Non-Surgical Double Chin Reduction
People who have a droopy jawline, saggy neck, double chin, or submental fat have an excess layer of fatty tissue under their lower jaw. This common condition affects young and old, men and women. And it happens for a variety of reasons. You don’t have to be overweight to get a double chin.
So, if weight isn’t always responsible, what else can cause a double chin? And what can you do about it?
Double Chin Causes
While weight is a common factor in getting extra fat in many places on the body, including under the lower jaw, there are other common causes:
Genetics - People with double chins may have inherited their extra fat from family members.
Age - As you age, the proteins responsible for keeping your skin full and elastic—collagen and elastin—decrease. Your body produces less of these proteins over time, causing your skin to sag, including the skin under your jaw.
Posture - Over time, poor posture can weaken neck and chin muscles. Eventually, the skin in that area loses elasticity if the muscles aren’t used frequently.
Whether it’s genetics, age, weight, or posture causing your double chin, it’s treatable.
People with double chins may consider seeking the assistance of a plastic surgeon for permanent results. However, there are many minimally invasive and noninvasive treatment options available that can reduce or even treat your double chin. It is always recommended that patients first seek out less invasive procedures with minimal side effects, risks, and same-day downtime before undergoing plastic surgery.
Treatment Options
Aqualyx is an injection that dissolves fat cells, killing them permanently. The broken-down fat cells are then eliminated naturally through the lymphatic system.
Aqualyx fat dissolving injections are used to treat small pockets of fat under the chin. They can also be injected to remove arm fat (bingo wings), bra back fat, stomach fat, and love handle. These injections are ideal for those who exercise regularly and maintain a healthy diet but have pockets of fat that remain present irrespective of weight.
The Aqualyx Double Chin Treatment uses injections of a patented formula to dissolve fat in the chin and jaw area. The result is a slimmer, more defined chin and jaw area.
Aqualyx Fat Dissolving Injections
Kybella is a nonsurgical injectable technique used to target the fat beneath the chin. The process uses a series of deoxycholic acid injections to target the fat cells in this area, with no incisions required and minimal downtime often reported by patients.
Kybella is an injectable treatment for double chins that have become increasingly popular as a non-surgical alternative to traditional methods like fat excision and liposuction. Kybella provides fewer side effects and is less time-consuming than these other methods, which require anesthesia and can cause bruising, infection, and scarring.
Kybella
The HIFU is becoming increasingly popular because it helps achieve significant non-invasive skin lifting and tightening. It can also help reduce the appearance of excess fats on areas such as the jowls, double chin, and cheeks.
The HIFU or high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment, utilizes ultrasound energy to tighten the skin and reduce unwanted facial fats in certain areas. This type of energy focuses deeply into the skin layers causing thermal (heat) coagulation.
HIFU uses ultrasonic energy to break down fat cells. The ultrasound used in this system is similar to that used in medical clinics and hospitals. However, instead of scanning a broad area, HIFU focuses the ultrasound onto a small focal point in the skin. This results in increased temperatures at the focal point, creating coagulation (cell death), which stimulates collagen production and targeted fat reduction. There is no damage to the surrounding skin or tissue except only at the focal point.
Because of this, HIFU technology can be used to target deep skin layers and produce a lifting effect on the face without the use of needles or surgery. However, the best results are seen at 12 weeks as collagen production takes time.
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
The above-mentioned list is not definitive and may differ in the treatment of your specific skin condition. Furthermore, depending on your case, the procedures can be used alone or in combination. Your doctor will select the best treatment strategy according to your individual specifications.
Dr. Lola Ali is a professional skincare therapist with over 20 years of experience helping people achieve younger, brighter, and healthier skin. If you would like to know more about your specific aesthetical skin condition and available treatment approaches, please do not hesitate and book your first free skincare check-up and consultation with her.
