Facial contouring

Preventing sagging after contouring surgery

When bone volume drops, soft tissue is relatively excess and can sag. In the same operation GLAM performs intra-oral sub-mental muscle plication, deep-cheek fat removal and fascial suspension, adding Oligio X radiofrequency lifting when required.

Who it suits

Patients having several contouring procedures at once
Patients with heavy sub-mental or deep-cheek fat

Technique highlights

Done in the same operation through intra-oral incisions
Referenced to the sagging-prevention paper the hospital publishes

Surgical steps

Sub-mental muscle plication
Measured deep-cheek fat removal
Fascial suspension sutures to reposition soft tissue

Recovery & aftercare

SmartLux LED, Astro Dome, Care7 and Oligio X support de-swelling and skin tightening

Risks & things to consider

GLAM states plainly that zero sagging cannot be guaranteed

Frequently asked questions

Is sagging inevitable after contouring surgery?

GLAM states that as bone shrinks, soft tissue is relatively excess, so it will not promise zero sagging — but it minimises it with muscle plication, deep-cheek fat removal and fascial suspension during the same operation.