Saving Face: A Ground Breaking New Treatment Makes the Dreaded Double Chin a Thing of the Past
Kybella, the first and only FDA-approved injectable treatment for that under-the- chin wobble—or, in medical terms, submental fat. Utilizing precise injections of deoxycholic acid to destroy fat cells, Kybella, which enjoyed phenomenal success during clinical trials, has emerged as something of a miracle fix—for the appropriate patients, of course. “The ideal patient is someone who has a little extra fat under the chin,” says Dr. Melissa Doft a Manhattan-based plastic surgeon. “Younger patients who have more elastic skin will do better with Kybella than older patients with loose or sagging skin, as the skin of the latter will not bounce back.”