Is Excessive Bruising Expected from Chin Liposuction?

Being off aspirin or aspirin-like compounds for 2 weeks helps to minimize bruising.  Many like Arnica Monatana, and Bromelain to reduce bruising.   Compression is also important to reduce swelling and bruising.

In most cases, stopping blood thinners 2 weeks before the procedure allows the patient to have near normal recovery.  While everyone can bruise, the recovery is typically no more than one week.  Of course, checking with your medical doctor to make sure you are healthy enough is critical.

Neck liposuction can typically be preformed in the office eliminating the risk of general anesthesia making it even safer.  Good Luck!

I also recommend patients stop taking all blood thinning agents at least 2 weeks before surgery, which can be an issue if you need the medications for a heart condition or clotting disorder.  Then you must coordinate care with your primary doctor or cardiologist and plastic surgeon because safety is the #1 goal.

Bruising after liposuction can definitely occur in some people  - regardless of your preoperative medications and what kind of tumescence is used - but it is short-lived!

This is a procedure that is performed by several aesthetic specialities not just board certified general plastic surgeons including dermatologic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, and cosmetic oculofacial plastic surgeons.  It can be performed under straight local anesthesia in a properly equipped office procedure room setting.  Typically my patients have this on a Thursday and return to work on Monday.  WIth tumescent anesthesia bruising is minimal or non-existent.  This is a great option for the right patient.

It's important to get a proper medical evaluation before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery such as liposuction.   Some patients need to be on blood thinners due to underlying medical conditions and wouldn't be safe to go off them. On the other hand there's increased risk of complications associated with blood thinners and liposuction. If it's medically safe to stop the blood thinner it's generally 2-3 weeks for aspirin to clear the system and 3 days for coumadin. During my residency and fellowship the standard protocol given to patients was 2 weeks but I noticed there were still a number of patients who presented with excessive bleeding. After starting my own practice I adopted a protocol of 3 weeks to stop aspirin before procedures and was able to eliminate that has a cause of excessive bleeding.