How can I get rid of a double chin and neck flab?

I am looking for a non-surgical, long term solution to slim down and tighten my chin and neck.  Any ideas?

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A: Advice for double chin improvement

Richard Baxter, MD

Of course you would have to be seen in consultation in order to make any sort of recommendation, but here are a few things to go on: For a younger patient, liposuction alone might suffice. This is of course surgery but can usually be done under local anesthesia. For someone a bit older with skin tone not as... more

A: Non-surgical necklifts

Robert M. Freund, MD

Non-surgical solutions for bad necks: 1. Weight loss may play a bigger role in neck aesthetics than for any other area of the face. 2. Botox, if injected into the bands or turkey gobblers it can soften them so they are not as obvious. 3. Laser tightening or radiofrequency (Thermage) may have a... more

A: Tighten up the neck

Norman M. Rowe, MD

There are two solutions. Either liposuction of the neck, if there are bands there i use botox there to correct the bands on an older patient. Also, liposuction of the neck and small areas can be done while the patient is awake, which is great to know! 

A: There are many options, such as losing weight

Philip Young, MD

There are many options such as losing weight. This can reduce the fatty deposits in your neck. However, depending on someone's age, some of the double chin can be due to the muscles relaxing.  You have a neck muscle called the platysma that covers your neck from your chest to your face. This muscle... more

A: Double Chin

Brent Moelleken, MD

The double chin in young patinets has many causes.  There can be too much fat, there can be looseness of the muscles (platysma) with fat underneath it, or there can be problems with the angles the chin makes with the face, especially if the chin is weak.  In older patients, the neck skin and... more

A: None exist...

Richard P. Rand, MD

If you really have fat under the chin and an excess of skin in the neck, the ONLY hope you have for a NON-SURGICAL solution is to be young, have great skin elasticity and lose weight and get into phenomenal physical shape hoping the fat will melt and the skin will tighten. So, unless this describes you, you... more

A: "Non surgical being the key words"

Steven H. Williams, MD

Certainly sub-mental liposuction (whether laser or not) would be a reasonable choice if you do not have significant amounts of skin as Dr. Seckel and Dr. Law have pointed out - however those would (at least in my opinion) fall under the "surgical" category (even though it is very minor surgery)... more

A: Chin Neck Liposuction

Michael Law, MD

Cervical / submandibular liposuction North Carolina Some individuals have 'sagging' necks primarily due to fat accumulation below the jawbone (mandible). In some cases, liposuction alone can significantly improve the neck appearance. Liposuction is also frequently combined with surgical neck rejuvenation, and... more

A: Get rid of a double chin with laser lipo

Brooke R. Seckel, MD

There are new exciting laser non surgical methods for removal of a double chin. The 924nm and combination 924/975nm laser wavelengths can melt neck fat and tighten chin skin without surgical incisions and a surgical neck lift. Results can be stunning, see How to Lose Your Double Chin. Dr. Seckel

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