Will Botox Tighten Double Chin?

Question

I have a double chin, not horrible, but at 40 years old with no other wrinkles. I would like to know if Botox is an effective treatment to tighten this.

Tanveer Janjua, MD · Answer

Double chin is from excessive fat and the only good solution is liposuction. Botox will not help because it only causes muscles to relax. Relaxing the muscle under the chin will only make the double chin look worst.
Regards

Jeffrey J. Roth, MD, FACS · Answer

Botox works by not letting the muscles under the skin move. This then improves the wrinkle above. Double chins are usually a combination of excess soft tissue, (skin, fat)and sometimes hard tissue, (bone). Botox is usually not effective for these issues.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

Botox will not tighten a double chin but it may relax a "turkey neck" especially if due to muscles that tighten when you speak. A double chin is generally attributable to loose skin and localized fat and made worse by loss of bone density/volume of the mandible. Botulinum toxin does not treat these components.

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD, FACS · Answer

A double chin is most likely due to excess skin and fat in the chin and neck regions. It is for these reasons that Botox will most likely not help as it treats lines caused by overactive muscles. Instead, you may want to consider liposuction and/or a neck lift depending on your aesthetic goals. If you have tight muscles in the neck causing "bands" to form, than Botox is good for treating this as it will paralyze the platysma muscle that can cause these bands. Good luck!

Farbod Esmailian, MD · Answer

Botox is not the answer for you.  What you are describing can be addressed by submental liposuction.  The area under your chin needs to be contoured by liposuction to help get rid of the double chin.
Botox paralyzes the muscles and has nothing to do with the fullness under the chin area.
Good luck.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

Botox helps relax muscles. Botox can be used on a neck cord but it does not help the double chin. However, neck liposuction is a procedure that can be done under local anesthesia in an office setting with almost no downtime. The localized neck sculpting addresses the double chin by getting rid of the fullness that composes the double chin.

David Hansen, MD · Answer

Botox or Dysport are great wrinkle fixers but do nothing to double chins, unfortunately.  Either a lower facelift/neck lift or liposuction can help. See your doctor for his advise.

Ken Landow, MD · Answer

plastic surgeon and have a simple procedure to correct the problem...botox works on muscle movement and a double chin is not a muscle issue...

Harold J. Kaplan, MD · Answer

Unfortunately, Botox will not work for your condition. Botox works by relaxing muscles that cause wrinkles. A double chin is not caused by muscle contraction but rather by excess skin and fatty tissue. You would be better served talking to a facial plastic surgeon about some liposuction and/or a neck lift. Good luck.

Christopher L. Hess, MD · Answer

The double chin is a result of one or more problems. There can be submental fat, loose or widened platysma or enlarged digastric muscles. None of these can be improved with Botox. Botox can be helpful for some neck wrinkles but care must be taken when administering the toxin.

Will Botox Tighten Double Chin?

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