Mid 30's, Needing a Touch Up After Prior Chin Liposuction - Seattle, WA

A couple of years ago I had much needed liposuction under my chin for a hereditary double chin. Hopefully since I have had both I can be of some help if you are trying to decide which procedure is best for you. I am in my mid 30s and have a normal BMI and good skin elasticity. I had the procedure done and had a great improvement but a few spots were missed that became apparent after all the swelling subsided. By this time life had gotten crazy and I didn't pursue any sort of revision until recently. When I saw my doctor she told me about Kybella and how she thought I would be a good candidate based on only having a small amount of fat needing to be treated. I read some reviews on here and thought what the heck, might as well give it a try. She assured me that the worst that would happen would be that it didn't work.

The actual procedure was fairly painless. I received several lidocaine injections which I was told would be helpful later. I don't think they helped anything but my body tends to metabolize lidocaine very quickly. I had 14 injections of Kybella which I felt but didn't really hurt. The pain from the solution started before I left the office. I iced on the way home and by the time I got there I was glad I had pain meds left over from a recent surgery. I don't think I would have slept without them. This morning I have much less pain and am not needing any sort of medicine but the swelling is extreme. I have been taking 1000mg of bromelian and daily arnica for over two weeks now so I'm not sure what else I could have done to prevent this. From what I have experienced so far, while the liposuction was more invasive the pain and swelling after were much less than the Kybella. I am adding a picture of before and this morning. There is no hiding this gobbler. It doesn't matter that I don't need a chin strap, it would hardly be less obvious. The swelling is far more than the original volume under my chin pre-lipo.

I am adding some pictures of the swelling 4 days out. Still pretty obvious. No pain unless I'm walking and that mess under my chin starts jiggling. So far I much preferred the liposuction.

At 10 days I am still swollen. Possibly not noticeable to anyone but me but definitely there. No pain unless I touch the area or try and look up. I do not have full range of motion looking up because the skin is too tight. So far lipo recovery was definitely easier.