5’4”, 138lbs, 50 yoa. Looking for best options for reducing double chin and ill-defined jawline, jowls. Wrinkles not on radar- not remotely a concern. Some concern w initial physician input that lipo would exacerbate loose skin.
Answer: Treating Neck Skin Laxity and Excess Fat deposits Thanks for your question. There are several very effective treatment options for treating neck skin laxity. In non-surgical aesthetics, skin tightening is going to be "all about heat delivery". This is because the microinjury of heat is needed to stimulate collagen and elastin production in the skin, which happens during the healing response to the treatment. Results from any of these procedures are not instant but rather develop gradually over the course of 3 to 6 months. You would want to select a procedure that will simultaneously tighten skin and destroy or remove (liposuction) the fat, such as: 1. Morpheus8- utilizing RF energy delivered at the tips of micropins. With this approach you get the collagen stimulation of the heat PLUS the collagen stimulation of the microneedling, so you can potentially get more result per session, but at the expense of 'some downtime'- puffiness, faint redness for a day or two, potential bruising. The needles can also be set deeper in certain regions so that they will destroy unwanted fat cells- such as in the jowls and the “double chin” zone. Most will need 3 sessions- can be spaced 4 or more weeks apart. ‘Full Face and Neck’ is the ideal approach. Numbing for this procedure is primarily topical but nerve blocks (injection numbing) is very helpful also. 3. FaceTite- this procedure involves placement of a probe just under the skin to achieve full thickness heating. The probe is introduced through some simple needle pokes- considered ‘minimally invasive’. Most require a single session. Results typically last 5 years. Numbing for this procedure requires lidocaine injection. 4. EmbraceRF- this is a combination procedure pairing Morpheus8 externally with the FaceTite procedure. Ideal for the more advanced skin laxity, for skin laxity that is accompanied by surface wrinkles or crepiness, and/or when there is unwanted fat to be destroyed. If the fat collection is substantial, this can be combined with targeted liposuction. Numbing for this procedure requires lidocaine injection. Based on your images my recommendation would be to do the EmbraceRF procedure combined with targeted liposuction. I hope that helps!
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Answer: Treating Neck Skin Laxity and Excess Fat deposits Thanks for your question. There are several very effective treatment options for treating neck skin laxity. In non-surgical aesthetics, skin tightening is going to be "all about heat delivery". This is because the microinjury of heat is needed to stimulate collagen and elastin production in the skin, which happens during the healing response to the treatment. Results from any of these procedures are not instant but rather develop gradually over the course of 3 to 6 months. You would want to select a procedure that will simultaneously tighten skin and destroy or remove (liposuction) the fat, such as: 1. Morpheus8- utilizing RF energy delivered at the tips of micropins. With this approach you get the collagen stimulation of the heat PLUS the collagen stimulation of the microneedling, so you can potentially get more result per session, but at the expense of 'some downtime'- puffiness, faint redness for a day or two, potential bruising. The needles can also be set deeper in certain regions so that they will destroy unwanted fat cells- such as in the jowls and the “double chin” zone. Most will need 3 sessions- can be spaced 4 or more weeks apart. ‘Full Face and Neck’ is the ideal approach. Numbing for this procedure is primarily topical but nerve blocks (injection numbing) is very helpful also. 3. FaceTite- this procedure involves placement of a probe just under the skin to achieve full thickness heating. The probe is introduced through some simple needle pokes- considered ‘minimally invasive’. Most require a single session. Results typically last 5 years. Numbing for this procedure requires lidocaine injection. 4. EmbraceRF- this is a combination procedure pairing Morpheus8 externally with the FaceTite procedure. Ideal for the more advanced skin laxity, for skin laxity that is accompanied by surface wrinkles or crepiness, and/or when there is unwanted fat to be destroyed. If the fat collection is substantial, this can be combined with targeted liposuction. Numbing for this procedure requires lidocaine injection. Based on your images my recommendation would be to do the EmbraceRF procedure combined with targeted liposuction. I hope that helps!
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February 4, 2022
Answer: Chin Your best results will be with the facelift. However, you would get good results with liposuction and minimally invasive skin tightening with radiofrequency, like ThermiTight, done at the same time. Excess fat is removed with liposuction and the radiofrequency tightens the skin. Both are done through 3 small incisions.
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February 4, 2022
Answer: Chin Your best results will be with the facelift. However, you would get good results with liposuction and minimally invasive skin tightening with radiofrequency, like ThermiTight, done at the same time. Excess fat is removed with liposuction and the radiofrequency tightens the skin. Both are done through 3 small incisions.
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