Chin Liposuction

Chin liposuctions are extremely popular especially before important functions such as weddings. The procedure is quite simple and takes only about an hour. In fact the patients can even drive themselves home after the operation. Chin liposuction helps to define the jowl lines, remove the flab from the neck and the jaw an also eases away the wrinkles. The operation leaves no marks and requires no stitches in the hands of an able liposuction surgeon.

Usually chin liposuction requires no IV sedation. Most patients remain awake and can give their own feedback to the surgeon or even listen to their favorite piece of music. In case of tumescent chin liposuction, lidocaine is used to numb the area. After this small punctures, (less in diameter than angel hair pasta) is made under the chin and the ears. The surgeon then inserts a small tipped cannula and he numbs the fat with a saline based solution. The cannula is then used to suck out the fat from the chin and the neck areas. Since the punctures are very small and precise, the healing and recovery time is extremely fast.

Many liposuction surgeons will also draw out the fat from the cheeks ad the lower jowls at no extra cost. This helps to contour the face and the jaw lines. Giving a youthful look to the face. For round faces, the sculpting gives them n oval shape that enhances their beauty.

The patient will feel little or no discomfort after the operation. Just like a hair band, a compression garment is required to be worn by the patient for the two days and then only a night for the next five days. Depending on the amount of fat removal, some patients may experience slight swelling and bruising but this away within a few days. The surgeon will also insert dome gauze under the compression garment. Surgeons will advise patients on pain medication. The most common pain killer used for pain is Ibuprophen and Tylenol.

The weeks following the liposuction surgery, some patients may even feel tautness, but this will soon go away. Patients who should go for a chin liposuction are those who have lost more than 100 pounds recently, or are over 60 years of age are have had a gastric bypass. Normally the need for touch up by the surgeon is rare, but if the chin feels uneven then the patient should contact their surgeon immediately.

Depending on the surgeon, the amount of fat removed and the procedure to remove the fat from the chin, the costs are attached to the chin liposuction.