“How do you get rid of a double chin without surgery?”
I am a 52 year old female. I want to know how do you get rid of a double chin without surgery?
7 Answers
Laser assisted liposuction
If the skin tone is good liposuction can remove the fat that causes a double chin. However if the skin is loose removing the fat will cause the skin to sag even more.
If your weight is normal, there is little expectation that a "double chin" will improve without surgery. Injections of a fat dissolving chemical may provide minimal improvement, but that carries a risk of permanent motor nerve injury.
Kybella and submental liposuction are two viable options.
Thanks for your question about how to get some improvement on a sagging skin or a obtuse cervical mental angle :bulky central neck. Although surgery is the most efficacious and long lasting improvement there are some recent advances that create non-surgical/minimal invasive modalities that can significantly improve this double chin appearance.
The use of the INMODE face tight or accutite radio frequency device can significantly improve the contour of the chin and neck angle. This is a highly sophisticated radio frequency device that can be performed as an outpatient under straight local anesthesia. The patient goes home the same day wearing a minimal compression wrap for 24 hours and can resume activities within 48 hours with minimal swelling.
The results are excellent but the patient must know that an initial result will manifest within three weeks but a more significant result will take up to 3 to 4 months. The result itself will last up to 15 to 18 months but the tissues will always maintain a better firmness than they had before the procedure as new collagen has been created.
Thank you so much,
Dr. Bafitis
The use of the INMODE face tight or accutite radio frequency device can significantly improve the contour of the chin and neck angle. This is a highly sophisticated radio frequency device that can be performed as an outpatient under straight local anesthesia. The patient goes home the same day wearing a minimal compression wrap for 24 hours and can resume activities within 48 hours with minimal swelling.
The results are excellent but the patient must know that an initial result will manifest within three weeks but a more significant result will take up to 3 to 4 months. The result itself will last up to 15 to 18 months but the tissues will always maintain a better firmness than they had before the procedure as new collagen has been created.
Thank you so much,
Dr. Bafitis
Sometimes Kybella is an option (injectable treatment to dissolve fat), but oftentimes simple micro-liposuction is the best way. Occasionally, a small chin implant is helpful. Ultimately, it depends on what is felt during the physical exam to best advise you.
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
If your double chin is secondary to a collection of fat under the skin, which is usually the cause, micro liposuction is by far the best option and still the gold standard. The procedure can be done in the office under local anesthesia and results are immediate.
Good luck.
Good luck.
