Am I a good candidate for Ultherapy for submental fat? Are there alternative non surgical procedures I should consider? (Photo)

Question

I have a very slight fullness under the chin that bothers me; I am already quite slim (a size 4) and eat very healthy (vegan, minimal processed foods). I want to get rid of my slight double chin so that my jawline is more pronounced. One side is more visible than the other. Given the problem is so minimal, I don't want to do lips - the main concern with lipo is the downtime as it's very hard for me to get time off work. I tried kybella and morpheus with 0 results.

Susan Van Dyke, MD · Answer

I would offer a patient who has your concerns several options.
1- if there is excess fat under the chin kybella is a great non surgical alternative. It can take multiple treatments a month or 2 apart to get the resultant fat reduction.
2-If there is no excess fat, just excess skin then Thermage (radiofrequency) or Ultherapy (ultrasound) are great non surgical approaches.  Both are easy and straightforward, results occur over many weeks after treatment. Downtime is nearly nonexistent as are complications.
3-if there is both excess fat and skin then a combination of Kybella and Ultherapy or Thermage is very successful.
4- in some cases jawline filler can give a great result by better defining the jawline and reducing the small jowl.
Surgical options exist but they seem like more than you really need.

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