Surgical Center | Pensacola FL 32514 850.484.FACE |
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