Tighten Jaw Line Without General Anesthesia?
Is it possible to get a sharper/tighter jawline without the the need for general anesthesia? Can it be done using only a local anesthetic?
Asked 35 months ago by
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Jaw line tightening
Jaw line tightening can be done under local anesthetsia with some IV sedation. You do not necessarily need general anesthesia. Talk it over with your surgeon.
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Jaw line definition
The options for jaw-line definition include one or a combination of the following:
Liposuction
Plastysmal (the broad flat muscle of the neck) plication centrally
Platysmal division
Platysmal suspension laterally
Suture techniques along the jaw-line
Salivary gland suspension
Direct fat excision
Skin excision
Facelift
See your board certified plastic surgeon to discuss which of these options would be best for you. All of these can be done without general anesthesia.
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Jawline tightening without general anesthesia
You may want to consider ultherapy if your jawline is starting to show signs of age. It is clinically proven to incite collagen production. Increased collagen means increased firmness. The upside is that it is completely noninvasive. It takes about an hour, and you can go back to work. The downside is that results are gradual. You will see most of the results by 3-6 months, though collagen production continues for as long as 12 months, and perhaps...
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