Is Liposuction of the Chin Painful?

Chin liposuction is a relatively simple procedure that can actually be done without having you go under general anesthesia.  Our patients feel perfectly fine the same day.  We ask that our patients wear a bandage for full two weeks and that is much more of an annoyance to them than pain.

Thank you for the question.

Liposuction surgery done by experienced  plastic surgeons should not be painful. Usually these procedures involve a small/superficial surface area that is treated and patients tolerate procedure  extremely well.

Best wishes.

Small cannula and particularly laser assisted or SmartLiposuction techniques typically result in minimal discomfort and a fast recovery. Local anesthetic solution is used during the surgery and this provides hours of pain relief after your procedure. The underlying muscle will be tender but this is easily managed with over the counter medications, ice and the use of the a compression garment used during the first few days.

There are usually one or two small incisions in the skin but no incisions in the underlying muscle. So overall there is minimal injury to the tissue and therefore little pain. Patients with this condition are some of our happiest because the correction is considered "easy".

Dr. Mosher