I'm a 31 year old woman and I've never had a surgical operation before. I don't think I handle pain particularly well but i'd really like to have the area under my chin reshaped.
Chin liposuction should be approached with caution as the mentalis muscle is closely adherent to the overlying skin. However, neck liposuciton is easily performed and can be performed safely in a well equipped procedure room.
Speak to a plastic surgeon about the incision sites, the amount of skin redundancy, the technique for liposuction, and the postoperative recovery.
Liposuction of the chin should not be painful.
If it is performed under purely local anesthesia, you will feel the local anesthesia being infiltrated. That stings a bit. You may want to talk to your doctor about getting some sedation (i.e. valium) before the procedure.
For very phobic patients, it is possible to perform the procedure under IV sedation or light general anesthesia.
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