Facial Sculpting in Fairfield County, Connecticut

• Chin implants – can take anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours.
• Cheek augmentation – 30 minutes to 2 hours if implants or fat transfer are used. 30 minutes for cheek fillers.
• Buccal fat removal – minimally invasive procedure takes less than 1 hour.
• Neck and jaw liposuction – can take up to 1 hour.
• Jaw augmentation – takes anywhere between 1 – 2 hours when implants are used. Fillers can be applied in 30 minutes.

• Chin implants – requires a downtime of around 1 - 2 weeks, relatively short recovery period lasting anywhere between 7 – 10 days.
• Cheek augmentation – some downtime required if implants were used with most patients returning within 1 week. No downtime if cheek fillers were used with patients returning to work immediately. Full recovery within 2 weeks for cheek augmentation with implants.
• Buccal fat removal – little downtime required with most patients returning to work within 1 – 3 days, short and virtually painless recovery.
• Neck and jaw liposuction – minimal downtime with most patients returning to work within 1 – 3 days. Relatively short recovery with bruising and swelling subsides within 10 – 14 days.
• Jaw augmentation – with implants, some downtime required with patients returning to work within 7-10 days, an easy recovery period with infrequent pain management required beyond 1-2 days post-surgery. Where fillers are used patients can return to work immediately.

No. Facial sculpting is not painful. Dr. Passaretti commonly uses general anesthesia while performing your facial sculpting procedures including buccal fat removal, neck, and jaw liposuction, and jaw augmentation.

For chin implants, and cheek augmentation either local anesthesia, intravenous sedation, or general anesthesia can be used.