Professional and smooth-sailing submental Chin Liposuction

I rarely write reviews, but because I relied so heavily on the reviews posted here on realself during my own process of finding the right plastic surgeon, I feel indebted to this community and hope that this review will be helpful to someone one day. I apologize in advance for how long this review will be.I recently visited Dr. Swift to undergo the submental chin liposuction procedure, and everything was smooth-sailing and professional. I did the fact checking so you don't have to: yes, Dr. Swift is properly board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (he doesn't have to recertify until 2029).During the complimentary in-person consultation a few weeks prior, Dr. Swift patiently explained every step of the procedure, addressed all my questions with no judgment, and thankfully didn't push any extra procedures onto me. Although he is fully vaccinated, he kept his face mask on (which I appreciated), and his office is very clean and bright. His demeanor is measured and reassuring, and it's clear that he is well experienced and knows what he is doing.Although there are very few chin lipo reviews for his practice, he explained that this is a common procedure that he does at least once a week. Given my age (28), relatively stable body weight in the "normal" BMI range, and hereditary lack of a defined jawline/chin, he agreed that I was a good candidate for this procedure, and that I would see a moderate yet natural improvement.After the consultation, his assistant Anastasia (who was incredibly warm, friendly, and reassuring!) reached out to explain pricing: $1,000 to book the appointment slot, an additional $2,500 for the rest -- coming to $3,500 total.After a lot of research/consultations with other NYC-based practices, my understanding is that this price is fairly reasonable -- plastic surgery is not the place to hunt for bargain deals. She also explained the pre-op process, asked for my pharmacy to send medications to (antibiotics, Valium, and such), and was incredibly reassuring from start to finish.On the day of the procedure, you bring all the prescribed medications with you. After filling out some paperwork, I was told to change my top into a loose medical gown, take the Valium and wait until it took effect. When I began to feel calm, I was shuffled over to the operating room where I laid down and the process began!The numbing part is honestly the most painful part, everything else was bewildering/strange but painless. If you’ve ever gotten local anesthetic from the dentist, you know what I’m talking about – sharp pinches where the local anesthetic gets injected and then complete numbness.While we waited for the numbing to take full effect, Dr. Swift and Anastasia chatted with me to keep me company/occupied, then he took out a long syringe (and thankfully covered my eyes with gauze because I am a big chicken) and filled my double chin area with tumescent solution from three small incision points: under my chin, then one behind each ear. Dr. Swift explained that this was a mixture of more local anesthetic and epinephrine, which helps reduce bleeding/any complications.He then used a cannula (a small, skinny, hollow tube) to vacuum out the fat and tumescent solution from the same incision points. The actual process of injecting the solution and vacuuming it back out was extremely quick, and as someone who has never gotten any procedure done before, it felt crazy. There is no pain, but you are aware of the pressure/aggressive movement of the cannula.After he was finished, he stitched up the small incisions, sat me up, put a piece of foam under my chin before wrapping my head up with a simple chin strap, and I was good to go! Including the paperwork and the waiting, start to finish, this was a two-hour time commitment at most. I was told to keep water away from the stitches and keep the chin strap on for 48 hours before entertaining a shower.I will be keeping this chin strap on 24/7 for at least a week, and was told to wear it as much as possible for roughly a month. So far there is minimal bruising and already (only after a few days) I see a subtle difference in my profile. I know that you need to wait for a few more months for the swelling to completely go down, but I am very optimistic about what I see thus far.If you have ANY questions about my experience with chin lipo or with Dr. Swift, I'd be happy to answer to the best of my ability. I am the type of person who tends to over-research things to death, so I’m happy to be a resource for others interested in this procedure. If there is interest, I am debating posting photos and continuing to update this review; but if not, just know that I have been very happy about my experience with Dr. Swift and Anastasia and highly recommend him if you are looking for someone skilled to do your submental chin liposuction procedure.