Chin Liposuction Turkey

It usually starts with a photo. Someone takes a picture from slightly below, or you catch yourself on a video call with the laptop on your knees, and there's no line between your chin and your neck. You might be slim. You might exercise. The fullness is still there.

That's the person chin liposuction in Turkey is most often for, whether they call it a double chin, submental fat or just "that bit under my face". The fat under the chin is one of the places genetics likes to store fat, and it's notoriously stubborn. Below we cover what the operation can do about it, how it compares with injections, and what the days afterwards look like.

Double chin removal: first, make sure it's fat

The top of this page explains the three possible causes of fullness under the chin: fat, loose skin and the neck muscle. There's a fourth that's worth ruling out too. A chin that sits back makes the area below look fuller than it really is, and in that case moving the chin forward can do more than removing fat. Our chin surgery page goes into that.

When the fullness really is fat, the skin is still firm and the chin is a normal size, this is a small operation with a reliable result.

What about fat-dissolving injections?

Injections that break down fat under the chin are widely offered, and for some people they're a reasonable choice. The best-known contains deoxycholic acid, a substance the body uses to digest fat. It's injected in a grid under the chin over several sessions, usually a month or more apart.

The trade-offs are real, though. Each session causes a few days of marked swelling, and most people need two to four of them, sometimes more. The total cost of a course can come close to surgery, and the change is gradual and harder to predict. There are also cheaper "fat-melting" injections sold under brand names with much less evidence behind them.

For a little fat, and a strong wish to avoid surgery, a dermatologist near you can talk you through a course. For a clearly defined fat pad, one session of liposuction removes it more completely and more predictably.

Can liposuction get rid of jowls?

Partly, and it depends on what the jowl is made of. Some people have a small pocket of fat sitting just above the jawline that softens its edge. A little careful liposuction through the opening behind the earlobe can smooth that out, and it's often done during the same operation.

Most jowls, though, aren't really fat. They're skin and deeper tissue that have slipped down from the cheek with age, and suction can't lift anything back up. For those, the answer is a facelift, which repositions the tissue rather than removing it. If you're unsure which you have, mention the jowls when you send your photos and we'll tell you honestly.

How the operation is done

You're asleep for it, under general anaesthetic, and it usually takes under an hour. The surgeon makes a tiny opening in the crease under the chin, and sometimes one behind each earlobe so the fat along the jawline can be reached evenly. A thin cannula works through the fat layer while a laser fibre breaks the fat down. Some surgeons think the heat from the laser encourages the skin to shrink a touch more. Maybe it does, a little. It won't rescue skin that's already lost its bounce.

The area is small, so fat comes out a little at a time, with the surgeon stopping often to look and feel. Nobody is chasing a number of millilitres here. What matters is how the line from chin to neck looks at the end.

Will it look natural, or hollow?

This is the most important question, and it's the reason we take less rather than more. A neck that's had too much fat removed can look stringy and tight, with the muscle and cords showing through. That look can't be put right easily, because there's nothing left to work with.

A good result keeps a thin, even layer of fat under the skin. It looks like you, with a clearer jawline, not like someone who's had their neck vacuumed.

Who's a good candidate?

Most people who have chin liposuction in Turkey are somewhere between their twenties and their forties, with a fat pad that's been there for years regardless of weight. The common thread is skin that's still firm. Skin quality counts for far more than the date on your passport. We see people in their fifties with skin that will tighten beautifully, and the odd thirty-year-old whose skin won't.

A steady weight helps. Drop a lot of weight later and the skin here may end up looser; put a lot on and some fullness may return. Blood thinners, fish oil capsules and cigarettes all make bruising worse and healing slower, so let us know about any of them early.

What the scars look like

They're tiny. The main entry point is a few millimetres long and sits in or just behind the natural crease under the chin, where it's hard to see even when you tip your head back. If the jawline is treated too, there may be one small mark behind each earlobe. They're pink for a few weeks and then usually fade to near invisibility.

The nerve along the jaw

Running along the bottom of the jawbone is a small nerve that works the muscle pulling your lower lip down. Bruise or stretch it, and your smile may sit a little crooked on one side for a while. The cannula is kept in the shallow fat layer partly to avoid it.

This doesn't happen often. When it does, the nerve nearly always recovers within weeks, occasionally a few months. We'd rather you heard about it from us now than discovered it later.

Chin liposuction recovery, day by day

There's no overnight stay in hospital. You leave for your hotel the same day with an elastic strap running under your chin and up over your head, keeping the skin pressed to its new shape. You'll wear it almost continuously for the first week and often at night for a second.

The first few days bring swelling and some bruising that can spread down onto the neck. An extra pillow under your head at night keeps the swelling down. Around day ten, most people are comfortable going out, and plenty return to their desks.

Don't worry if the skin under your chin feels hard or a bit bumpy for some weeks. That's healing tissue, and it gradually softens. Numbness of the skin is common too and fades over the following months. The final shape is worth judging at about three months.

Chin liposuction for men

Men often grow a beard partly to hide this exact area, and plenty tell us they'd like to be able to shave without the soft line under the jaw showing. A well-defined jaw-to-neck angle is also one of the things that makes a male face look leaner overall.

Men's skin is usually thicker here, which helps it settle. The beard area is also forgiving of the small entry points, which tend to disappear completely in stubble. A few men also mention that shirt collars sit more comfortably afterwards.

Combining chin liposuction with other procedures

Fat under the chin often comes with a short chin, and in those cases a chin implant and liposuction together give a better profile than either alone. Rhinoplasty is another common pairing, since nose and chin are judged together from the side. A combination discount applies.

If the skin turns out to be too loose, a neck lift replaces the liposuction rather than being added to it, because the neck lift deals with fat as well. For skin that's only borderline, the J-Plasma tightening treatment can be added for €1,500.

How long do the results last?

The fat cells taken out don't return, so at a steady weight the new line under your chin stays. What does change is your skin. As it ages over the following decades it can loosen. That calls for a lift, and more liposuction won't help.

Large weight gain can bring some fullness back, since the fat cells you have left can still grow. Most people who keep their weight broadly stable keep their result.

Chin liposuction cost in Turkey

The chin liposuction price on our list is €2,500. Because the area counts as a single zone, the amount of fat taken out makes no difference to the bill. General anaesthesia, the laser and the chin strap are covered, as are your transfers and interpreter, with twelve months of check-ins afterwards.

Prices elsewhere are higher. The table above puts chin liposuction at €3,500 to €6,400 in the UK and €3,750 to €6,450 in the US. Whichever clinic you're weighing up, find out what the figure covers. And ask whether a surgeon has actually checked your skin and neck muscle, or simply quoted from a photo.

Three nights in Istanbul

This is the shortest stay of any operation on our body surgery list. Day one is your arrival, consultation and examination. Surgery happens on day two, and you're back at the hotel by the afternoon. On day three the surgeon checks you over before you head to Istanbul airport for the flight home.

Reading the chin liposuction before and after photos

In the gallery above you'll find cases treated for fat alone and cases combined with a chin implant, taken seven to nine months after surgery. Look at the profile views in particular. A good result shows a crisp angle under the jaw, with the neck still looking soft and natural rather than tight.

Reviews written around the three-month mark are the ones to trust, since the swelling and hardness have settled by then. Pictures taken earlier tend to look puffier than the result will be. If a clinic shows you before and after shots, ask when the after was taken.

Starting your plan

Send us one photo straight on, one in true profile, and one looking slightly upward. Tell us how old you are, whether your weight has been steady, and about any earlier treatment here, injections included. One of our facial surgeons will then say plainly whether chin liposuction in Turkey is the right call in your case, or whether a chin implant or a neck lift would do more. For how the operation works across the rest of the body, see our main liposuction page.