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Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Handbook |
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Submental Lipectomy
If you have a double chin with excess skin, fat or muscle cording beneath your chin, then the facelift will not adequately correct this area. To take care of this problem properly, a separate incision is made underneath your chin. The fat in this region can be removed either surgically, or by a new technique called liposuction, and the muscles that cause the bands in this area can be cut or sutured together. This procedure is often performed in conjunction with a standard cheek-neck lift, but if one's deformities are restricted to this region, the submental can be performed alone.
Terence Davidson, M.D., F.A.C.S.
UCSD Otolaryngology Division
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8895
(619) 543-6631 |