Which procedure would help minimize the jowls and help me achieve a more defined jaw line? (photos)

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I am 37 years old and had a baby a little over a year ago. During that pregnancy I gained and have now lost 50 lbs. Since I have noticed a major difference in my chin area and have started to notice jowls beginning to form. What is the best course of action to get a sharp jawline back?

Michael S. Kluska, DO · Answer

As we age, the bones in the face start to shrink and fat in the face tends to atrophy. This ultimately can result in change of the shape of the face, especially in the chin and jawline. With that said you show classic signs of excess skin, fat and fat below the muscle of the neck region, and you would benefit greatly with a deep plain NECK LIFT. The procedure takes approximately 1.5 hours to do requires 3 to 5 days of initial recovery with final results being parent as little as 4 to 6 weeks. in my experience, I would highly recommend that you do not have just liposuction alone or cool sculpting. This will not resolve your problem.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Morpheus 8 is a non-invasive skin and soft tissue tightening treatment that is consistently amazing in our patients. We use the Morpheus to exact fractional induced RF into the skin or tissue in order to tighten collagen and stimulate contraction of the tissue. For acne scars, it is quite useful to build collagen in patients who have atrophic scars but is not very productive for ice-pick scars which require TCA Cross. For tissue tightening, Morpheus is ideal for the face and neck and we often combine it with CO2 laser or Ultherapy to further enhance results. Chemical peels and skin resurfacing should be done at least 5 to 7 days after, but can be performed earlier, depending on treatment severity. Avoid exfoliating skin treatments before Morpheus and expect a period of 2-4 weeks for skin contraction to set in.

Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian 
Realself100 Surgeon

Lucian Ion, FRCS · Answer

Thank you for your question and sharing your photographs. The weight fluctuations during pregnancy have led to a combination of volume redistribution and some skin laxity. The shape under the chin suggests that there was also some volume excess prior to pregnancy related to hereditary characteristics.

The most powerful way to control the contour of the neck, which also has a lasting effect on the hereditary component of the shape, would be a deep plane neck lift. This would address both the laxity of the skin and the volume excess, predominantly in the deeper layers. Leaving behind some fatty tissue under the skin produces a good contour with a softer appearance and more youthful characteristics following the neck lift intervention.

Gianfranco Frojo, MD · Answer

I would recommend a facelift/necklift. This would provide the best long-term result.  I recommend finding a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Ideally, one with experience in facial aesthetic surgery.

Carmina Cardenas, MD · Answer

You have several issues, all because of your genetics and weight loss only aggravated them: 
Bulging submandibular glands, thick digastric muscle, subplatysmal fat and all together have creating the obtuse angle of your neck, lack of definition of the jawline. 
So you are candidate for Deep plane neck lift in order to trim the bulging glands, trim the bulging muscle and trim the belly of the digastric muscle and tighten the platysma muscle to create a rejuvenated angled profile and sharper jawline (not masculine or exaggerated). 
If you get done Morpheus, or any type of “non” invasive procedures, the scar tissues and fibrosis will ruin the possibility of a great outcome surgery. 
Be encouraged!
Dr. Cardenas

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