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Fat Under Chin After Lipo: Will Procedure Need Repeated?

asked 9 months ago by gmp
Latest answer by Kimberly Finder, MD
Question viewed 220 times
Tags: chin, fat, loose skin, weight gain

What happens if you get more fat under chin after lipo? Will I have to do lipo again ? Will I need to get more lipo after gaining weight. Can I lose the weight naturally under the chin and neck without lipo. Or will it make my skin loose and flabby. What can I do?

3 answers to Fat Under Chin After Lipo: Will Procedure Need Repeated?

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Chin liposuction results are long-lasting

Dear gmp, here are answers to your questions: What happens if you get more fat under chin after lipo? It's not common to get more fat under the chin after lipo in that area because it's relatively easy to thoroughly reduce the number of fat cells under the chin with a liposuction procedure. Will I have to do lipo again? No usually. Can I lose the weight naturally under the chin and neck without lipo? If in your past you were a lower weight and didn't have... more
Kimberly Finder, MD

San Antonio Dermatologic Surgeon

www.theliposurgeryclinic.com

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Neck Liposuction Results Are Well Maintained

Fat throughout the body is not all the same and it responds to liposuction extraction differently after surgery. Some areas like the abdomen can be prone to fat return with weight gain. Other areas like the neck are fairly resistant to postoperative weight gain. This is because the neck is not a primary depot site for excess fat (too small of a surface area) and that much of the subcutaneous fat thickness can be very effectively thinned by liposuction. Whether you lose sufficient weight to... more
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

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Neck fat stays away after liposuction

In more than ten years of doing the procedure in that area, I have never seen neck fat come back after liposuction. That is probably because there is only a small pocket of fat cells and most of them can be removed on the first and only session. Other areas, especially the abdomen are prone to "coming back," but in general, if you gain weight, it is more symmetrical, meaning it is spread out more evenly to other parts of the body too. If you have a history of weight change,... more
T. Wayne Day, MD

Nashville Dermatologic Surgeon

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