Sugar Land Chin Liposuction doctors

	Paul S. Gill, MD Houston Plastic Surgeon 9200 Pinecroft Suite 460, The Woodlands		3 answers
	Suresh Koneru, MD San Antonio Plastic Surgeon 423 Treeline Park Ste 300, San Antonio		1 answer
	Leo Lapuerta, MD Houston Plastic Surgeon 1919 La Branch, Houston		1 answer
	C. Bob Basu, MD Houston Plastic Surgeon 6400 Fannin Suite 2100, Houston
	Steven Holzman, MD Austin Plastic Surgeon 6818 Austin Center Boulevard Suite 206, Austin

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Should I See Results 6 Days After Chin Lipo? I am 6 days post chin/jaw lipo and I see no difference. Actually it maybe even looks a little worse. Based on my pictures, do you think this is just swelling? At a minimum, I'm wanting that little triangle of fat behind where my chin starts to curve down into my neck to disappear. I'm worried because it's been almost a week and I still see no difference.

A: 1 week post neck liposuction with no results

The best time to view a liposuction result is the first day postop or after 6 weeks postop. Significant swelling and edema are very common after liposuction procedures, even with the best compression devices and the most aggressive massage techniques. Our goal as patient and surgeon is to minimize the swelling as it occurs.

We give our patients herbal supplements to decrease their bruising and swelling when necessary. We also involve a massage therapist or physical medicine and rehabilitation Medical Doctor from a very early stage.

Bottomline, you are going through the normal stages of liposuction healing. Please continue to followup with your board certified plastic surgeon and follow instructions. Your result will be patiently awaiting you in 6 weeks :)))

Paul S. Gill, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

Am I a Chin Lipo Candidate? (Photos) I live in S. Louisiana and want to improve my chin area. I am 42 & of ideal wt. Is there any way to improve my profile other than a necklift/facelift? I've had a couple of consults & have been rec'd everything from Ultherapy to smartlipo (with chin implant) to a mini or full facelift. I'd really like to consider the lipo option but am worried about saggy skin. I have no problem with the mini facelift option other than the quote seems disproportionate to my needs. Advice? Thanks!

A: Chin area improvement

Thank you for sharing your photos. I see several patients similar to you in my office. Based on your photos, you have a retrusive chin and a mild to moderate platysmal band. You have fairly decent skin quality and minimal fatty tissue.

In my hands, I would recommend a midline platysmaplasty (necklift) with chin (implant) augmentation. I believe that this would give nice definition to your jawline and correct the platysmal banding seen of profile view Based on your photos, you appear too young for a formal face or necklift, which involves scars around the ear. The midline platsymaplasty and chin augmentation involves only a 1 inch incision under the chin. Recovery time in about 1 week off from work, where a garment will be worn full time.. Swelling and bruising can take 2-3 weeks to fully resolve, but easily concealed by mineral based makeups.

I wish you a safe and happy recovery.

Paul S. Gill, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

Am I a Candidate for Chin Liposuction (Male)? I am attaching two profile photos of me with my head in its normal position. I am an actor, and so having a tight chin/neck area is important to me. Right now, it is sagging and I want to deal with this, but I am not sure if this can be dealt with via lipo. If I am not a candidate for lipo, what other options do I have to deal with this?

A: How to best fix a sagging neck

From the photos, it does not look like you have a lot of fat to suction. I would recommend that you consider a skin lifting procedure. Look into Ulthera, I have been seeing good results in cases like yours. One of the main advantages would be no downtime and nobody would know that you had anything done, just a nice subtle lift. Post back to let us know how things go.

Suresh Koneru, MD

San Antonio Plastic Surgeon