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Liposuction of the Face and Neck: Multimedia
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![]() | Media file 1: A 6-mm straight suction cannula commonly used in cervicofacial liposuction. Note the atraumatic blunt tip design. |
![]() | Media file 2: A small 1-cm puncture incision is made in the midline, hidden within the submental crease, using a number 11 scalpel blade. |
![]() | Media file 3: The skin is tented and fed with the opposite hand in order to ensure smooth passage of the suction cannula in the appropriate subdermal plane. |
![]() | Media file 5: Gentle negative pressure is applied manually with a 10-cc syringe. Withdrawing the plunger continuously to produce a 1- to 2-cc vacuum creates and maintains suction. |
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