This is one area where ultrasonic liposuction may not replace traditional liposuction . The method of surgery is to make a small incision just below the chin through which the fat is removed as individual tubes. In some patients further incisions are placed just behind the earlobe and used to create a crisscross pattern of suctioning to reduce the risks of irregularity. You can choose but some patients are more comfortable asleep. Most of the time this is an outpatient operation and a stay in the hospital is not needed.
All operations have some risk.
The risks of surgery are divided into two groups. First those that are seen in all operations and second those that are unique or special for this operation. In the first group, the main risks are swelling, bruising, bleeding, infection, a scar and numbness or change in feeling. The main problems which are special for this operation are surface irregularity and the need for secondary surgery. In some patients fullness below the chin may not be due to fat alone.