Chin liposuction is best done in the young patient who has good skin elasticity and can get a nice result. Once you have crossed the line where the skin is looser and won't shrink as well, a neck lift or cheek and neck lift is better and much more long lasting than liposuction. After any procedure,... more
How long will the results of chin liposuction last?
I assume that at some point, the skin will begin to loosen again or maybe fat will begin to accumulate in the same area. Am I correct in assuming this? or can I expect this procedure to correct a double chin once and for all?
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A: Double chin or Turkey neck
You are correct in that a double chin is generally attributable to localized fat. Liposuction permanently removes the fat but does little to correct skin redundancy. In mild cases, liposuction creates fine tunnels of intentional and favorable fibrous (scar) tissue that makes the skin stick to the underlyng... more
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