Instant Neck Lift

As  minimally invasive facial rejuvenation technologies improve we start getting closer to obtaining surgical like results without a scalpel.  At the present there is not a single non/surgical or minimally invasive  modality that seems to get the results people were looking for in a nonsurgical neck lift.  I have combined, micro-Lipo suction, internal injectable radiofrequency (ThermiTight), and barbed absorbable suspension sutures to create and almost instant result that improves with time and usually last several years. The procedure that I call "The Instant Neck Lift"  is performed under local anesthesia and usually takes less than an hour to complete.
  The patient goes home with a compressive dressing which is removed.  The next morning and then they wear it at bedtime only for approximately 2-3 weeks.  Bruising is minimal because we use only blunt needles and normal activities can be resumed almost immediately with the exception of heavy exercise that may affect the effectiveness of the barbed sutures.

                                          Insertion of Barbed Absorbable Sutures

While the results are immediate (, micro-Lipo suction fat removal + the immediate suspension and tightening of skin along the jawline with the barbed absorbable sutures), the internal radiofrequency heating starts up process of shrinking or as I like to say shrink wrapping the skin of the neck.  This process takes up to a year and serial photograph showed the neck looking better and better over this period of time.  If you're interested in finding out inferior candidate for this procedure.  Please call my office at 239-348-7362. Pena Plastic Surgery in Naples since 1990.

This was taken 3 1/2 weeks later because the procedure was performed  2 days prior to Hurricane Irma and immediated follow up was impossible.  Here is an interview  with the patient concerning this procedure.