The lower face is usually the first place people notice age. The jawline softens. A little fullness settles under the chin. The skin on the neck loosens before anything else does.
You don’t need a facelift to address it. In Jonesboro, there are three approaches that work without general anesthesia, and most people are home the same day.
Skin on the neck is thinner than skin on the face, and it has less structural support. Collagen production slows in your thirties. At the same time, fat can settle under the chin — the submental area — and that softens the line between your jaw and your neck.
Weight loss doesn’t always fix it. Neither does exercise. Once skin has lost elasticity or fat has settled in that pocket, diet and training rarely reach it.
Option one: MyEllevate®
for the jawline
MyEllevate is a suture suspension technique. A small suture is threaded under the skin to lift and support the tissue along the neck and jawline.
There are no large incisions and no general anesthesia. It’s often paired with liposuction of the neck when there’s fullness under the chin as well as looseness.
Best for: a jawline that has lost definition, where the skin still has reasonable tone.
Option two: Morpheus8 for skin texture and tightening
Morpheus8 combines microneedling with radiofrequency energy. The needles create controlled micro-injuries; the radiofrequency heats the tissue underneath. Both prompt your body to produce new collagen over the following months.
It’s usually done as a series rather than a single visit. Results build gradually — most people notice change over three to six months rather than immediately.
Best for: crepey skin texture, mild laxity, and smoothing after other treatments.
Option three: awake liposuction of the neck
If the issue is fullness under the chin rather than loose skin, removing the fat is the more direct answer. Awake liposuction uses diluted local anesthetic. You stay awake, and you go home the same day.
It’s frequently combined with MyEllevate — remove the fat, then support the tissue that’s left.
Best for: a defined pocket of fat under the chin, with decent skin elasticity.
How to tell which one you need
It comes down to what’s actually causing the change:
- Fullness under the chin → liposuction, possibly with MyEllevate
- Loose skin along the jaw → MyEllevate, possibly with Morpheus8
- Texture, fine lines, mild crepiness → Morpheus8
- More than one of the above → often a combination, staged over a few months
This is genuinely hard to judge from a mirror. A consultation is the honest way to sort it out.
What recovery actually looks like
Swelling and bruising are normal after liposuction or MyEllevate, and they’re usually most noticeable in the first week. You may be asked to wear a compression garment. Morpheus8 typically leaves redness for a day or two.
Final results take time. Swelling resolves over weeks, and collagen builds over months. Most people see their real result somewhere between three and six months out.
Results vary from person to person.
Frequently asked questions
No. All three of these are done with local anesthesia. You stay awake and go home the same day.
Most people are comfortable being seen within a week to ten days after liposuction or MyEllevate. Morpheus8 is usually a day or two of redness.
Yes, and often they are. Liposuction with MyEllevate is a common pairing. Morpheus8 is frequently added afterward to work on skin quality.
Fat cells that are removed don’t come back, though remaining fat can still change with weight. MyEllevate and Morpheus8 don’t stop aging — they set it back. How long that holds varies.
Neither, usually. What matters more than age is skin elasticity and what’s actually causing the change.
It depends on which approach you need and whether you combine treatments, so we quote it at your consultation rather than guessing here. We offer financing — see your options.
Talk it through with us
If your jawline isn’t what it was and you’re not sure which of these applies to you, come in and we’ll tell you straight — including if we think you don’t need anything yet.
Book a consultation or call (870) 230-0844.
Lux Lipo · 3800B S Caraway Rd, Suite 8, Jonesboro, AR 72401