Everyone longs for a perfect jawline and beautifully fully slim neck. But not everyone can achieve it. The neck is one of the most sensitive and trickiest areas of your body since the skin layer of the neck is thinnest. So a lot of care is required in order to maintain its elasticity and beautiful look.
A double chin is a condition that occurs when a layer of fat accumulates below your chin, causing it to sag, creating a wrinkly layer that looks like the second chin.
What causes a double chin
Before getting into details of how to reduce double chin we must know the underlying cause. There are various factors that cause double chin including age, diet, and heredity. Yes, you heard it right! People who have a family history of double chin are often genetically predisposed to developing double chin at certain points of their lives.
By adjusting your diet, workout and medical treatments and you can eliminate your double chin.
Here’s a list of effective ways you can get rid of double chin
Facial Exercise
Facial Exercise is the best nonsurgical approach to reduce double chin fast. They are most effective to slim down the neck. There are various exercises approved by the doctors that naturally reduce double chin. Eating chewing gum can also give you facial muscles a proper workout but too much chewing can lead to an oral rash. Always consult a doctor before opting for any exercise.
Avoid applying perfume on the neck!
Most people apply perfume on their wrists and neck region. But as you know that the neck skin is thin and delicate. The perfume contains many chemicals including alcohol that can dry out your skin. Dryness makes neck skin loses it’s elasticity, making it appear saggy and wrinkled.
Chin-up
Keeping your back straight and chin up improves your posture. It also makes your jawline look sharp. Poor posture weakens the muscles of the neck. This may contribute to a double chin over the course of time. Physiotherapists suggest that muscles play a vital role in headaches. Poor posture can lead to neck tension. Improving your posture will benefit your skin and it will also make your jawline sharper.
Surgery
A double chin can be hereditary. When that’s the case even slim people are predisposed to have a double chin. It doesn’t fluctuate based on weight. Double chin removal surgery are of various types
Chin liposuction. A surgical procedure that removes excess fat from under the chin.
Submentoplasty. surgery procedure that combines smaller incisions and chin liposuction under the chin to tighten the neck muscles.
Neck lift. a surgical procedure that involves tightening the neck skin or removing excess skin. Neck lift gives a contoured appearance to the chin.
Kybella ( the nonsurgical approach)
Kybella is a naturally occurring molecule in your body that aids in reducing double chin. Its function is the digestion of fat. The treatment involves injecting kybella into the patient’s chin and within five to ten minutes the double chin disappears.
But some patients experience stinging and swelling afterward and the treatment is still under research.
Natural healthy diet
Citrus fruits are enriched with vitamin C. Vitamin C has various health benefits. Apart from stabilizing blood pressure, improving heartbeat and booting immunity It enhances skin elasticity and reduces sogginess by aiding collagen production in the body. Also, take a diet rich with omega 3 fatty acids and omega 6 fatty acids. Avocado and nuts are high sources of these good fats. These fats nourish the skin from inside making it appear young and healthy. So choose foods wisely and kiss that double chin goodbye!
Until Next Time,
Team Doctor ASKY!