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Lipo of Neck, Unsure of Results - 1 Week
I'm 35. Had lipo neck and chin a week ago. I thought the doc would say he didn't take enough fat, but he and the nurses were delighted at my results and said in 3 months I will look like a different person with a firm neckline without the double chin. While I was glad to hear, inside I feel down cause I still look the same. Still have double chin and fat neck. He removed over 200 cc's. Wanting other's opinion since we are our own worst critics, will it firm by 3 months or do I need more taken?
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Sonya70
in Belleville,Illinois
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How long does swelling last after neck liposuction?
Hi Sonya, You will be fine in all likelihood. I tell patients to try to not look in the mirror too often during the first week after surgery and then only once a week for the first month. Swelling takes time to disapate and varies greatly from person to person. See your doctor for reassurance, After 3 months you still will be recovering. By 6 months, your swelling should be down 90% but you still have up to 12 months for 100% to be gone...
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Chin liposuction after one week
The chin and neck will take more than one week as the swelling has just peaked after three days. Bruising will remain for three weeks more. Your results look just fine so you should relax, rest and follow your surgeons recovery plan.
Best of luck,
peterejohnsonmd
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Chin/neck contour after liposuction
You can expect to see results a few weeks after liposuction of your chin/neck, but your final results may take up to 3 or 4 months to allow for skin contraction and shrinkage. Younger patients (<40) will usually have very good results due to the elasticity of their skin. A garment is helpful to be worn in the first few weeks after surgery to control the swelling and improve the final contour.
Be patient for now, but consult with your plastic surgeon for more details...
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Swelling after neck liposuction
Swelling after neck liposuction is very common and concern regarding the swelling early on is just as common. We have our patients wear a facial garment that comfortably applies pressure to the neck area that was treated. This also allows the skin to be apposed to the tissue underneath. The tissue and skin continue to tighten for several weeks and I frequently remind patients that they will look their best around 4 months. If 200cc was removed from your neck, then the...
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Early neck liposuction swelling
At this early stage there is still swelling. I would wait at least 3-4 months prior to evauating the results. All the best, Dr. Vartanian.
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Swelling After Liposuction
Hi Sonya70-
At one week swelling is at its' peak. Be sure to sleep elevated. Often a support strap is used to help with the temporary swelling. It will take 6-12 weeks to start to fully appreciate your results. Good luck.
Sincerely,
Tom Kaniff
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Lipo of Neck, Unsure of Results - 1 Week
Thanks for the posted photos NOW! I see a very nice early result. What is your hurry? Your neck got that way over many years, so after 1 week you want to be fully healed? Try to understand the term "realistic expectations". In your circumstance I believe full healing or result will take months. I also recommend lymphatic deep massages or external ultrasound therapy. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski
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Swelling From Neck Liposuction Can Take Months To Go Away
Of all areas that are treated on the body by liposuction, the greatest amount of swelling after surgery occurs in the neck. I have no doubt you had a great looking result when they were done but it is all camouflaged now by the swelling that has set in. Such swelling occurs in the neck after liposuction because there is no good way to apply compression after surgery, which is unlike most other body areas. Chin/neck straps are used but good compression in the neck is uncomfortable and...
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Pictures are very helpful
Sonya
I think patience will definitely be rewarded here. Even though the before and after photos are taken from very different angles, to me it is suggestive that you already have the start of a significant difference. However, as others here have pointed out, these types of procedures really do take several months for the swelling to settle. On week is so early that it is difficult to appreciate the effect of surgery. Hopefully your doctor took very good...
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Too soon to tell
At this point it is too soon to tell-you are still swollen and it will take several weeks for that to subside-just stay patient and follow-up with your doctor at your post-op appt.
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Liposuction Takes At Least 2-3 Months To Heal
Anyone who undergoes liposuction, especially larger volumes from areas, needs to be patient and understand that it may take 2-3 months for all the swelling to subside, skin tighten, etc. It can take that long for all the changes to occur. If 200cc was removed from the neck and chin area, then that is alot and I would think you will have a nice result with time. I hope this helps.
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Submental fat removal
You may be seeing alot of swelling so I would be patient and give it time to heal. This may take 3-4 months.
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Chin Liposuction
At one week, you are having too much swelling to know your long term outcome. Be patient for 6 months, then see your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and reevaluate your condition.
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1 week after liposuction
1 week is WAY too soon to see your final results. If he took 200 cc, that was a lot of fat. I see a difference in the photos that you posted. But be patient, your neck will continue to improve.
Dr. Cat Begovic M.D.
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It takes many months to obtain the final results from liposuction.
It takes many months to obtain the final results from liposuction. The neck usually heals faster than the lower body, but research tells us that skin tightening does not even begin for one month after the procedure.
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