After the local anesthesia has been injected, a precise amount of mentioned medication is injected in a grid pattern into pre-marked skin.
There is no downtime but commonly encountered post-procedure complaints are pain, edema, erythema, bruising and stinging. However, these are temporary and subside within hours to 2–3 days. There might be swelling over the area and it can look fuller than it did before treatment, but as the fat cells are disrupted and the inflammation subsides, fullness also reduces. Most patients see results in 5 to 6 weeks. Generally, at least two sessions spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart are recommended for optimum results. Patients can have up to six treatments to the area under the chin.
Although liposuction is the gold standard for the reduction of subcutaneous fat, injection lipolysis has its advantages of minimal downtime, less invasiveness, and most importantly psychological satisfaction of avoiding surgery. The results of injection lipolysis are long-lasting unless the patient gains weight.