lipo or facelift?
Liposuction can remove fatty deposits from the neck and jowls. After this fat is removed, there will be excess (too much) skin that may be temporary or permanent. Thankfully, skin has a certain degree of elasticity and can stretch. When the fat from beneath the skin is removed the skin must have the ability to stretch back (become tighter) to become smooth.
There are three major factors that affect the ability of the skin to stretch back. First, and perhaps most important, is the patient's age. The younger the patient, the greater the ability of the skin to stretch. For most, but not all, patients under 50 there is sufficient elasticity of the skin to stretch back. Second is a patient's own genetic make-up (their "genes"). Some people just have "more stretchy" skin than others. And finally, sun damage decreases the ability of the skin to stretch.
Most experienced cosmetic surgeons can tell on examination whether or not one's skin will have the capacity to stretch back. If the skin does not have sufficient elasticity ("stretchability"), one will have ripples, waves, or indentations after liposuction. Some people do not find this unpleasing while others may not be happy. This can be corrected by the facelift procedure.
