Chin liposuction has become a popular procedure to reshape the facial area.
This liposuction not only removes some of the excess fat in the face, but also is used to shape the chin area.
Surprisingly for a lot of people, this procedure is very popular with males that were born with a big chin bone or a cleft looking chin.
This procedure is also popular with double chins when the fat just cannot seem to be lost by diet and exercise.
This procedure will begin by meeting with a doctor well before the actual operation takes place.
Here you will decide on the look you want for your chin, how much fat will be sucked out, what the cost is going to be, and answer all the questions the patient might have.
After that initial meeting, and possibly a few follow ups, the actual procedure can take place.
There are normally two options for anesthetic associated with liposuction.
One is a local anesthetic which just numbs the area, eliminating most of the pain, and leaving the patient awake.
This option limits the risks of using anesthetic during the procedure.
Full anesthesia is used on some procedures; this may increase the risks for an allergic reaction, but does keep the patient fully immobilized and eliminates all pain.
Your doctor will decide which is best in your case.
Once the anesthetic is given, the doctor will be able to make an incision to your chin.
This allows for a device to be inserted that sucks out the extra fat from the body.
The procedure normally takes a little over an hour, and once it is completed you should be able to go home the same day.
It takes a few weeks for your face to heal, but once healed you should see the full effects of the procedure.
You will also want to take a few days to just rest, it was a serious procedure that a patient just had.
Once all of these things have been completed the patient should have the facial look they always wanted.
Hopefully this change to the physical look makes them happier, and they are satisfied with the decision they made.