Chin lipo: Incisions below the ears?

Thank you for your question. Chin liposuction is a very safe and simple procedure to remove that small area of fat below the chin. The incision for this procedure is below the chin. I make an incision about the size of my liposuction cannula (4mm). I do make an incision at the earlobe for some patients to remove fat in the jowl area, but this is not necessary for chin liposuction. I prefer to perform this procedure in the office with sedation. The results are immediate and dramatic as opposed to treatment with Kybella which requires several weeks before there is any noticeable improvement. The tiny incision is closed with 1 dissolvable stitch.  Best of luck.

Thank you for your question.The liposuction incisions are place where the fat is located under the chin. The placement may be directly in the center under the chin or back by the ears if there is fullness there.  The procedure usually takes 30 minutes or less, depending on how much has to be taken off. There is usually one stitich placed in each incision and that comes out in a week.  For a small area of liposuction the downtime is minimal, the only thing that may prolong it is bruising if you do not want anyone to know you had it done.  You could go back to work the next day if you really wanted to. Good luck with your decision.

I make small incisions just behind each earlobe and under the chin. This allows me to remove fat in multiple directions which produces a better result. The incisions are 5-7mm and are very well hidden. Given their location they are very hard to see unless the earlobe is pulled forward or someone is looking at your chin from below. Once they have faded ( this may take up to a year and a half ) they are even more difficult to see.

best liposuction is accomplished when the liposuction wand is passed through many crosshatching directions to avoid trenching. My personal preference is to poke a small hole behind the earlobes as well as under the chin so that I have access from multiple directions. Yes, the procedure takes less than an hour to complete and I rarely go to the operating room for just chin lipo. It is often added on with another cosmetic procedure. I put a small non-absorbable suture in each entry point to tack it closed, but loosely so that the tumescent can leak out during the first 24 hours. Downtime for just chin lipo is fairly short - 3/4 days, but since this is usually combined with another procedure, it all depends. 

There are two deposits of fat above and below the platysma muscle. Liposuction will only remove the fat component above the muscle. Surgery is required to remove the fat below the muscle. This is considered a neck lift in our practice, but there is no skin removal. A platysma plasty is required after the fat removal from underneath the muscle. Both procedures require  a small incision underneath the chin and one behind the ear. For more information and many before-and-after examples,  please see the link and the video below