Is liposuction possible on the face? (Photo)

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I would like to get a procedure done to slim my face and sharpen my jawline. Would this be the best procedure or is there something else more fitting?

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

There are options you can consider to help define the jawline and slim the face that are less aggressive than liposuction.  Botox to the masseter muscles can help to give a slimmer look to the face.  Fillers can be used to define the jawline.  FaceTite is a minimally invasive procedure used to define facial contours and tighten skin on the face and neck.  See a provider near you to learn more.

Gerald Minniti, MD, FACS · Answer

The best thing you can do is not do anything, including the very faddish buccal fat lipectomy. You will regret anything done to remove either subcutaneous fat or buccal fat in the not too distant future.

Arif Eroglu, MD · Answer

If there is excess fat on the cheeks, fat is removed from the cheeks with Vaserlipo, and round cheeks can be thinned with bichectomy. To highlight the jaw line, removing fat from under the jaw line with Vaserlipo is also useful.

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

You already have a slim face. Liposuction is not done routinely on the face because of the risk of nerve damage.  It can be done under the chin safely to remove excess fat.

Richard R. Orr, MD · Answer

Can you do it?? Sure!!  Should you do it???  Rarely if ever!!
One of the changes in the face that shows age is a loss of the natural fill of the face.  As the face gets thinner, it looks older!  Decades ago, I did some lipo of the face.  It was THE WRONG thing to do.  
Your fuller face is a sign of youth!!!  Embrace it!!!!  Love your fuller face!!!  A thinner face is NOT a sign of beauty!!
What is see in your pic is youthful and beautiful!!  I wouldn't do a thing!!  Don't let the media with their "super-models" and their chiseled jawlines make you think that is beauty!
Probably not what you wanted to hear! But the truth can be a difficult thing.

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