Give me the skinny on Kybella
Kybella is a prescription medication (deoxycholic acid) used in adults to address fat under the chin. The medication is injected in to the subcutaneous (or top layer) of tissue and dissolves fat. While certain providers have found Kybella to be helpful for their patients, I simply don’t think it’s worth your time or money.
The issue with Kybella is threefold.
The need for repeated injections. Often times, you need three or more injections in order to achieve meaningful results. That means three visits and three downtimes. It can turn into a long process to get what you’re wanting.
The inability to address deeper issues within the neck. Kybella only treats the superficial, or top layer, of fat within the area of the neck. For most patients with significant fullness under the chin, it’s not just that top layer of fat causing the issue. More often than not, it’s the deeper fat, muscles, and sometimes glands that need to be addressed in order to achieve a better neck contour. Kybella simply isn’t able to address those deeper structures.
The superiority of surgery. With either isolated neck liposuction or a deep neck lift, a surgeon can more thoroughly address all layers of the neck and achieve a better, more contoured result with one procedure, one cost, and one downtime.
