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Effects of weight gain after chin liposuction? (Photo)

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BetsyGidgetMay 20, 2018

I had chin liposuction about three months ago and am unhappy with the results. I still have a noticeable pocket of fat under my chin, and am finding it difficult to tell whether it has improved from before to immediately post-op to now. I gained about three kilos since my surgery - would that have affected the result? I am only 21, and I was born with the fat in my chin. I am an average weight person otherwise. If I lose the weight will that resolve the result?

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