Double Chin Treatment

Many people struggle with a double chin caused by stubborn submental fat deposits as they age. KYBELLA® is the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved, nonsurgical double chin treatment — and it’s available at our medical aesthetic clinic in Bakersfield. This prescription injectable medication is specifically designed to reduce the appearance of below-the-chin fat. By breaking down, absorbing and destroying fat cells, the result can be a noticeable reduction in fullness under your chin.

KYBELLA® is the best treatment in the aesthetic services industry for double chin. Here are just a few of the benefits you can enjoy with a KYBELLA® treatment:

• Minimally invasive: KYBELLA® is an excellent alternative to surgery and liposuction.
• Fast and easy: The entire injection process takes about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Little to no downtime: Most patients return to their normal daily activities immediately following treatment.
• Long-lasting results: The effects of KYBELLA® are designed to be permanent.

Minutes after your Bakersfield Kybella® doctor injects the medication into your chin area, the solution’s cytolytic properties begin destroying cell membranes of fat cells. Kybella® is almost identical in composition to deoxycholic acid, a substance your body makes to emulsify fat before it is absorbed in the intestines. Once eradicated by Kybella®, these cells can no longer accumulate or store fat. The result — an improved jawline contour and a more streamlined, youthful-looking, chin-to-neck area.

Clinical trials and patient reports describe the following side effects of Kybella® injections: swelling/edema, bruising, numbness, rash/redness, induration or hardness around injection sites, skin tightness and increased warmth at injection sites. Since everyone reacts differently to receiving injections, your body’s natural inflammatory response to treatment may cause swelling that takes one or two weeks to completely subside. Applying ice packs to swelling or bruising will help relieve any discomfort you may experience. Additionally, bruising is minimal enough that it can be concealed easily with cosmetics.

Unlike liposuction or other fat removal surgeries, Kybella® injections will not interrupt your daily routine in the least bit. However, your doctor will ask you to avoid vigorous physical activity for a few days to prevent prolonged bruising and swelling. Your swelling will peak over the first 48 hours but should gradually improve over the following 5-7 days.

Since the deoxycholic acid in Kybella® targets and destroys fat cells, results should be permanent. Reducing your double chin with Kybella® is not like losing weight, which causes shrinkage rather than elimination of fat cells.

Costing only a quarter of what cosmetic surgeons charge for liposuction or fat removal surgery, Kybella® is the most affordable method of reducing double chins. With no downtime needed, you won’t have to miss work or spend days laying in bed waiting for stitches to heal.