Announcement
COMBINE LIPOSUCTION WITH THERMAGE FOR OPTIMAL RESULTS!
Adding Thermage at the same time as your liposuction procedure will tone and tighten your skin, further enhancing the final outcome of the procedure. This can often produce results similar to that of a surgical lift, but with no down-time. Thermage uses radio-frequency to tighten skin - producing smoother and more youthful looking skin on the face, neck, and body.
Announcement
ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT RECOVERY?
Seattle, WA - Neck liposuction with minimal down-time! Let us show you how quick the recovery can be after chin and neck liposuction. With Dr. Naficy’s gentle tumescent techniques, many of our patients can return to work in one day. Find out more……
Announcement
DR. SAM NAFICY VOTED TOP PLASTIC SURGEON FOR THE FACE
Seattle facial plastic surgeon Dr. Sam Naficy was voted "Top Doctor" for facial plastic surgery by his medical peers
Seattle Magazine
Anesthesia
What type of anesthesia is used for chin & neck liposuction?
We use "twilight anesthesia" which is a new and innovative method of anesthesia
for facial plastic surgery. Twilight anesthesia is extremely safe compared to the
standard general anesthesia techniques used today. The main advantages of
twilight anesthesia are that it does not require putting a breathing tube in the
throat, it does not require a breathing machine, the recovery is much faster, there
is much less "hang-over" from anesthesia, and there is much less nausea. All
these elements translate into greater comfort and safety. Dr. Naficy has used
this technique of anesthesia in several thousand plastic surgery procedures
without a single anesthetic complication.
During twilight anesthesia a small flexible IV (intravenous) needle is placed into
one of the veins of the back of the hand. Through this IV line, relaxing
medication is given to make you fall sleep. The amount of medication given is
adjusted to the specific needs of each person. After you are sleeping, some
numbing medicine (tumescent anesthetic) is also placed in the fatty tissues of the
neck to numb the area that is being operated on. The beauty of twilight
anesthesia is that during the procedure you are unaware of anything going on
and cannot hear anything, yet you are still breathing on your own.
When the procedure is finished, the relaxing medication is discontinued and you
begin to wake up. Because the medications used in twilight anesthesia clear the
system rather quickly, most of our patients are able to go home in less than 15
minutes after the procedure is completed.
In certain instances, neck liposuction may be performed under local anesthesia.
The main advantage of local anesthesia is that patients may also be able to drive
themselves home after the procedure.
Anesthesia guidelines [21kb PDF]
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