Neck Liposculpture

 What is Submental Fat?

Submental fat is the fat that accumulates beneath the chin. It’s also referred to as a “double chin.” Aging, genetics, and weight gain are the most common contributors to submental fat. To learn more about the submental fat region of the neck, please visit ncbi.gov.

Submental fat is stubborn—often resistant to the effects of diet and exercise. However, it can be significantly reduced or completely eliminated through neck liposculpture.

Why Liposuction Alone Isn’t the Best Option

Liposuction is effective for fat removal, but since it does nothing to tighten the skin of the neck, the procedure performed on its own may have an aging effect. Any skin laxity that was apparent before liposuction will be more pronounced after the treatment. However, liposuction combined with a skin-tightening treatment can produce dramatic improvements.

Submental fat and skin laxity must be addressed to effectively correct a double chin. This is what Dr. Brunner’s neck liposculpture procedure achieves.

What is SmartLipo?

SmartLipo is one of the most effective, non-invasive body contouring procedures available today.

This revolutionary technology focuses laser energy to heat and destroy fat cells, while tightening the skin. The fat is then naturally metabolized, which allows the safe removal of unwanted fat with much less downtime than other liposuction techniques.

What Are the Benefits of SmartLipo?

SmartLipo uses sophisticated laser technology, allowing treatments to be done on an outpatient basis with only mild discomfort.
The benefits of SmartLipo include:

• Very small incisions
• No sutures required
• No general anesthesia
• FDA approved and safe

SmartLipo is ideal for small areas like the chin and neck, due to its ability to sculpt the area at the same time it removes unwanted fat.

SmartLipo offers a wide range of benefits over traditional fat removal techniques, including increased safety, faster recovery times, less bruising, fewer side effects, and reduced healing time.

What is FaceTite?

FaceTite is a non-surgical skin-tightening system that reduces wrinkles, fine lines, and skin laxity. It delivers powerful radiofrequency (RF) energy that lifts, firms, and tightens the skin.

FaceTite penetrates deep into the skin to create a natural-looking, youthful, lifted appearance that can last up to three years or more—without surgery or lengthy recovery time.

How Are SmartLipo and FaceTite Performed?

SmartLipo and FaceTite are minimally-invasive procedures performed in our New Jersey medical spa.

The SmartLipo treatment breaks up and dissolves stubborn fat cells for easier removal. This method only targets fat cells and doesn’t affect surrounding skin or tissue, for a gentler treatment and quicker recovery process.

During the FaceTite treatment, the neck is numbed with a local anesthetic. Next, the applicator delivers low-level radiofrequency energy to the skin, creating heat and stimulating collagen production to tighten laxity and improve elasticity. The procedure takes about one hour.

Recovery

After neck liposculpture, you can return to regular activity after about two days of rest and recovery. Recovery from the SmartLipo treatment is typically faster than traditional liposuction, with a 2-3 days recovery period. Swelling and bruising are common and will subside within a few days.

You may experience some mild swelling and redness immediately following your FaceTite treatment, which will subside over the next 48 hours. You’ll notice an improvement almost immediately after treatment as your skin begins to tighten, but your new look will take several weeks to become entirely noticeable.

Expect to see improvement within one week after neck liposculpture, with full results becoming visible within about eight weeks.