Facial Liposuction Explained by Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Andrew Campbell of Quintessa in Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Andrew Campbell
Here at Quintessa, we see a lot of patients who come in complaining of the dreaded double chin. This excess fullness underneath their chin can frequently just be excess fat. Though there are other options that are non-surgical liposuction under the chin is still extremely popular due to the fact that there’s virtually no downtime with it and it’s an easy one-stage procedure.
Patients essentially get marked, we place a little bit of anesthetic underneath the skin, and then we liposuction that area. This only takes about 5 minutes. This fat will never regrow, because once we remove fat, the fat can’t expand or duplicate or divide. So once we remove that fat, they will have less fat in that area for the rest of their lives. We’ll put a little chin strap on them for some pressure overnight. The next day they take that off. There’s only one stitch under their chin and it’s clear and it dissolves, so most of our patients are literally back to work the next day after doing submental liposuction. And like I said, the results can last a lifetime.