Am I a good candidate for submental liposuction or should I consider other options? 32 y/o female (photos)

Thank you for your question and for sharing your pictures. You are a great candidate for submental liposuction. You can explore the options of adding fat transfer, filler, or implant to the chin to help define your profile. Combined, these procedures can give great results.

Liposuction is the best treatment for the removal of submental fat. It also allows for the removal of fat along the jawline to improve definition in this area. In the single profile photo it appears that your chin is mildly recessive. You may get improved facial balance with a chin implant.

Chin liposuction helps reduce the bulge under the chin and can be done for the whole neck. Once the fat is removed the skin can become loose and saggy in some cases. It can be avoided by combining it with Thermitight which is a radiofrequency heat delivered under the skin to tighten it. Both chin liposuction and Thermitight can be done at the same time. The recovery is fast and it can be done under local anesthesia.
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Dear Nluim9,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. Based on your photos, it looks like you would benefit from chin lipo. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Three excellent treatments for double chin are liposuction, Coolsculpting and Belkyra.
At an in person consultation, you can learn if you are a candidate for any of these. Based on your photo, you are a candidate for submental liposuction and this can be performed at the time of arm liposuction if you decided to proceed with arm liposuction.
Factors to consider when deciding on a treatment for this area include: which will give the best result, risk factors, downtime and cost.

Yes, you would be a great candidate for submental liposuction however it should be done with an open lipectomy technique and you may need some deep neck-lift work done to remove the deep sub-platysmal fat and also may need contouring of deeper tissues and corset platysma plication.

Hello. Thank you for your question. When I look at your frontal photo, I see that you have a double chin, and when I look from the side profile, I see that you have an extremely fatty under chin and small chin. Liposuction never removes all fat. My suggestion for you is submentoplasty. So what is submentoplasty? It is the process of removing all visible fat in the lowest layer with an incision made under your chin, reshaping your under chin, and clarifying your neck and jaw line. We remove the fat through the same incision and place a chin implant in your chin. Thus, you can have a very beautiful appearance both from the side and from the front. Please check our Instagram account and RealSelf photos. You can get more detailed information about me, ask all your questions about your case and send your photos to my assistants via the number in my profile. You can also book an online consultation and discuss your problems with me. Best regards.

The photographs you have presented demonstrate a recessive chin profile, along with fat deposits located both above and below the platysma muscle in your neck. Liposuction can only accomplish removal of fat deposits above the platysma muscle, which won't be very effective. Most of your fat deposits are below the muscle, which requires a neck lift procedure to remove the deep neck fat. This also includes a platysma-plasty to significantly improve the jawline. In addition, Consider placement of a chin implant to augment your chin forward for better structural support for the soft tissues in the neck. Both a neck lift and a chin implant can be performed together under one anesthesia with one recovery.

I individuals seeking chin and neck liposuction, almost universally, having a facial, skeletal imbalance with a mandible that is small or lacking in a forward projection. The relationship between the facial, skeletal imbalance, and the desire to have supplemental Liposuction is almost 100%.
You don’t have an abnormal fat distribution. Do you have a mandible that is small in relationship to your maxilla. Recognize that procedures that don’t address the primary problem are going to give you a partial improvement at best. Consider consulting with both plastic surgeons and oral surgeons in your community to get the best understanding of your facial anatomy and clear understanding of the procedure options, including what each procedure can, and cannot accomplish. The best candidates for supplemental liposuction are young, chubby, overweight individuals. Generally speaking individuals who are in their 20s do best. People in their 30s can still get good results. As patients approach their 40s and 50s skin laxity due to loss of skin elasticity becomes a significant issue and removing excess fat can have detrimental undesirable side effects.
Often a combination of well done Liposuction, with some form of skeletal augmentation can give better outcomes than a single procedure alone.
Shin augmentation is indicated on individuals who have an obtuse, labilomental angle.
Consider having consultations with both oral surgeons and plastic surgeons in your community to get the best assessment. I’m Liposuction has the potential of being a very high patient satisfaction procedure. I’m liposuction is technically difficult and results very dramatically based on who you choose to do the procedure. Patient should be far more selective than I ever thought necessary when it comes to choosing Liposuction providers.
In my opinion, anybody, considering Liposuction should start by having at least five in person, consultations before choosing a provider. during each consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures. An experienced provider should have no difficulty showing you at least 50 sets of before, and after pictures of commonly performed procedures like liposuction. While arm liposuction is not quite as popular as abdominal liposuction. It is certainly not an uncommon procedure. Look very carefully at after pictures to make sure there are no skin counter irregularities in any of the treated areas. Ask providers very specifically what areas will be included. In my opinion, arms should be treated circumferentially treating the arm from on the way from the shoulder, blending it into the forearm. Personally, I think before, and after pictures are best taken with the arms in a down position. You can see examples of arm, liposuction results if you look at the pictures under my profile on this website. Delivering consistent quality. Liposuction results is far more difficult than most people believe. The number of plastic surgeons who have mastered Liposuction is relatively few. Liposuction results are permanent and irreversible. If done, poorly people are left disfigured from this operation. You cannot be too selective when it comes to choosing providers for arm liposuction. Look for providers who specialize in liposuction or have extensive experience and are enthusiastic about doing the procedure. A substantial number of plastic surgeons don’t like doing liposuction and view it as a simplistic procedure that requires virtually no experience. This is the attitude that leads to people having horrific outcomes, including disfigurement.
This is not to say they’re not lots of plastic surgeons who do great Liposuction. The procedure does, however, have more variability in outcomes based on provider selection than any other plastic surgery operation.Generally speaking plastic surgeons, we’re good at liposuction should be able to handle arms and chin and neck as a combined procedure.
Cheating your neck may be a little more complex than just having Liposuction.
I recommend patience take your time and have as many in person consultations as possible to help find the best provider.In the end, there are only two variables to determine quality results in regards to cosmetic surgery. The tube variables that matter are patient, candidacy, and provider selection.
Understanding your own Canada, see you for each procedure helps set correct expectations. The second step is finding the right provider. In my opinion, there are no shortcuts and virtual consultations are insufficient to make accurate assessment or properly vet providers.It is a time consuming process, but doing this correctly is worth it in the end. You’ll be reminded of the outcome every day for the rest of your life.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD