Ultherapy, Kybella or both? (photos)

It is difficult to tell from your photo if Kybella would be necessary.  I suggest an in person consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. In our practice, we often combine Kybella and Ultherapy to treat submental fullness and laxity.  If a patient has extra fat in the submental area, we typically inject Kybella first and then follow up in 6 weeks with Ulthera to tighten any remaining lax skin.  We have had amazing results with treatment combination.  Kyeblla + Ulthera is a great minimally invasive, non surgical approach to treating the neck area.Good Luck!

Thank you for  your picture. Ultherapy would be an ideal nonsurgical option for you. The procedure can be performed on the lower face and neck and takes about and hour and a half. The results become visible over 3-4 months. As for the Kybella, its hard to tell whether you have fullness from fatty collection or just loose skin in your neck so an examination would be required. 

Without an in-person 3D exam it's hard to say exactly which treatment would be best for you. Looking at the picture, it doesn't seem like you have much fat under the chin. So, Kybella wouldn't really be an appropriate first step. You would benefit from Ultherapy to help tighten and lift the loose skin. ThermiTight may be an even better option for you. Make sure you see an experienced provider who has multiple treatment options and can determine the best one for you after an evaluation. Best wishes.

Ultherapy would be an option for lifting the cheek area above the jawline for better definition. Kybella is used in the fat pad under the chin. 

I use kybella on the jawline and often combine with venus legacy and/or ultherapy to get better results. The number one treatment for immediate results is VASER combined with ThermiRF in my practice. I suggest you see an expert in facial and body scultping. Best, Dr. Emer

Kybella and Ultherapy would provide different benefits.  Kybella would reduce fat under the chin and Ultherapy can help to tighten and lift the skin of the face and neck.  The photo you provided does not show any fullness from fat under your chin, but it is possible that other photos or an exam would provide more information.  Ultherapy would be a good non-surgical option to help lift and tighten your lower face and jawline.  

For a full nonsurgical neck lift, doing both Kybella® and Ulthera® is optimal. Kybella® first dissolves excess fat, and may require 2 sessions, spaced 2-3 months apart. Ulthera®/Ultherapy® laser afterward (3 months after the final Kybella® treatment) lifts and tightens any remaining skin/subcutaneous fat/muscle. As this combination protocol is new, please consult a board certified aesthetic dermatologist for a consultation.

You would definitely benefit from Ultherapy, but from the angle in this photo it is difficult to make out whether you need Kybella.  It all depends on what you need to decide which treatment should be done first.  

Thank you for your question! Both Ultherapy and Kybella are great treatments for definition of the chin and jawline, but they do different things. Ultherapy uses ultrasound-heating to tighten the skin, whereas Kybella is an injectable treatment that dissolves fat cells and helps to improve the appearance of a double chin. You will achieve some skin tightening with Kybella treatment, but this does not happen with everyone.I often use Ultherapy and Kybella in conjunction with one another since many patients often have both sagging skin and excess fat. If someone's predominant problem is loose or sagging skin, I will do Ultherapy first followed by Kybella if needed. If someone primarily has excess fat in the submental region, I will do Kybella first and finish with Ultherapy to refine the results.Because of the angle, it is difficult to tell from your photo what treatment would be best for you. If you are considering either procedure, I recommend scheduling a consultation with a provider who is familiar with both treatments so they can help you decide what procedure is best for you. I hope this answer is helpful! Best of luck.

Hi and thank you for your question! A profile picture or preferably an in person consultation would allow for the me to make the best recommendation. However, from this picture I feel Ultherapy would be a great non-surgical option for you to consider. We have seen great results in patients needing more definition and contouring of the upper neck (under the chin) and lower face. If there is excess fat in that submental area, we could definitely add Kybella to the treatment plan, before or after. Best, Dr. Grant Stevens