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How Long Will I Take to Heal from Chin/jawline Liposuction?

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Petunia37Mar 19, 2010

I am having the area below my chin and jawline liposuctioned. I am wondering how long will it be until I look pretty normal, and how long will it take until I see my full results? Thank you!

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Dr. Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS, FACS
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Young R. Cho, MD, PhD

Thank you for your question. You may find with small degrees of weight fluctuation (e.g 5 lbs), your chin liposuction results do not change much. With larger degrees of weight fluctuation (e.g 20 lbs), your results will likely change. You still have fat underneath the platysmal muscle. ...

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Richard J. Bruneteau, MD

Patients undergoing chin liposuction will inevitably develop swelling following this procedure.  During the procedure, the liposuction cannula is passed through the subcutaneous tissue. This causes disruption of the lymphatic channels and cellular injury, which causes swelling. Significant...

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Ritu Chopra, MD

I like compression for longer periods than most surgeons.  I joke:  Wear it till you hate me!  Seriously, compression has great advantages and like with a lot of things, the more you put into it the more you get in return.  That being said, 48 hours is probably enough time...

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Amir Nakhdjevani, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Plast)

Thank you for your question.  Numbness in the neck after neck lipo procedure is completely normal, there has been trauma to the nerves therefore taking a few weeks for sensation to return.  If it is any longer than this please seek advice from your plastic surgeon.All The Best 

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Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS, FACS

Most important is to listen and follow your Plastic Surgeon's instructions However when just liposuction is performed in the upper neck, a compression garment is recommended for the following reasons::It restricts the amount of edema that forms and hastens its resolution by mechanical...

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Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Extreme tightness is extremely common 3 weeks following agressive chin liposuction. However, the other symptoms of numbness and difficulty moving are less common. You should discuss these concerns with the surgeon so that he/she can review these issues.

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