I had sub-mental liposuction a year ago, and the doctor took out too much fat in the area at the base (where neck meets jaw) and there is a triangle area which is depressed and was hard to photograph, basically it looks like a hole as if someone's thumb is pressing up and people have commented on it, also now my glands are more visible. Could a fat transfer fix this? It's just the one area. Should the surgeon who did it try to fix it? Price estimate for area? I can't believe it happened!
August 1, 2011
Answer: Irregularity of Neck after Liposuction
I disagree with many of the answers already given regarding your problem. Over-aggressive liposuction in this area usually also causes significant scar tissue, which makes fat grafting later as a correction difficult to resolve the problem. Most of the time, submental muscle repair to smooth and flatten the depressed area is required.
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August 1, 2011
Answer: Irregularity of Neck after Liposuction
I disagree with many of the answers already given regarding your problem. Over-aggressive liposuction in this area usually also causes significant scar tissue, which makes fat grafting later as a correction difficult to resolve the problem. Most of the time, submental muscle repair to smooth and flatten the depressed area is required.
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March 1, 2011
Answer: Mini liposuction for correction
It's hard to evaluate the area of concern in the picture. Many times a combination of delicate miniliposuction combined with fat grafting can correct those localized abnormalities. I would definitely talk to your original surgeon first.
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March 1, 2011
Answer: Mini liposuction for correction
It's hard to evaluate the area of concern in the picture. Many times a combination of delicate miniliposuction combined with fat grafting can correct those localized abnormalities. I would definitely talk to your original surgeon first.
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February 19, 2011
Answer: Fat injection for depression in neck after liposuction
If more fat was taken away in one area than others, the indentation after liposuction may be improved by a fat transfer / fat injection. There may be considerable bruising for more than a week or two because of further manipulation in an area that had undergone surgery previously.
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February 19, 2011
Answer: Fat injection for depression in neck after liposuction
If more fat was taken away in one area than others, the indentation after liposuction may be improved by a fat transfer / fat injection. There may be considerable bruising for more than a week or two because of further manipulation in an area that had undergone surgery previously.
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