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Can Jowls Be Liposuctioned?

asked 2 years ago by hp in US
Latest answer by Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD
Question viewed 1,342 times
Tags: jaw, jaw line, jowls, definition

Can you Liposuction jowls and the jawline to give it more definition?

18 answers to Can Jowls Be Liposuctioned?

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Jowls often do very good with liposuction alone

Jowls turn out very good with liposuction by an expert in the micro canula technique under local anesthesia for roughly $1500-2500. You can drive yourself home and back to work the next day. 
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

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Jowl liposuction

The jowls may be lipsuctioned using specialized techniques. However, this is really only best in certain situations (younger patients, tighter skin)--this is rare. Usually, this occurs in older patients and is the result of ptotic (descended) facial tissues that need repositioning, volume shifts, and even loss of bone on the mandible. So, optimum treatment would involve more than simply liposuction. An experienced surgeon can help determine what might be best for you. Hope this helps.... more
Sam Most, MD

Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Jowls can be improved with liposuction

The success of facial Liposuction in improving the appearance of the jowls depends upon a few factors. If your jowls are heavy and have a great deal of fat in the sagging portion of the jowls, then liposuction would be very helpful in reducing the redundancy of your jowls. I have been very pleased with the use of laser lipolysis in this area for redundant heavy jowls. If you are relatively thin, and the majority of your problem is skin, muscle, and other tissue laxity and very little... more
Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD

Chevy Chase Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of jowls

Liposuction of jowls can be effective in young patients with tight skin. However jowls often mean that deep tissues have sagged, skin has loosened, and patients are best served with a facelift. Modern facelifts performed by top doctors adjust up deep tissues, tighten skin and are minimally detectable or non-detectable. Make sure you don't make the problem worse by subtracting from jowl tissue via liposuction, only to find that this valuable tissue could have been adjusted upwards via a... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction for better jawline definition

The jowl region can be safely liposuctioned by a competent, experienced cosmetic surgeon. The procedure should be performed conservatively to avoid depressions and irregularities. The liposuction should be relatively superficial to prevent underlying nerve injury. Most of the time, however, the patients who seek “liposuction of the jowls” also have sagging skin in this region as well as in the neck. These people are usually more suitable to combining judicious conservative... more
Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD

Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Jowl liposuction

The jowls and the jawline can generally be liposuctioned with some success. The results and success of the procedure depends on your age, skin elasticity and whether or not the jowls need to be repositioned as part of a mini or full facelift (this is frequently combined with lipo on the neck which can give very nice results a younger person who still has reasonable good skin elasticity). So, overall, if you're fairly young and in good health, liposuction might be a viable option. For older... more
Deason Dunagan, MD

Huntsville Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of the jowls is risky business!

I would caution against liposuction of the jowl as the junction where the jowl meets the depression along the jawline is where the nerve to the smile passes. In general, the jowl is created by the sagging of the skin and "deflation" of the cheek. It is not usually a problem of excess fat. When one looks at the youthful face, the face is full and has soft curves. Liposuction will not provide lift and may cause irregularities that will be difficult to correct. The subcutaneous... more
Kimberley O'Sullivan, MD

Boston Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of the Jowls

Liposuction as a technique works well to remove fat from regions that have good skin tone.  If you have elastic "snappy" skin, then getting rid of fat from below the surface will result in a nice contour.  The jowls occur with aging because the face has lost elasticity and has started to "descend" - retaining ligaments affix the skin in certain regions, and thus create the marionette line creases with the jowls behind.  So once you have jowls, it means you... more
Michael A. Bogdan, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Use caution with liposuction of jowls

Jowls are a combination of loose skin, loose deep muscle covering (SMAS) and falling salivary gland underneath. If there is a true excess fat in this area, then Lipo can be effective, but regular lipo or laser guided need to be performed by an experienced surgeon since there is a nerve in this area that can cause a temporary or prolonged droop of the lateral lip if not respected.
Barry E. DiBernardo, MD

Montclair Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of jowls

I believe that some people may do this, but I feel that it is dangerous. The reason is that there is an nerve that runs along the jaw with some variability, and it is very possibe to injure the nerve and produce permanent paralysis. My feeling is that the jowls are best addressed with a face lift procedure.
Scott E. Kasden, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Jowl lipo can be done but shouldn't always be done

Any fat that has accumulated in excess and is well-localized can be reduced with liposuction. The trick for the jowls is to recognize that it is nearly always accompanied by some skin laxity, and if good judgment is not exercised, it can appear worse rather than better. Most of the time when I do lipo to the jowls it is actually part of a facelift procedure, but there is another option that has worked very well in the right patients, using immediate post-lipo Thermage. We have proven in a... more
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction can be used to define the jaw and treat jowls

Jowls can be treated with liposuction in some cases. However, this needs to be done carefully by a surgeon who has experience and has been properly trained. Even a little oversuctioning can leave a depression in this area. It is also to your benefit to make sure that the physician you see in consultation is able to treat the face and neck surgically, Even if you do not want a more aggressive procedure, a surgeon with a wide experience of treatment modalities will be better able to assess... more
Elizabeth Lee, MD

Bay Area Plastic Surgeon
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Jowl liposuction works

Any fat contouring in the face and neck can be done with liposuction. Make sure you are careful as to who performs such a procedure because if it is done incorrectly the correction can be difficult. Not all faces should be liposuctioned so make sure you have a consultation with an appropriately trained surgeon. Best Wishes, Dr. Peterson
Marcus L. Peterson, MD

Saint George Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of the jowls

Some jowls are paper thin without fat and they won't respond well with liposuction. Some might be too thin and irregularities could occur. Other thicker jowls may respond well with careful liposuction. There is a small risk of temporary, and more rare, a permanent loss of nerve loss in that area which can affect the lowering of the lower side of the lip and chin. See an experienced board-certified plastic surgeon or dermatologist.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Jowls and liposuction

While jowls that contain fat can technically be liposuctioned, the reason jowls are present are not only related to fat. A careful diagnosis is necessary to determine the anatomy of this area. Sometimes it is related to loose or excessive facial skin. Sometimes it is fat. Sometimes is it due to or aggravated by the bony skeleton of your chin or mandible. The treatment should target the etiology.
Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Jowls liposuction

Yes, but ONLY by a true expert in facial liposuctioning. This is a very delicate area to do liposuction on, so be very careful. Regards.
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of face and jowls

Yes, liposuction of the face and jowls is a common procedure. I agree that you should go to someone with extensive experience, since the procedure requires considerable skin to help minimize any contour irregularities.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

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Foul Jowls: the use of liposuction

Yes, jowls can be liposuctioned but the surgeons must exercise extreme caution using extremely precise techniques and/or fine cannulas to minimize the potential for visible skin irregularities due to liposuctioning too close to the skin surface.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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