Will lipo or botox work for my throat muscles causing this look? (Photo)

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I don't hate my chin/jaw as it is, but when I use my voice I get a turkey neck. I don't know if lipo will work because it's not only fat, and I heard botox can be used there but that sounds dangerous and I don't want to lose my voice. How do I address this properly?

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Philosophical525687,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. Based on your photos, it looks like you would benefit from chin liposuction. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

You don’t have a turkey neck and I think most people would say your face is attractive and appropriate.

At this point I suggest you leave good enough alone and don’t have surgical intervention.

Botox is probably not going to create the effect you’re looking for.

People who develop a premature double chin at a young age do so because they have a mandible that is small or lacking in projection in comparison to the Maxilla.

And profile pictures this typically demonstrates by having an upper lip with more forward projection than the lower lip. Often people with this facial skeletal imbalance will also have a slight dental overbite occlusion.

When the mandible does not project sufficiently the underlying platysma muscle drapes the neck in the more oblique fashion creating fullness in the double chin area, the development of the premature jowls and some early loss of jawline definition.

Your face looks attractive and appropriate and I don’t think you need or should seek intervention.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

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