26, extended chin liposuction for genetic double chin

Decided to take some pictures of my neck from a low angle today. I have gained some weight since I had my chin lipo about a year ago. The jowl fat on my jaw line is still annoying me. I’m hoping losing some weight will improve it but I’m considered getting a revision by another doctor in the future. I still have some slight numbness under my chin. On the bright side my scar is barely noticeable and my final result is still an improvement. But for my case, I wish I had gone to a doctor that suctioned along the jaw line from behind the ears.

It’s been 2 months since my procedure so I thought I’d share my final thoughts on my chin lipo experience and Dr. Friedman’s office. Dr. Friedman’s team was very helpful through the whole process. Everyone there made me feel extremely safe and cared for and answered all my questions. Dr. Friedman was a very “straight to the point” guy and made me feel like I was in the right hands. The first two nights of healing after lipo wasn’t fun and traveling with my head wrap on was a little embarrassing but whatever! Once I got home the healing got easier and easier. The head wrap made me snore really loud since my neck was being suffocated at night basically. Now for my thoughts on my results. I’m so glad I went through with this procedure! I feel so much more confident knowing that my neck looks more defined. Although I love the improvement, I still feel like it’s not as “snatched” as I was hoping. Not sure if I would’ve had better results with a deep plane neck lift or by going to a doctor that used a traditional lipo suction machine with skin tightening methods. But the fact that I’m thinking of getting a revision in the future makes me feel like I should’ve waited and gotten more opinions. Regardless I’m glad I went through with it!

I’ve been noticing some platysmal banding and skin dimples on my neck. I heard about this being a possibility if the surgeon is more on the aggressive side when performing the liposuction. Friedman said his method is to “take all the fat out until there is none left” during our pre-op questions. Obviously this is better than my double chin but it is something I’ve been noticing in certain lighting. He also said my skin laxity was not the best at my age so maybe that is part of the issue? I’m about a month and a half post surgery and have been doing my massages everyday. I don’t wear my head wrap anymore to bed. My neck feels tight sometimes if I’m at work and it’s still sore in some areas when I stretch it.