Chin Liposuction Complications

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Latest answer by Catherine Huang-Begovic, MD
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Please tell me the complications and side effects possible with neck or chin liposuction. Thank you.

7 answers to Chin Liposuction Complications

Complications of chin liposuction

Basically, if you are not a great candidate for chin liposuction (you need great skin elasticity, good muscle tone, generally age less than 30), you will not have a great result from liposuction and your expectations from the procedure will probably not be met. If you have extra skin, mediocre elasticity, lax muscles, and loss of depth and youthful angularity, you would be better served by a neck lift or a facelift depending on how severe your issues are. Liposuction has no role for... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Complications from chin liposuction are rare

The potential complications from liposuction are dimpling or puckering of skin, asymmetry, nerve damage, or undesirable result. These complications should be rare. A couple of things to realize, liposuction takes time to see the result. The skin will continue to tighten over time and so you will get some immediate benefit, but the real benefit comes weeks or months later. Liposuction is limited by the structure you are born with such as the mandible and hyoid bone. Your result is not... more

Samson Lee, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction complications

The main complications with liposuction are divits, asymmetries, skin irregularities, and skin bagging under the chin. You could also have nerve injury, hematoma (bleeding under the skin) or seroma (fluid collecting under the skin). Your surgeon will have a detailed discussion concerning the risks, benefits, and alternatives of your surgery. The main thing is that if you have a lot of skin or fat under your chin, decompressing the skin with liposuction may result in... more

Catherine Huang-Begovic, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Chin or Neck Liposuction complications are rare but can include nerve injury, rarely

Chin or Neck Liposuction complications are fortunately rare. The most common complication of any liposuction procedure is skin contour deformity-this occurs when too aggressive fat removal is done and the skin can appear irregular with wavy lines or bumps. Hematoma or seroma can occur-this is when blood or fluid collects beneath the skin creating a localized swelling. If this occurs the doctor may have to aspirate or remove the fluid with a needle. Wearing a chin strap after neck... more

Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

Neck Liposuction Complications

If your skin elasticity is adequate, complications should be rare. The most common ones are asymmetry which can be corrected and undercorrection which may require a surgical Neck lift. The thing to understand about Liposuction is that only subcutaneous fat can be removed. Other issues such as muscle (platysma) laxity, subplatysmal fat, prominent or ptotic salivary glands, anterior digastric muscle hypertrophy can only be handled by other types of surgery. None of these problems can be... more

Peter T. Truong, MD
Fresno Oculoplastic Surgeon

Complications of chin lipo

My lists are as follows: No results, irregular result, burns, bleeding, infection, lumpiness, hard areas, hair loss in area, numbness, scars. There you go. Good Luck from MIAMI

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Risks of chin liposuction

There are risks to crossing the street or flying in an airplane and, of course, there are risks to any surgical procedure. These risks can occur regardless of surgeon or technique. These include but are not limited to: infection, hematoma, discomfort, wound breakdown, visible or hypertrophic scar formation, asymmetry, failure of skin contraction, unfavorable healing, dimpling, over correction/under correction, implant rotation, migration, infection, exposure, bony erosion, dental injury,... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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