Would Chin Liposuction Result Be Too Minimal?

I am considering Liposuction for the area just under my chin, which hangs down slightly if you look at my profile. I am a 30 year old female.

I have had 2 consultations for this. One said I am a good candidate and the other advised against it. The latter one said the result would be too minimal and having my skin attach to the underlying muscle would look unnatural. Now I'm torn! Any advice?

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Choosing chin and neck liposuction for cosmetic surgery

Most patients with submental and neck fat will benefit from liposuction. If you have significant sun damage, you may have loose skin. But if your skin is resilient, the results are stellar.

Laser Liposuction best Chin Liposuction for minimal fat and loose skin under chin

When there is only minimal fat and loose skin on the neck, below the chin, using standard liposuction techniques can cause contour deformities and loose skin after the fat has been removed. There is also risk of contour deformities using the open technique with direct excision of fat under direct vision, plus the incision required is much larger than the tiny puncture wound used with Laser liposuction. In my experience, the new Laser Assisted Liposuction using the SlimLipo... more

Liposuction neck, liposuction, necklift

I perfomr a great deal of liposuction, but do not consider the neck and chin area a good target for this treatment. I much prefer direct visualization of the fat in this area so that I can sculpt it out with scissors. This provides me more control of the contouring, and prevents divoting or rippling that I have seen in this area when liposuctino is performed. Generally, the thickness of the fat pad in the neck is thinnner than the fat pads we target in other areas of the body with... more

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Double chin or Turkey neck: liposuction, chin implant, or face lift?

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