Glossary Liposuction (fat removal surgery) Surgical removal of fat from under the skin. For a double chin and localised fat, it is one of the options mentioned together with deoxycholic acid injection and cryolipolysis; each has a different level of effect and risk. The same degree of fat reduction as with liposuction should not be expected from cryolipolysis.
Articles that mention this term Treatment Guides Cryolipolysis (Fat Reduction by Cooling): Who Is It For, How Effective Is It, and What Are the Risks? How cryolipolysis reduces local fat by cooling, who it suits, when results show, and which side effects and rare risks exist. A patient guide. Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert Board Start With a Concern Double Chin (Submental Fullness): Causes, Non-Surgical and Surgical Options, and Which Suits Which Situation? Why a double chin develops and what can be done: the limits and risks of fat-dissolving injections, cryolipolysis, HIFU, radiofrequency and surgery. Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert Board Treatment Guides Fat Dissolving Injections: What Is Deoxycholic Acid, Which Area Is It Approved For, and How Many Sessions Are Needed? How fat-dissolving injections (deoxycholic acid) work, why they are approved only under the chin, sessions needed, how long swelling lasts, weight loss. Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert Board Safety Centre Problems after Cryolipolysis: Paradoxical Fat Increase, Delayed-Onset Pain, Numbness and Frostbite Paradoxical fat increase, delayed-onset pain, numbness and frostbite after cryolipolysis: what is normal, when to see a physician, who should not have it? Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert Board Safety Centre Travelling to Another Country for an Aesthetic Treatment: Follow-Up, Flight Timing and Safety Questions A safety guide for people travelling to Turkey or another country for medical aesthetics: follow-up, flight timing, documents, product records, insurance. Reviewed by the Medical Aesthetics Expert Board Full glossary