Chin liposuction with laser
Chin liposuction is one of the trickiest and yet increasing sought after facial cosmetic surgery. This layer of fat around your chin can greatly affect the way you look and that is why people wants to get rid of it desperately. While traditional chin liposuction has been around, a new technique called laser lipo (chin liposuction with laser) has been used recently that has certain benefits over this traditional method. In this article, we will take a look at chin liposuction vs laser liposuction and also what are the benefits and risk of using the latter procedure.
Let’s first understand what is chin liposuction. It can be considered a minor surgical procedure where surgeons will insert small incisions of 2 to 4 cm long in the chin and under the ears. You might heard of some cases where the doctors do it through the mouth but that is only left to really skillful surgeons. Patients undergoing chin liposuction usually are put under local anesthesia to lesson any potential discomfort during the procedure.
Once the insertions are made, the surgeons will lift the underlying tissues and insert in a thin liposuction cannula that uses high frequency oscillation to dissolve the fat. A tiny vacuum device will then be deployed to suck the fats out. If there is any additional fats the patient wants to be removed from the cheeks, the surgeon will insert additional small incisions. This entire chin liposuction procedure will takes on average about 45 minutes to an hour to perform.
Laser liposuction is done is quite similar fashion, with the exception of the technologies used to melt the fat. In the case of laser lipo, high heat from the laser is deployed to melt the fats down. This procedure is supposedly less damaging to the tissues and hence will aid in the recovery time of the patient.
One of the biggest benefit of chin liposuction done with laser is that the slimming effect are permanent. After the operation, patients will have a slimmer face and is very unlikely to require such a procedure again. Maintenance wise, no additional efforts are needed. The effects will stay and tend to last.
The downside of chin laser liposuction is the recovery time. Compared to operations done on other parts of the body such stomach laser lipo or back laser lipo, patients need a period of time for the face to recover from the swelling. During this period, the face of the patient is often red and sore and needs about three weeks for a complete recovery. Pain killers are often prescribed to lessen the discomfort of the patients.
In terms of risks, the chin laser lipo has an almost 100% success rate. However, deaths still occur. The average death rate is in fact about 1 in 5000. Hence, there is little minimal risk in the operation, despite the advances of technology. Hence, I strongly that you only think of laser lipo if you have exhausted all other options from dietary restrictions to exercising. These are far cheaper and more healtier way to lose way. However, if there are parts of your face that retains the fat no matter what you do, then you can consider using laser lipo, bearing in mind the risk that was discussed earlier.
If you have decided on going ahead with chin liposuction with laser, then you might be concern with the cost or prices of the operation as well. In general, laser lipo prices are determined by the following:
- The experience and capabilities of your surgeon. In general, surgeon will more experience will tend to cost more than one that has less. The advantage of using a more experienced surgeon is of course it siginficaintly reduces the risks of failure during the procedure.
- The amount fats that you required to be removed. For chin lipo, the amount is significantly lower than stomach or back lipo so you can expect the prices to be much cheaper than if you were to use these other operations.
- Beyond the actual cost of the operation, you will also need to consider the after operation costs, of which hospitalization and after care will be a major part of to play. If you stay rather far away from the hospital, you will need to incur more expenses since you will not be able to travel long distances immediately after operation.
I hope you have benefited from this article on chin liposuction with laser.