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How do I Get Rid of Double Chin
Submental liposuction can be a very effective way to correct excess fat beneath your chin. The key is your skin elasticity. For patients that have a minimum of excess skin liposuction can correct the contour quickly with low downtime. Be sure to find a board-certified plastic surgeon to help with your decision.
Clinical Context
Deciding whether liposuction alone will fix a double chin comes down to a few checks a surgeon runs through in the exam room: pinching the skin to gauge how much it will retract once the fat is gone, checking for banding in the platysma muscle that liposuction won't touch, and looking at jawline definition in profile. Younger patients with tight skin and isolated fat pockets are usually straightforward. Older patients, or anyone with loose skin from weight loss, often need a conversation about skin tightening or a neck lift instead of, or alongside, liposuction.
