Should I Have a Face Lift or Lipo to Correct Double Chin?

The picture is helpful but it isn't a close-up and doesn't include the lateral view which is important. Even more important is being able to examine the patient personally and assess the quality of the skin, especially the elastic tone. This is affected quite a bit by age and menopausal status. For a woman up to her late 40's, often lipo with immediate Thermage for skin toning is an option, but beyond that a facelift procedure is most often the best choice. Lipo alone would be considered primarily for patients in their 30's or younger.

Generally speaking if you are under 45 and have isolated fat of your chin area, you can get by with liposuction alone. However, if you are older and if you "snap" the skin and it doesn't immediately go back, you most likely will require removal of the excess skin via a lifting procedure at the same time. It is hard to tell from the frontal view alone whether you need the minilift as well. I hope this information helps.