Am I a good candidate for chin liposuction? I would like to improve my jawline and profile without rhinoplasty. (photo)

Question

I am considering options like chin liposuction, chin filler and jawline filler. Any suggestion based on these pictures?

Michael Kulick, MD, DDS · Answer

I like others feel that your main issue is your weak chin. Removing fat from you neck will not impact the appearance of your profile that much. The link below will show you examples of patients that had similar requests as you. You can use fillers to provide a temporary improvement of you facial profile. However, what I like to do is use computer morphing. This way you can see various positions of your chin without having any surgery or spending money on temporary fillers.Hope this helps.Sincerely,

Michael Kulick MD

   Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

   Member of ASPS, ASAPS

   Clinical Editor of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal

   Recipient of the Klingbeil Award – Teaching Safe Techniques and Advanced Technologies

Michael Kulick MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Member of ASPS, ASAPS

Clinical Editor of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Recipient of the Klingbeil Award – Teaching Safe Techniques and Advanced Technologies

Robert M. Lowen, MD · Answer

You look like you would benefit most from a small chin implant in addition to some fat removal below the chin and along the jawline. Rhinoplasty and chin implants often go together when the concern is the profile and not just excess fat under the chin. Doing liposuction alone would address some of the concerns about the jawline, but not the profile, at least not to the extent that projecting the chin would.

Michael P. Morrissette, DDS, FACS · Answer

Yes, you are an ideal candidate for both chin and jawline liposuction, In addition, I would recommend a chin implant to improve your overall facial balance. The combination of these 3 procedures will give you a beautiful, well balanced, youthful face and jawline. These procedures are usually done at the same time.

Andrew T. Lyos, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello and thank-you for your question and photos.
You may consider a chin augmentation to improve your jawline combined with liposuction of the sub mental chin and neck. Liposuction of the chin area alone could give improvement as well. Liposuction can be combined with J-Plasma (Renuvion) Cool Helium Plasma for skin tightening of the chin and neck produces consistently good results for appropriate candidates. I would recommend an in person consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.
Best wishes, Andrew Lyos MD, FACS

Michael I. Echavez, MD · Answer

You appear to have some recession of your chin and some fullness under your chin.  Fillers or a chin implant could be used to provide more projection to your chin and liposuction could be used to address the fullness under your chin.  It is always best to have an examination in person to receive the best advice though.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

For those who are good candidates, I find that VASER liposuction in combination with ThermiRF are best for contouring the chin... but Kybella can be used as an alternative and gets better results when combined with Thermage, Ultherapy, and Exilis or Coolsculpting. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with an experienced cosmetic dermatologist. Best, Dr. Emer

William Portuese, MD · Answer

The photographs demonstrate an overly projecting nose, and an under projecting chin.  There is almost  no fat in the neck.  Consider performing a rhinoplasty to  decrease the projection of the nose and shave down the dorsal hump. A chin implant procedure can accomplish augmenting the chin forward to help  with facial balance and proportions, especially with respect to the overly projecting nose. Liposuction can remove h whatever minimal fatty deposits are present in the neck if this is really bothering you. For more information and many before-and-after examples, please see the link and the video below

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

in regards to importance I would say number one you need a chin implant, number two is a rhinoplasty. I don't think you need chin liposuction but removing a small amount of fat could be worthwhile if you're already having either one of the other two  procedures.  Please look at the link I have attached. The patient in the upper left corner had a chin implant with conservative liposuction and the platysma plasty. Of all those procedures it was the chin implant that made the greatest difference.  If you go to my website and look at rhinoplasty pictures there are two patients who had chin implants with reduction rhinoplasties. In both cases I believe the chin implants added just as much as the rhinoplasty did. All three are great cases because they are very similar to your current facial profile. Chin liposuction by itself will do very little when the primary problem is a facial skeletal imbalance.  Best, Mats Hagstrom M.D.