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Where is the Incison Made for Submental Liposuction?

asked 1 year ago by workinprogress in Colorado
Latest answer by Jonathan Berman, MD
Question viewed 542 times
Tags: neck, scar

Is there a visible scar? I also wonder how soon the scar can successfully be covered with makeup after the procedure?

12 answers to Where is the Incison Made for Submental Liposuction?

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There are no visible scars for liposuction of the neck/jawline.

The tiny 2 mm canula is inserted through a needle stick so there are no visible scars for neck/jawline liposuction and runs around $2500 under local anesthesia and you are back to work in 1 day.  Sincerely, David Hansen,MD
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

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Scarless neck liposuction?

The incisions for neck liposuction are tiny. I always liposuction the neck using these three incisions. One in the crease in the chin, one behind the right earlobe and one behind the left earlobe. These tiny incision do not together equal 3/8 of an inch! Having these ever so small entries allow comprehensive and total control of the neck for liposuction. There are areas of fat that are not adqequately removed via the midchin/neck incision. The... more
Jonathan Berman, MD

Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

www.drberman.com

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Submental liposuction

The incision under the chin is made in the normal anatomic crease.  The submental crease hides the tiny incision to perform the liposuction under local anesthesia. The majority of patients heal very well with the submental approach to remove unwanted fatty deposits.  Make-up to initially hide and blend the site is often useful in the first postop week. Ultimately the incision fades within the normal skin crease.
Andrew Turk, MD

Naples Plastic Surgeon
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Your submental liposuction incision should heal inconspicuously under your chin.

The majority of neck liposuction cases require a single, small incision on the bottom of your chin. Occasionally I will use additional incisions behind your ear lobe if you have excessive neck fat that would benefit from several approaches. These incisions require a single stitch, and heal inconspicuously. I hope this is helpful for you.
Eric M. Joseph, MD

West Orange Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Incisions for Chin (submental) Liposuction

To reduce the likelihood of waviness and irregularities Liposuction is done from several directions. The under the jaw / sub-mental area is usually treated with small punctures behind each ear and one in the under the chin crease. When these punctures heal they are extremely hard to see at social distance. Dr. Aldea
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Submental Liposuction Scars

The incisions are very small, less that 5 mm each and are placed in usually 3 areas. One incision is place just behind the chin, usually in a small crease and the other two are placed just behind the ear lobe. The incisions heal very well and over time are essentially undetectable. Good luck.
Farbod Esmailian, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of the chin or neck is a tiny incision

Liposuction of the neck and chin area is performed with a very small cannula, through a tiny incision in the skin crease just under the chin. After healing the stick mark is difficult to see. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd
Peter E. Johnson, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of chin and neck is scarless.

Hi. To achieve a smooth contour, we do submental liposuction from several directions,through three needle sticks.  One stick is under the chin and there is one behind each earlobe.  There are no detectable scars.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Scar after submental liposuction.

This is a tiny scar in the crease below the chin and will not show when done properly. See an experienced liposuction surgeon.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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The incision is just a small poke in the skin at the submental crease.

Dear Work Provided that no muscle work is needed in your neck, the incision that is needed should be tiny and heal without needing sutures.  As such the scar will be invisible to anyone looking at you.  Looking up from below, this tiny poke once it as healed can be very difficult to find so there should not be an issue with being worried about hiding it with make up.
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Insertion site for neck liposuction

Usually the very small insertion site is underneath the chin in a preexisting crease that is visible in many patients. Sometimes there are additional insertion sites depending on the anatomy, such as below the back end of the jaw.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Very tiny incisions for lipo under the chin

Because the cannulas used for lipo in the submental area are so small, the incisions are tiny. Different surgeons have different approaches to placement of the incision(s), and it may vary from one patient to another depending on the size of the area treated. In any case though they should not be particularly visible and are always placed in an inconspicuous location just in case (for example in the crease under the chin).
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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