Following recovery, the patient is allowed to go home with instructions to return the following day. At that time the dressing will be removed, the incision sites will be checked and a more lightweight spandex dressing with a Velcro fastener will be applied. The patient may then go home and shower and shampoo. The face may seem tight but softening gradually occurs. Redness around the scars will gradually disappear and the scars will become almost invisible.
Most patients are able to return to work in about fourteen days.
This procedure is done for those who have moderate fat accumulations of the neck and sagging neck muscles but minimal or no facial sagging. The procedure is usually done under twilight sleep and takes approximately 45 minutes. The procedure includes liposuction of the neck and jowl area using micro cannulas. The muscles of the neck are tightened and secured using a special suture. The jaw line and the chin-neck contour are extremely well defined using this procedure.