How long does Kybella stay in your system?

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I am currently breastfeeding, but I have frozen milk stores to use for an extended time. How long does Kybella stay in the system so I can continue to use milk I produce?

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear r_grand,
Kybella typically takes 3 to 5 treatments to work. This is why I've stopped carrying Kybella in my office.  I recommend neck liposuction more often then any injectable procedure for the neck now. It provides superior results gives me more control over the area than any injectable.  It also costs about the same as what you paid for your first kybella session. The liposuction can be done under local while awake in the office and recovery is about the same as kybella.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

William Portuese, MD · Answer

In our practice, we do not recommend Kybella because is not very effective. It must be repeated multiple times  and patients become significantly swollen for several weeks after each procedure. Much more information is needed to make a determination about the best procedure for you, so a full set of facial and neck photographs will be required. Liposuction can accomplish removal of fat deposits above the platysma muscle in the neck, while a surgical necklift is required to remove fat deposits below the platysma muscle which also includes a platysma-plasty to significantly improve the jawline.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

I personally do not recommend this treatment because it is inferior to Liposuction in many ways.It is unpredictable, Gives a massive inflammatory response and requires the patients go through this painful and challenging recovery multiple times.In some instances the medication is more effective than anticipated leaving patients defected to the point of looking skeletonized.I was not able to find much information on the half-life of deoxycholic acid. I did find this article you can read through it yourself if you’d like.Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD

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