Neck liposuction - benefits and risks of neck lift liposuction

Neck liposuction is neck lift procedure is used to remove fat from beneath the chin. It is successfully used to minimize the look of a double chin or jowls. Neck liposuction will not necessarily eliminate dimpled or rippled looking skin. To remove that you might also need a neck lift contouring that is done in conjunction the liposuction surgery.

Also keep in mind that if too much fat is lost your skin could sag. You might have to have some of the flesh snipped away and sewn up again if you want your skin to appear taut and firm. It is but one of the many cosmetic plastic surgery neck enhancement procedures.

Most individuals who are in good physical and emotional health are candidates for liposuction surgery. However, if you have a serious underlying disease such as cancer, or an underlying autoimmune disorder, then you might not be eligible for this type of surgery.

Mostly, this operation is done on an outpatient basis, but depending on your general health and the amount of fat to be removed, you may require a hospital stay. If you are having a face lift or neck lift at the same time as neck liposuction, then you can count on being put under general anesthesia and being in the hospital for a few days. You may also require what is called “tumescent anesthesia” which involves injecting and suctioning a combination of plasma and anesthesia to minimize the amount of bruising and pain.

Neck liposuction is usually performed with a canulla (a narrow tube) that is attached to a vacuum device. Before surgery, the surgeon will delineate the precise areas of the body where the fat is to be removed. An intravenous (IV) line will be inserted in a vein in your arm to make sure the fluid level in your body stays balanced. If you are not undergoing general anesthesia, you may be given a sedative for relaxation.

To lessen the discomfort and length of the entire ordeal you might want to ask your plastic surgeon if he or she performs ultrasonic assisted liposuction. This is a two-step procedure that utilizes energy from sound waves to liquefy the fat deposits before they are vacuumed out of the body. First the doctor inserts a heated probe beneath the skin that causes the fat cells to burst and release their contents. The resulting buttery substance is then removed from the body. One drawback of this procedure is that it can burn the skin and possibly cause more pain if your body tissue has resisted in any way to the procedure.

During the procedure, the surgeon makes a tiny incision in the skin, typically in the crease just under the chin or behind the ear lobes. The cannula is inserted and the high pressure vacuum that is part of the liposuction instrument is used by the surgeon to break up the fat deposits and sculpt the area to the desired proportions. One of the advantages of using liposuction to remove neck fat is that the skin, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels remain intact.

Be forewarned that neck liposuction is not an easy operation for most people to recover from. Like all plastic surgeries, there is a risk of infection. There is also a risk that the surgery may leave wider scars that initially predicted by the doctor depending on such factors as whether or not you smoke and your age.

Most of the bruising and swelling should subside within three weeks. It is common to suffer from a sore neck as well as experience burning, swelling, numbness, crusting and bleeding. Usually the plastic surgeon prescribes painkillers to help people through the pain of this procedure. During that time you will be wearing a compression band for several weeks after your surgery to ensure that your neck stays firm.

If you had the tumescent form of liposuction done on your neck, your face might look abnormally bloated or full for a few weeks until your body dispenses with the excess medicinal fluids that the doctor has injected to prevent infection.

You should see visible results of your surgery within two or three weeks, but the full effects may not be evident for six months to a year. Generally, you can expect that the more fat that is removed, the longer it will take for the desired results to be fully evident.