Show patients their result before they treat.
Reducing fullness and lax skin under the chin for a more defined jawline and profile.
Sarah Jenkins
Plan #4106 • Lower Face & Neck
Recommended Protocol
Fat Dissolving Treatment
Kybella • For Double Chin
Firming neck cream
At-home maintenance
A double chin (submental fullness) is excess fat and lax skin under the chin, often genetic and resistant to diet and exercise. It's treated with fat-dissolving injections like Kybella, fat-freezing (cryolipolysis), and skin-tightening with RF or ultrasound, usually over a short series. Fat-reduction results are gradual and long-lasting once the fat cells are eliminated.
A double chin, or submental fullness, is excess fat and lax skin beneath the chin and along the upper neck. It is often driven by genetics, weight changes, aging, and loss of skin elasticity, and it blurs the jawline and adds weight to the profile even in otherwise slim patients.
Under-chin treatment is a high-intent request because patients are bothered by it in photos and on video calls, yet it rarely responds to diet or exercise. The provider's goal is to reduce the fullness and tighten the skin for a sculpted profile, usually across a short series. Showing the projected slimmer profile on the patient's own photo is what makes the multi-session plan feel worth it and books the treatment.
Double Chin
Where it appears
Chin, Jawline, Under Chin (Submental)
Facial area
Lower Face & Neck
Treatment paths
10
From in-clinic procedures to at-home regimens, Afters maps the full range of options — so patients can see what each one would do for them, on their own photo, before they commit.
Professional procedures performed by a provider to target the concern directly.
Branded injectables and medical products providers use for this concern.
Medical-grade products patients use between visits to maintain results.
The named injectables, products, and devices patients search for — each lets them preview the result before they commit.
The only FDA-approved injectable to permanently dissolve fat under the chin.
View brandA trending lipolytic injectable marketed for fast fat dissolving — but not FDA-approved in the US.
View brandThe original fat-freezing treatment — CoolSculpting and CoolSculpting Elite reduce stubborn fat without surgery.
View brandPatients rarely come in for just one thing. Browse other concerns Afters can visualize.
Common questions patients ask about double chin — and what practices should be ready to answer.
Genetics, weight changes, aging, and loss of skin elasticity cause fat to accumulate and skin to loosen beneath the chin — and it often persists even in slim, fit patients.
Fat-dissolving injections like Kybella permanently reduce the fat, fat-freezing offers a non-injectable option, and RF or ultrasound tightens the overlying skin. The right mix depends on fat versus laxity.
Yes. Kybella destroys fat cells under the chin, and once eliminated they don't return. Most patients need 2–4 sessions spaced about a month apart for full results.
Most fat-reduction protocols run 2–4 sessions spaced 4–6 weeks apart, with results continuing to refine for weeks after the final treatment.
Fat-dissolving injections cause swelling under the chin for several days to a couple of weeks. Energy-based options typically have little to no downtime.
Afters simulates the outcome on a patient's own photo and builds a visual 12-month plan — so consults convert and average ticket climbs.