Local Anaesthetic Liposuction

Using 2-3mm diameter aspiration cannulas small areas of fat can be removed and sculpted under local anaesthesia. Areas that work well are the submental region (chin and neck) and in slimmer people the lower abdomen, muffin tops, upper thighs and knees.

Larger areas or larger people may need a general anaesthetic.

Micro Liposuction

Like its big brother micro liposuction uses aspiration cannulas under the skin to remove and reshape fat. In micro liposuction the difference is that the equipment is much finer, and it can be used to reshape small areas often on the face. Lower eye lid and midface signs of aging can often be improved such as festoons and malar bags, jowls and nasolabial folds may also respond.

Submental Liposuction

This procedure removes fat from under the chin. It helps to redefine the angle between your neck and your jawline. It can have a powerful and natural effect improving the appearance particularly in profile in the right people. The blunting of the cervico-mental angle (neck-jaw angle) happens with age but can also be present in younger people who have a smaller chin or just deposit more fat in this area. This is often familial.

The procedure of submental liposuction removes the superficial fat from under the skin in this area and can be done without a general anaesthetic and without visiting a hospital. I perform the procedure in my own local anaesthetic operating theatre having infiltrated a wide area to numb it and then aspirate the fat with low pressure suction. This is done through two tiny incisions under the chin and there is no need to be admitted to hospital or have a general anaesthetic. It is performed as an out-patient procedure.

Bruising can be variable but is often minimal and most people are back socialising at one week.