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I'm posting this because I had read a lot of the...
I'm posting this because I had read a lot of the Realself reviews on this procedure, and several of the success stories belonged to those who barely had any chin fat to begin with. I think those stories are helpful if you have very little fat as well, but I had to wonder whether the same result be possible on me. I had the chin of a morbidly obese individual (despite being an average-sized woman), and I was definitely NOT looking for a subtle result.
Dr. Schoenfeld was extremely honest and did not push to up-sell any additional procedures. He said that SlimLipo would be adequate to achieve my goal of removing the double-chin, and was nice enough to get me in for surgery the following Tuesday. I got a good vibe about him (he just seemed extremely intelligent & competent... always good in someone who is going to operate on you!).
The actual procedure wasn't painful... The local anesthesia injection shots were probably the worst parts of the procedure. The whole thing was over in less than 45 minutes.
I started swelling about an hour afterwards and continued to swell badly for 24 hours afterwards, but had absolutely no bruising. The swelling would go down throughout the day, but I'd wake up each morning with swelling (I think this was also because my compression garment kept falling off while I was sleeping). I'm on Day 3 now and the swelling is a lot less severe in the morning, but still there.
However, I can already see (even with the swelling) that my face no longer looks obese! I only wish I had done this earlier.
Dr. Schoenfeld was extremely honest and did not push to up-sell any additional procedures. He said that SlimLipo would be adequate to achieve my goal of removing the double-chin, and was nice enough to get me in for surgery the following Tuesday. I got a good vibe about him (he just seemed extremely intelligent & competent... always good in someone who is going to operate on you!).
The actual procedure wasn't painful... The local anesthesia injection shots were probably the worst parts of the procedure. The whole thing was over in less than 45 minutes.
I started swelling about an hour afterwards and continued to swell badly for 24 hours afterwards, but had absolutely no bruising. The swelling would go down throughout the day, but I'd wake up each morning with swelling (I think this was also because my compression garment kept falling off while I was sleeping). I'm on Day 3 now and the swelling is a lot less severe in the morning, but still there.
However, I can already see (even with the swelling) that my face no longer looks obese! I only wish I had done this earlier.
Provider Review
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
5454 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, Maryland
He's an excellent surgeon. Super-knowledgeable, intelligent & competent. He definitely understands the fine line between being having significant results and being overly-aggressive (I wanted to get rid of my double-chin, but did NOT want some of the scary side effects I've seen on real-self such as busted nerves, lumps, skin damage, etc.). I definitely recommend Dr. Schoenfeld!