Jowl and neck remodeling with ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (VASER)

Abstract

Ultrasonic-assisted lipoplasty is used to reduce numbers and extension of scars of the face for remodeling procedures of face and neck, perform under local tumescent anesthesia, essentially the majority of facial contouring surgery, and induce skin retraction, in face and neck, even in lax skin, avoiding major open surgery operation such as standard face-lift. It is also used to undermine and induce skin retraction with a minimal trauma by utilizing a solid probe and the ultrasound energy instead of an open approach and a scalpel, debulk heavy faces, neck, jowls, with a smooth device able to emulsify fat in specific target with minimal trauma, low energy, and safe surgical planes, and contour difficult areas such as the mandible border, the neck line, and the chin. The author discusses patient selection and techniques of facial and neck ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty.