Face Liposuction – Fight Aging the Easy Way

Liposuction is well known today as the best method of cosmetic surgery. It is comparatively inexpensive, it is safe, and it has an almost non-existent recovery period. So, do you still wonder why face liposuction is the favorite procedure of most women? Well another benefit is that liposuction helps removing age from the face with face liposuction.

What is Face Liposuction?

The term face liposuction is actually not a very descriptive term. What you would think is only focused on the face, is actually a mix of cheeks, jaws and neck. Liposuction by definition means sucking out fat. Hence, face liposuction would indicate face contouring with the help of removing excess fat from the areas which make the face and neck look older and chubbier.

The Procedure of Face Liposuction

The surgeon removes fat from the portions where fat usually accumulates around the face. This is on the cheeks, under the jaw, and the upper part of the neck. This is done through extremely tiny openings or incisions made inside the nose, under the chin, or mouth corners so as to avoid scarring. Liposuction does not involve removing of excess skin. Hence, this is successful only when the skin of the patient is very elastic. Otherwise, it will need surgical removal of the folds of the skin, which becomes another procedure entirely.

Preventing the Excess Skin

Fat removal with the help of this procedure actually helps in re-contouring the face and thereby restoring the youthful look. The sagging of the skin post liposuction should be controlled. This can be done particularly by avoiding too much sun damage, drying of the face and exposure to pollution.

The Risks of Face Liposuction

There is almost no risk involved in this type of liposuction. This is because the fat around this area is usually less and it is easily removed. However, there are a few small risks, among which lumpiness of the face is the most prevalent. Sometimes when the fat is removed too fast, the face loses its smooth contours and develops a lumpy appearance. This can be avoided by using a very small cannula to extract the fat.

The other risk involved is infection. Since the face will have very small incisions, there will be a recovery period when there will be a moderate amount of fluid retention (anesthetic and blood); this fluid may get infected if the patient discontinues the antibiotics prescribed and/or does not heed the prescribed post-surgery care.