Learn More About the Kybella Treatment for Dissolving a Double Chin
At Cassie Lane Aesthetics, patients in the community of Richmond, Virginia, have access to a wide range of solutions for the skin and body. This includes cosmetic injectables that are commonly used in addressing cosmetic concerns that patients have regarding their appearance. In addition to providing skin rejuvenation services for patients with unwanted signs of aging, they also offer a non-surgical solution to the dreaded double chin, or “submental fullness.” This includes chin fat dissolving injections known as Kybella. Finding Kybella treatment “near me” is easy with Cassie Lane Aesthetics!
What is Kybella?
Cassie Lane describes Kybella as “a game-changer in the beauty industry.” Kybella is a cosmetic injectable that helps dissolve fat cells in the chin and neck area. The active ingredient in Kybella is deoxycholic acid, occurring naturally in the body and helps break down and absorb dietary fats. When it is injected into the fatty tissue underneath the chin, it effectively destroys fat cells and produces visible results within a few weeks. It allows patients to address a double chin without surgery, making it a fast, easy, and simple treatment with no downtime or recovery.
How Long Will the Results Last?
Patients will find the gradual changes occurring over several weeks and months and will enjoy these results for quite some time. Even then, patients will often seek regular Kybella injections to help maintain their results and continue to break down unwanted fat cells in this particular area. Double chin fat dissolving injections such as Kybella can be done every six months or years to continue to see the benefits. If patients gain weight after their injections, it can cause the existing fat cells to grow and develop the double chin again. This is why it is essential to live an active lifestyle with a proper diet to maintain weight.
Kybella or PCDC is another product that we carry here in our practice are both fat-dissolving injectables. They incorporate, Kybella is deoxycholic acid and PCDC is the same with an additional acid added in that actually is injected into the submental area or otherwise known as the double chin to dissolve or break down those existing fat cells. But we do assess the degree of skin laxity that you have in that double chin area. This treatment is designed specifically to target subcutaneous fat cells. It’s not going to improve skin laxity. So depending on your age and your tissue presentation, we might rule you out as a candidate if we feel like you’re not going to get the results that you’re looking for. Kybella is typically done in a series of treatments. We will, in your consultation, assess and palpate the amount of tissue that you have and let you know an estimate of how many treatments we would recommend.
Usually, depending on the amount of volume that you have, two to three treatments is recommended. It is important though to keep in mind that while we are eliminating the fat cells in that area with that treatment, there still will be some remaining left behind that can expand with time. So it is important to maintain healthy diet and lifestyle so that you don’t see any weight gain masking your results. You do experience a pretty large degree of swelling in the treatment area, so it is a treatment we recommend doing when you don’t have any upcoming plans in the next couple of weeks. Minor bruising, some soreness is also to be anticipated with the treatment.
Am I a Candidate for Kybella Injections?
To learn more about Kybella or determine if it’s right for you, schedule a consultation with Cassie Lane today. They have an office conveniently located in Richmond, Virginia, and can assist with new and established patients in their practice. Call today to discuss the advantages of Kybella injections!
