After numbing with a large ice pack, the deoxycholic acid is injected with an extremely small needle in a grid-like pattern in the treatment area. The procedure itself only takes a minute or two and is typically well tolerated. However swelling thereafter can be expected, up to 2-3 weeks in most cases. Follow up is done 4 weeks after treatment to assess full results.
Kybella can require one to multiple treatments to achieve desired results depending on each patient, thus a treatment plan will be recommended at time of consultation. Sometimes patients may think they have submental fat, when in fact, platysmal banding, skin laxity, or a strong digastric muscle may be contributing to fullness under the chin and neck region. Therefore, proper assessment must be performed by a trained and skilled aesthetic injector in order to know which patients are proper candidates to receive this treatment.
Patients interested in this treatment often ask if they should lose weight prior to treatment or do Kybella first. This is preferential, although for most patients the marked improvement in how they look and feel after Kybella treatments, often becomes motivation to continue their weight loss or health and fitness journey. Luckily, Kybella works at dissolving submental fat cells independent of patient activity level.
Book a complimentary aesthetic consultation to find out if you are a good candidate for Kybella double chin diminishment.
