Plastic Surgery Channel expert, Dr. James Grotting from Birmingham, Alabama talks about the treatment of fatty neck and chin and the new scar less procedure for the same.
Sometimes, we find young adults who are perfectly healthy and who have a good body weight struggling with fat deposits and a thicker looking jowl and neck area. Often times, this is seen in patients who are quite young and are in their 20s or 30s. Some of these people have an inherited tendency towards a heavier and rounder jowl area and neck area. This rounder appearance is therefore genetic and has nothing to do with being overweight. Young people who are genetically predisposed to this condition will have a neck and chin area which is rounder and heavier than the rest of their body. This makes them look heavier than they really are. Looking at some of their parents, we would find the same trend of a fatty neck and chin.
Dr. James Grotting is the author of a major two-volume textbook in Plastic Surgery entitled Reoperative Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery which has helped plastic surgeons around the world learn the latest techniques in cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Grotting is a member of the prestigious American Association of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Surgeons are always looking for better techniques which are minimally invasive and can leave as little scarring as possible through smaller incisions and smaller operations. Dr. Grotting explains that an exciting new treatment for improving the fatty neck and chin and the jowl area is through a procedure that may be referred to as Micro Liposuction including ultrasonic liposuction techniques. The procedure basically involves carefully controlled refined sculpting of the jowl and neck area. The most effective way to go about this treatment is with the use of ultrasound and tiny probes that are inserted at the base of the ear through small incisions. Through this set up, the surgeon can go in and slowly and systematically melt away the fat deposits. Most often it isn’t the amount of fat that is removed that is important but the area and exact location it is removed from. Removing it from the correct location would result in a more sculpted neck and jaw area and give the jowl area a more triangular appearance. This procedure can really improve the way the neck looks and make the patients look as if they have lost weight and also look aesthetically better.
Dr. Grotting also talks about an older group of patients that tend to have a lot of heavy fat and tissue around their neck and jowl area which contributes to a fatty neck and chin. This combined with the laxity of skin that comes with the normal aging process creates some concern for older individuals. Such patients would benefit from a combination of procedures. He recommends a micro liposuction procedure for sculpting and refinement of the fatty tissue around the jaw and neck area along with a lifting procedure. Most times, the removal of fat in the area allows the lifting procedure to be done through a shoulder incision which makes the recovery time faster.
The most important thing to remember when it comes to surgical improvements for a fatty neck and chin is that often times making the face look younger and slimmer isn’t just about pulling and lifting of the skin but most often it is about shaping the face and the precision involved in the same.
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