Is liposuction of the chin painful?

I'm a 31 year old woman and I've never had a surgical operation before. I don't think I handle pain particularly well but i'd really like to have the area under my chin reshaped.

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17 answers to “Is liposuction of the chin painful?”

A: Chin Lipo can be pain free with proper local anesthesia

Amir Moradi, MD

Once proper local anesthesia of the neck and chin has been administrated, the liposuction should be pain free. First, a small amount of local anesthesia is injected followed by infiltration of tumescent anesthesia More importantly you must make certain that the liposuction of the submental (under the chin )... more

A: Chin Lipo should not be painful

Hisham Seify, MD, PhD

Liposuction of the chin is done with a tumescent technique that contains local anaesthesia. In general, it is such a small area, so it should not be very painful or too discomforting. Good Luck!

A: Liposuction of the chin

Brent Moelleken, MD

Liposuction of the chin should not be painful. If it is performed under purely local anesthesia, you will feel the local anesthesia being infiltrated.  That stings a bit.  You may want to talk to your doctor about getting some sedation (i.e. valium) before the procedure. For very phobic... more

A: Pain after Chin Liposuction should be minimal

Brian K. Brzowski, MD

If you're talking about postoperative pain (your plastic surgeon has plenty of options to keep you comfortable during the surgery), you shouldn't be too uncomfortable afterwards. Most patients will have soreness following the procedure that is easily controlled with medication. Given the relative comfort of... more

A: Chin Liposuction should not be very painful

Farbod Esmailian, MD

You could do the procedure under general anesthesia and you will not experience any pain during the procedure and very mild discomfort afterwards. If it is just the neck or submental area being addressed, it can certainly be done under local with sedation or in some cases under local alone. I usually recommend... more

A: Chin sculpting relatively pain-free

Steven Wallach, MD

Liposuctionof the chin is a relatively pain free procedure. It can be done under straight local or some sedation.  The procedure takes about 15-20 minutes and you are back to activities very soon after.

A: Minimal discomfort for liposuction under chin

Farzad R Nahai, MD

Liposuction of small areas (including under the chin) can often be done with minimal discomfort both during the procedure and the recovery.  Depending on your preference and that of your surgeon, liposuction of small areas can be done under local anesthesia with the added use of an oral relaxation and/or... more

A: Depends on your pain tolerance

Richard P. Rand, MD

Liposuction of the chin should be minimally uncomfortable to most people however if you are an anxious type and have a low pain threshold, it might be more uncomfortable. Certainly not to the point though where you would have a hard time recovering or regret that you did the procedure.

A: Chin Liposuction discomfort usually quite minimal

Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD

A liposuction under the chin could be done under local or general anesthesia. In many cases patients just to avoid going under general anesthesia request this procedure under the local anesthetic. It takes about an hour to have it done and patient should not feel pain during the procedure when done under... more

A: Chin and Neck Liposuction

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

Chin liposuction should be approached with caution as the mentalis muscle is closely adherent to the overlying skin. However, neck liposuciton is easily performed and can be performed safely in a well equipped procedure room. Speak to a plastic surgeon about the incision sites, the amount of skin redundancy,... more

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