I always had fat under my chin despite having a normal weight. What procedure would be the best? Thanks! Female, 31, 60kg, 1m73, (I had no sagging skin after giving birth and was able to lose all the weight taken (~7kg) in ~2 weeks)
April 24, 2022
Answer: Removing fat from under the chin There’s more than fat under your chin. The entire area is covered by your platysma muscle and there are also submandibular glands. You are thin and don’t have much subcutaneous fat. The primary reason for each persons facial contour is based on skeletal structure not fat distribution. People who have a Mandible that is small or lacks forward projection in relationship to their maxilla tend to develop a double chin because their oblique muscle will drape obliquely from the tip of the chin to the neck. People with this facial skeletal balance are also prone to developing premature Jowls and the lack of Jawline definition. It often presents with having a mild dental overbite and on profile pictures it shows the upper lip having more forward projection than the lower lip. I don’t think there’s a significant skeletal imbalance but everybody tends to be on one side or the other. If you look at people with what are considered ideal or highly attractive jaw lines they tend to have a projecting Mandible. Liposuction works well in this area if there’s fat to remove. I just don’t think there’s much to remove in your case. Based on the pictures you’ve included your face and neck look completely normal and appropriate. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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April 24, 2022
Answer: Removing fat from under the chin There’s more than fat under your chin. The entire area is covered by your platysma muscle and there are also submandibular glands. You are thin and don’t have much subcutaneous fat. The primary reason for each persons facial contour is based on skeletal structure not fat distribution. People who have a Mandible that is small or lacks forward projection in relationship to their maxilla tend to develop a double chin because their oblique muscle will drape obliquely from the tip of the chin to the neck. People with this facial skeletal balance are also prone to developing premature Jowls and the lack of Jawline definition. It often presents with having a mild dental overbite and on profile pictures it shows the upper lip having more forward projection than the lower lip. I don’t think there’s a significant skeletal imbalance but everybody tends to be on one side or the other. If you look at people with what are considered ideal or highly attractive jaw lines they tend to have a projecting Mandible. Liposuction works well in this area if there’s fat to remove. I just don’t think there’s much to remove in your case. Based on the pictures you’ve included your face and neck look completely normal and appropriate. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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