Chin Implants Before & After Case 1627

This 42 year old requested improvement in the appearance of her full neck and weak chin which has been present for many years. During her consultation with Dr. Parker, he explained that the fullness in her neck is due to a significant amount of fat hidden beneath the paired plastysma muscles in her neck; this cannot be safely removed with liposuction. He explained that he would use a short, well-concealed incision in the natural chin crease to remove this excess fat from beneath the platysma muscles. He would then suture these muscles back together, called a "medial platysmaplasty. He calls this a Minimal-Incision Neck Contouring procedure and typically performs this under local anesthesia. Some additional liposuction would be performed from a tiny access incision behind each ear to help contour the jawline and lateral neck. Using this same incision, Dr. Parker would insert a chin implant to build out her chin. The patient agreed and Dr. Parker subsequently performed these procedures several weeks later under local anesthesia. The patient was comfortable throughout the procedure and was very pleased with the speed and ease of her recovery. She is very happy with the markedly improved contour of her neck and chin without any visible scar.