Will Kybella give me a chiseled jaw line?

Thanks for sharing.  Kybella treats the double chin or the fullness directly under the chin. It is a series of simple injections. To treat along the jawline, liposuction would likely be the better alternative as it treats the lateral neck and lower jowls to further sculpt the jawline. Consult with a surgeon experienced with lipo and kybella to review your options. 

If you do have a little fat under your chin, you would probably be a good candidate for Kybella, which not only dissolves fat but also can slightly tighten the skin. This could result in the sleeker looking jawline you desire. Whether this would be sufficient to give you the results you want is impossible to determine without an in-person consultation. You may also require skin tightening with Thermi or even benefit from facial liposuction. Please find a board-certified dermatologist with expertise in Kybella injection, who can evaluate your anatomy and determine the best treatments for you.

It is difficult to give you a recommendation without seeing a picture or examining you in person. It is possible that Kybella is exactly what you need to get rid of that little bit of extra fat and define your jaw line. However, some patients are not candidates for Kybella and would get better results from liposuction or a neck lift. I recommend you consult in person with a board certified plastic surgeon so they can recommend what is best for you. 

Thank you for your question.  Kybella is an excellent way to remove fat from the area underneath the chin.  As a result of this fat removal, the overlying skin certainly can appear tighter.  I wouldn't counsel you that you will get a 'chiseled' jaw line, but certainly will help give more definition and reduce this fullness under the chin.  I would recommend you consult with a board certified facial plastic or general plastic surgeon who specializes in injections in the face.  I hope that this helps!-David Gilpin

When asking a question such as whether a given procedure will give you a particular result, it is always helpful to include pictures of yourself with the question, to allow the surgeon to give you a realistic answer, based on your anatomy and the appearance of your tissues. In fact, you do not even state your age or your sex in your question!  Nevertheless, your query does raise some interesting and important points for discussion.  You say that you desire to have a "chiseled jaw line".  Then you state that you have very little fat underneath your chin. This region is called the submental area. Your question is whether Kybella can make your jaw line "super taut". The first point to be made is that Kybella is approved by the FDA solely for the treatment of subcutaneous fat in the submental area, i.e., the central area of the neck below the chin.  It is not approved for treatment of fat along the lateral portion of the jawline.  Undoubtedly, part of the reason for this is concern that the mandibular branch of the facial nerve, which lies very superficially in this region might be injured by the needle used to inject Kybella in this area.  A second important point for you to understand is that Kybella does not "tighten" the skin. It merely "melts" some of the subcutaneous fat beneath the skin.  In some patients, this may even cause the overlying skin to become slightly loose.  This is why it is sometimes most efficacious to combine Kybella injections with a skin tightening treatment such as Ulthera, particularly in someone like yourself, whose goal is to make the skin taut and the underlying contour well-defined.Lastly, there is a long list of additional minimally invasive ancillary procedures that could assist you in achieving the "chiseled jaw line" you seek. Some examples of these are:The Precision Lift, which uses laser energy to melt fat and tighten the SMAS layer, the strong layer of connective tissue that ensheathes the mimetic muscles of the facePlacement of a chin implant Injection of botox into the masseter muscles that insert upon the mandible to give the jawline a smoother contourRemoval of the buccal fat pad to give the anterior cheek a leaner appearance A formal consultation would be needed to see which of these procedures, or others, might be helpful in your particular case.  Of course some pictures of your face would be helpful too!