54 Year Old, Am I Too Old for Lipo on my Chin? (photo)

Age is not the issue.  However, I agree with others that what you really need is a lower facelift.  Fat is golden.  Simply removing facial fat without tightening the facial musculature, the corner stone of modern facelifts will simply reveal the lax muscles of the lower face.  For this reason, I would counsel you to consider a properly individualized lower face and neck lift.  Performing facial liposuction perhaps with a midline platysmaplasty will provide some degree of improvement but it lacks the power of a facelift.  Ultimately this will be a personal decision for you between you and your cosmetic surgeon.

Thank you for the question. Your age is absolutely not an absolute contraindication to liposuction surgery; assuming you are in good health and a good candidate for the procedure you may have an excellent outcome with the procedure.  Generally speaking, the ideal patient for liposuction surgery is a patient who has isolated areas of diet and exercise resistant adipose tissue with good quality overlying skin elasticity.

 You may find the attached link, dedicated to liposuction surgery concerns, helpful to you as you learn more. Best wishes.

Hello Pat,Nobody is really too old for anything but the real question is: will lipo of your neck meet your expectations?? If you're looking for more definition of your neck and jaw line, liposuction will not deliver the results because the laxity of the visible underlying musculature of your neck is evident and will not change.Although there may be a little bit of fatty tissue in that area, the majority of what shows up in your photos is a combination of loose, lax skin and muscle. At 54 the biggest bang for the buck would be a lift which would address all three issues and provides a long lasting result.Good luck!Thanks for asking! Dr Ellen