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Elevating your head (higher than your heart) after liposuction to the neck using an incline (not necessarily sitting up) will decrease swelling and speed healing
The most important components of chin and neck liposuction recovery include wound care, compression, and massage. I would try to get a good night's sleep and optimize your health during recovery. Good luck!
I do not think that it is neccessary to sleep sitting up after this procedure although it is a good idea to sleep at an incline with a few pillows behind your head. This will help with swelling. You may also want to have a couple of pillows to rest your arms on.
I do not see any reason to have to sleep sitting up after liposuction during your post-op. General instructions should be given by your doctor.
Sitting up after liposuction is not necessary. Sleeping elevated can help with the symptoms of swelling. You should contact your PS to get post-surgery instruction’s, each practice is different.
Chin (Submental) Liposuction: What to expect There are many predictable portions of the healing process that ALL PATIENTS EXPERIENCE after liposuction. Temporary areas of firmness (lumps) can be seen early on but usually resolve on their own. Although both doctor and patients would like to not...
I have literally done over 1,000 liposuctions of the neck and have never seen any permanent nerve damage. Back in the early 1980's when we used large cannulas, blunt trauma to the muscles of the neck caused temporary injury to one's smile, but I have never seen a permanent injury. In...
Water Pills are NOT the answer for immediate post op liposuction swelling. You are describing a normal physiological reaction to your chin liposuction. Water pills do not help. Wear a turtle neck for the first week if this is your concern. There are many predictable portions of the healing...
Cost factors vary significantly for a number of good reasons: Prices vary greatly because the surgery itself encompasses a wide range of techniques that can be performed to different extents. My recommendation is to first find the most qualified surgeons where you want the surgery ...
For a more defined jawline to strengthen your profile (and help prevent the dreaded jawline "jowl" sagging), we use injectable fillers like Revanesse Versa - a filler known to limit swelling and give subtle, soft enhancements - or Radiesse. Using a cannula to limit pain and swelling, we inject...
A combination of non-surgical options like Kybella, PDO NovaThreads, Ultherapy and Thermage would do well in combination for skin tightening for the neck. VASER Liposuction (with ThermiRF, Renuvion and InMode FaceTite) is a great alternative for contouring and tightening the chin and neck and c...
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