Before deciding on the need for liposuction of the chin, you need to decide what caused the second chin - excess muscle tissue or fat, because there are many ways to fight the second chin and you need to choose the right and effective.
If there are small fat deposits in the chin area, then usually such procedures as mesodissolution and mesotherapy are applied first. They are modern methods of combating local fat deposits. Their principle is that large doses of a hypoosmolar cocktail or lipolytic drugs such as triac, L-carnitine, lipostabil, deoxycholate and the like are introduced into the sites of fat deposition. These substances act as follows: they destroy membranes of fat cells, after which these cells decay. What is left of them, gets into the lymphatic current, causing swelling of surrounding tissues, in some cases - organs, which leads to the need to hold a few days after the start of taking these substances lymph drainage procedures.
If even with the help of diets and mesotherapy can not remove fat deposits on the chin, you can resort to the procedure of liposuction. When performing the procedure of liposuction of the second chin, three small incisions are made - two in the area of the ear lobes and the third in the middle of the submaxillary region. In this case, usually small cannulae are used, no more than 2 mm, having a special spatula shape, which helps to avoid any complications, and the punctures after them heal without leaving traces.
After liposuction was carried out, the first results can be seen immediately, but the full effect can be seen only after a complete decline in edema and the adaptation of the muscles of the neck and chin to the changed conditions. The final results can be spoken only six months after the operation. Also during the postoperative period, it is recommended to wear compression linen for two weeks.
As a separate operation, the liposuction of the chin is suitable only for those women whose facial skin has not yet lost elasticity and elasticity. However, very often after forty years, a woman's skin does not differ in these qualities, therefore this procedure in this case is usually combined with a facelift.
If there is a pronounced ptosis of the musculocutaneous tissues, along with the fat deposits on the chin, a facelift is performed simultaneously with the plasticity of the musculo-aponeurotic system and the procedure for liposuction of the chin, which can significantly increase the rejuvenating effect.
Principle of liposuction
Before the operation, a detailed study is carried out, including the analysis of urine, blood, ECG, chest radiography. During the operation, anesthesia is not used, since the fatty tissue is pre-filled with a specially prepared cocktail-anesthetic. The length of the operation depends on the volume of the surface to be processed. Usually, liposuction lasts about 10-20 minutes. Adipose tissue can be destroyed by various methods (ultrasound, mechanical, high-frequency, etc.). After that, the specialist makes a puncture and inserts a cannula (a thin tube), through which the fat emulsion is pumped out. After the operation is completed, another examination is carried out and after 1-2 hours the patient can leave the clinic.
Laser liposuction
One of the latest technologies in the field of cosmetology surgery is the radiofrequency and laser techniques of liposuction. With the laser method of liposuction, coagulation of adipose tissue is performed, after which the subcutaneous tissue is heated by laser energy and aspiration of the diluted fat is performed.
The most significant advantage of this method is that it simultaneously tightens the skin of the face due to the warm effect of laser radiation on collagen fibers. However, with it there is a possibility of overheating of treatment points - some patients after laser liposuction complain of burns, swelling and painful sensations in the field of treatment.