How Can You Get Rid of the "Waddle" Under Your Chin Without Some Type of Surgery?

Morpheus 8 is a non-invasive skin and soft tissue tightening treatment that is consistently amazing in our patients. We use the Morpheus to exact fractional induced RF into the skin or tissue in order to tighten collagen and stimulate contraction of the tissue. For acne scars, it is quite useful to build collagen in patients who have atrophic scars but is not very productive for ice-pick scars which require TCA Cross. For tissue tightening, Morpheus is ideal for the face and neck and we often combine it with CO2 laser or Ultherapy to further enhance results. Chemical peels and skin resurfacing should be done at least 5 to 7 days after, but can be performed earlier, depending on treatment severity. Avoid exfoliating skin treatments before Morpheus and expect a period of 2-4 weeks for skin contraction to set in.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

FaceTite can internally tighten the skin in the lower face and neck. After all the skin has been heated and contracted, we shape the neck with liposuction to give definition and remove stubborn pockets of fat. In one quick treatment, we can tighten skin, remove fat, and contour the lower face, jawline, and jowls with only a weekend of downtime. Keep in mind that combination approaches will give you a more significant improvement as opposed to a single procedure. I recommend getting a consultation with a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist and facial sculpting expert. Best, Dr. Emer

It's difficult to assess online without photos to view. Non-surgical procedures can only temporary resolve the issue and require few to several attempts or treatment appointments.Depending on the level of laxity, the effects of a neck lift will certainly outlast the effects of non-surgical treatments. The presence of banding down the front of the #neck, and, amount of excess skin and condition of your skin are among some factors which determine if you are a #candidate for #rejuvenating the neck. During an in-person examination, your chin will be evaluated along with the neck and jawline. A weak #chin implies a lack of chin support for the skin along the neck line. In younger individuals a chin implant alone is usually all that is needed to improve the appearance of the neck. Subsequently, it will also improve the overall #balance of the face and can create the illusion of a smaller nose. As a stand-alone procedure, chin augmentation can be performed in the office under local #anesthesia. For individuals with signs of #aging in the neck, a chin implant added to one of the recommended procedures above, will provide optimal results.Also, if deemed a candidate, you may want to consider Lite-lift™ which is an affordable, quick, and effective innovative facelift developed by board-certified plastic surgeons Dr. Larry Nichter and myself. The goal is to provide a less invasive natural looking option for both men and women desiring to refresh their appearance with less downtime and risks. The LiteLift® is a “real” facelift, which does address the underlying muscle, tissue and overlying skin.
This is a modified facelift that can be performed in the office with a local anesthetic and improve signs of aging around the neck, jawbone and lower face. These procedures are not "Thread-lifts" or "String-lifts". We do not use the "barbed" sutures employed in these other lifting operations. The Lite-lift™ uses longer lasting techniques. Because the incisions are limited, there is less bruising, swelling and healing time for most patients. Many patients can be back to work in one to two weeks looking rested and more youthful.
A board certified plastic surgeon should evaluate both your anatomical features and aesthetic goals to suggest which procedure best suits your needs. In some cases there may be more than one option to choose from. If you are not a candidate at the time of your #consultation, your board surgeon can recommend non-surgical alternatives to address your concern.

I recommend a combination
of Pelleve and Nectifirm cream to address skin laxity in the neck region. You
will need 4-6 Pelleve treatments and you will need to use Nectifirm twice a day
for at least 2 months.

You can
also speak to your plastic surgeon about Kybella. It is an injection to
permanently destroy double chin fat. You will probably need a couple sessions.
And it will have skin tightening effects as well.

Ultimately,
it is possible that surgery could be the best option but the above are the best
non-surgical options.

By best,
Sheila
Nazarian

If you are looking soley for a non-surgical solution, I am finding that the combination of Kybella to reduce the sub mental fullness and an energy device to tighten the skin are among the best non-surgical combinations to help your neck concerns.kybella is an injection procedure that dissolves the fat an may require between 2-4 treatments spaced 4-6 weeks apart. There is some swelling and bruising potential, with the greatest amount with the first treatment.As far as energy devices, I would recommend Ulthera if you are looking for something with no downtime, or Profound if you could tolerate some downtime. Ulthera is an ultrasound based energy that heats the underlying tissue and stimulates collagen in response. Profound is a radio frequency microneedling device that allows for the creation of Elastin, collagen and hyaluronic acid and hence restores some of the lost elasticity in the neck. It has more visible downtime with the possibility of some swelling and bruising that diminishes in about a weeks time.I would visit with a board certified plastic surgeon who has the portfolio of non-surgical options in your area who can help explain the treatment options for you and the limitations of each option, both surgical and non-surgical.

  The turkey gobbler neck is created by loose skin, some fat, and muscle laxity, and, though the body fat can be reduced to none, the other two components remain.  These two components can only be addressed with a neck lift.

It is not possible to get "rid of a waddle under your chin" without surgery. There are a variety of surgical procedures that can do this singly or in combination and includes lifting, liposuction and fixing the bands of muscle that stretch the skin (platysmaplasty).

 

 

Patients are often interested in "non-surgical" correction of a problem.  There are really no good "non-surgical" options for correction of excess skin under the chin.  Sometimes patients say they are looking for a "non-surgical" answer but they are really looking for something that can be done outside of the operating room.  If that is the case for you then Smartlipo or laser-assisted liposuction may be a useful procedure for you.  This technique allows for improvement of the submental or chin region by tightening the neck skin and removing fat.  It isn't the right procedure for everyone and sometimes a neck lift is the only answer for correction of the problem.  The nice thing with neck lifts is that it is possible to do the procedure in the office under local anesthesia in some patients.  The best thing to do is to meet with a local board-certified plastic surgeon and learn from them what is best for you.  Good luck.

This is something that is best addressed with surgery, as there are really no effective non-surgical treatments for improving a "waddle" under the chin. Photos would really be necessary to give you the best advice, but I can make some recommendations on treatments that can improve the area. Depending on the age of the patient and elasticity of the skin, submental/jowl liposuction yields a great result. Depending on the patient's needs, the best overall result would be from a necklift, (with liposuction of the neck if necessary), and platysmaplasty, removing skin around the ears if needed. From here, I would recommend a consult with a board certified surgeon who uses computer imaging software. He/she can morph your photo, and give you an idea of how the final result of surgery may appear. Thank you, and I hope this helps!

If it is just fat causing the waddle under the chin, then liposuction does great for that for roughly $2500. If it is a little loose skin then a platysmaplasty with lipo procedure for $4500 is the answer and if it is a lot of loose skin then a lower face/neck lift for $8500 takes care of it easily. All these procedures are done under local anesthesia and make a dramatic improvement and are fairly easy to undergo. Sincerely,

David Hansen,MD