Hi, I'm a moderately thin girl of age 16 but I am concerned with what I believe is fat around my jawline.Since I am already at a low body fat percentage, I can't further reduce my weight so I have been considering liposuction around the chin/jaw area.But a friend of mine suggested that it wasn't fat but just extra skin..so would I need a facelift? I'M ONLY 16!! could it be water retention? PLEASE suggest me some sort of test to know what it is.I'm looking to achieve a chiseled jawline.
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As a general rule it is not a good idea to liposuction fat from the face. One of the primary causes of facial aging is the loss of fat from the face which can cause premature aging. One can achieve neck rejuvenation early by removing fat from the neck without causing aging and removal of...
Liposuction, as you may have heard in the popular media, is the most commonly performed surgical procedure each year in the United States. Here's a statistic that you may not have heard: the majority of physicians performing liposuction in the United States are not plastic surgeons; in fact,...
I would recommend fat grafting to help along with platsymal band release versus platysmaplasty to produce the best change in contour. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
