Dear Dr. Seckel, How can I get rid of my double chin? I saw a picture of me from the side and my neck looked awful. I have to lose my double chin! I am a fit person and not fat but my neck looks fat from the side. I don’t want a neck lift-I don’t want scars. Is there a laser procedure for the double chin that works? Thank you, Kelly, Boston, Massachusetts

Dear Kelly,
I hate my double chin too. Millions of people do. A tight neck line and jaw line create a beautiful, youthful and fit look to the face. Previously a surgical neck or face lift was required to correct a double chin and or jowls (see before and after face lift picture below):

Today, a revolutionary new laser liposuction technique can melt fat and tighten skin and correct the double chin and jowls without surgery and neck lift scars! The new laser liposuction technology uses a 924 and combined 924/975 laser wavelength to melt neck fat and tighten chin skin and remove a double chin without surgery, a true nonsurgical neck lift. This new technology is called SlimLipo®, which is very different than SmartLipo®-a 1064nm laser, and Coolipo®, a 1308nm laser, the other two laser liposuction methods.

What Causes Double Chin? - Heredity!
You inherit your chin and neck structure from your parents. Look at mom and dad-chances are if one of them has a double chin or jowls you will too.

Technically, it has to do with the size of your chin bone, the length of your jaw bone, and the position of your hyoid bone-often referred to as your “Adams apple”. If you have a “weak chin”-called microgenia- a short jaw line, and your “Adams apple” is lower down in your neck, you are vulnerable to developing a double chin.

Weight Gain Makes a Double Chin Worse

When you gain weight, fat is stored beneath the skin on your neck. As fat accumulates beneath the neck skin below your chin, the skin bulges and a double chin is made worse.

Facial Aging and Skin Sag Make a Double Chin Worse and Create Jowls

Most people really begin to notice a double chin in their late 30’s, some in their late 20’s. This is because our skin begins to show signs of aging, skin sag or skin laxity, starting in our 30’s. Also, if we don’t eat right and stay fit, our metabolism slows down and we don’t burn off as much fat. The fat accumulates beneath the chin and makes the double chin worse.

How to Get Rid of a Double Chin

Every face is different and requires evaluation and choosing the appropriate method for getting rid of a double chin. However the methods to get rid of a double chin are the following:

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