If your side profile reflects an unwanted “double chin” or jowls regardless of your body weight, you’re not alone. Countless individuals experience fat deposits under the chin, otherwise known as submental fullness.
Though you might feel inclined to turn to home remedies like facial massage, jaw exercises, and red light masks for a “quick fix,” these DIY fat reduction methods range in efficacy and longevity.
For highly effective surgical and nonsurgical chin fat removal in Indianapolis, talk to the experts. At Turkle & Associates, our dual board-certified plastic surgeons can customize your treatment plan to foster sculpted results that enhance your natural beauty.
Continue reading about our various chin fat reduction treatment options, or start planning your procedure to unveil a reflection that feels true to you—no gimmicks needed.
Understanding the Origin of Lower Face Fullness
Men and women alike can struggle with chin fat, often despite weight loss efforts. We can attribute this fat distribution to a variety of factors, some within our control, and others beyond it. You can work with our providers to better understand the origin of your submental fullness and how they can best reduce unwanted fat.
Genetics
For many of us, we have our parents to thank for a weaker or softer chin. Our genetics play a large role in how we carry our weight and, often, our ability to burn off fat. This means that your “double chin” or jowls might resist traditional dietary and fitness changes, lingering even when you are at a healthy weight.
Likewise, you might see your face and neck filling out along with the rest of your figure when you do gain weight.
However, just because these fat deposits are natural doesn’t mean they’re welcome. In 2017, 73% of surveyed individuals reported that chin fat negatively affects their self-image, making them feel they need to cover up their jawline or alter their social behaviors.
Age
As our hormones naturally fluctuate over the years, the body responds by redistributing fat around the body. The fat pads around the temples, undereyes, and cheeks that once gave our skin a plump appearance in youth, begin to weaken, resettling under the chin to form jowls.
This repositioning, compounded by the skin’s increasing laxity with age, often contributes to unwanted sagging and definition loss around the chin and jawline.
Medical Conditions
Certain medical conditions, such as a thyroid disorder, can also contribute to fat retention around the chin, jawline, and neck. We understand it can be frustrating when it feels like your body isn’t under your control. That’s why our doctors are proud to help you safely realize your aesthetic goals through custom chin fat removal in Indianapolis.
Planning Your Chin Fat Reduction
The teams at Turkle & Associates and Phases Skin Care & Laser Center offer a range of surgical and nonsurgical options to address unwanted fatty tissue deposits under the chin. This comprehensive offering enables further treatment plan personalization based on your budget, lifestyle, and treatment goals.
Together, we can identify a path forward that preserves your authentic features and lets your beauty shine from every angle.
CoolSculpting Cryolipolysis
The highly trained providers at Phases Skin Care & Laser Center can use noninvasive CoolSculpting technology to minimize the appearance of your “double chin.” During treatment, your provider applies the CoolSculpting Elite applicators to deliver controlled cooling to the submental area.
This process is called cryolipolysis, during which concentrated cold temperatures freeze the targeted fat cells, permanently damaging them. Once broken down, the fat cells naturally dissipate, leaving behind a smoother, sharper jawline.
Most patients require at least 2 sessions of CoolSculpting to see optimal definition, but you can get right back to your day after treatment. This method of chin fat removal in Indianapolis best suits patients whose lifestyle allows for multiple treatment sessions with minimal downtime.
Kybella Fat-Dissolving Injections
We also offer FDA-approved fat-dissolving injections to combat unwanted fullness under the chin. Once we determine this injectable treatment best fits your facial anatomy, goals, and lifestyle, our expert injectors can administer Kybella along the jaw and chin.
The Kybella formula uses synthetic deoxycholic acid, a molecule found naturally in the body. When used to target fat under the chin, Kybella gradually destroys the fat cells over 3 to 6 months. Once broken down, our bodies flush them out.
Based on your treatment plan, your provider might recommend a series of 1 to 3 Kybella sessions spread across several months. Though the results are not as immediate, this procedure is ideal for patients looking to contour the chin and minimize surgical intervention.
Chin Liposuction
Chin liposuction, also known as submental liposuction, is a highly effective method of fat reduction performed by our dual board-certified surgeons.
During chin liposuction, your surgeon strategically places small incisions to allow access to the submental treatment area. Through these incisions, the doctor inserts a thin cannula to suction out the unwanted fatty tissue. Most incision sites are so small that they require very few sutures, if any.
Your experienced surgeon draws out the submental fat deposits in a single procedure, with most patients requiring just 3 to 5 days of downtime after surgery. Many liposuction patients enjoy the sculpted results of their procedure for decades. This treatment option best suits patients interested in immediate, dramatic, lasting results.
Complementing Fat Removal With Skin Tightening Treatments
Following chin fat removal in Indianapolis, you might find that loose skin under your jaw continues to create the appearance of jowls. Some patients benefit from submental skin tightening after the underlying fatty tissue has been removed.
Based on your aesthetic goals, your provider could recommend one of the following procedures to support your sculpted profile:
- EVERESSE RF Skin Tightening: Uses noninvasive radiofrequency to send controlled thermal energy into the targeted tissue, stimulating skin-plumping collagen production
- Ultherapy Skin Tightening: Sends ultrasound energy deep into the dermis, triggering collagen development that tightens and firms the skin
Dismiss “Double Chin” Woes
Ready to achieve a sleeker profile on your terms? Partner with our expert providers to sharpen your silhouette with custom chin fat removal in Indianapolis.
