Chin liposuction (double chin lipo) in Istanbul

Removed fat cells do not come back, so the result is long-lasting. The fat cells that remain can still enlarge if you gain weight, and skin keeps ageing, so a stable weight and a healthy routine help you keep the new jawline.

Swelling, bruising and tightness usually ease noticeably within about two weeks, and most people are back at work within one to two weeks. Light exercise usually restarts around weeks three to four, and the contour keeps refining for up to six months.

The strap supports the skin while it settles under the chin. Authoritative sources give no single duration, so how long you wear it, and whether day and night, follows your surgeon's protocol. Ask for clear written instructions before you leave Istanbul.

If your skin is elastic, liposuction may be enough. Clearly loose skin or visible neck bands call for a neck lift or chin tuck instead, because liposuction alone could leave the skin looking looser. An examination settles which applies to you.

It can if the skin is lax, which is why elasticity is checked first. In a series of 435 selected patients, loose skin after surgery was reported in only 0.23%. Careful selection, not technique alone, is what keeps this risk low.

Rarely. The nerve that moves the lower lip runs close to the treated area. In a series of 435 patients it was affected in 0.91%, and all of them recovered. Tell your surgeon promptly if your smile looks uneven after surgery.

It is done under local anaesthesia, sometimes with sedation, so the area is numb during surgery. In one series under local anaesthesia, about two-thirds of patients reported mild pain afterwards and 6% reported severe pain. Ask how your pain will be managed.

Fat-dissolving injections of deoxycholic acid can be an option when there is not much fat and the skin is not loose. They break down fat cells without incisions or stitches. With more fat, or looser skin, they are less suitable than surgery.

Liposuction alone leaves tiny marks a few millimetres long where the cannula entered, and these usually fade with time. If skin is tightened, the scar sits in the crease under the chin, or near the ears when combined with a neck lift.

Plan on around 7 days for liposuction under local anaesthesia, and 7–10 days if skin is tightened under general anaesthesia. ASPS advises waiting 7–10 days after facial procedures before flying, and BAAPS recommends a check by your surgeon before you leave.