Double chin
Cosmetic Surgery - Plastic Surgery - Aesthetic Medicine - Reconstructive Surgery
A double chin is a fatty deposit that collects under the chin. It
increases the size of the face, gradually destroying its profile. A
double chin tends to prematurely age the appearance of the person. A
double chin is not necessarily linked to obesity. An unsightly double
chin can occur despite a normal healthy weight. Once it is permanently
present, only a medical intervention can make it disappear.
The medical techniques used are:
- The infiltration of a hyperosmolar solution (there is a specific
fluid for each patient that will cause explosion of the fat cells;
waste disposal will be through the lymphatic system and then the
urine).
- the morpholiposculpture, a new technique, which provides a non-surgical alternative to liposuction.
- liposuction or lipoaspiration technical improvements to which have permitted the treatment of the face and neck.
Only surgeons specialized in aesthetic or reconstructive plastic surgery can perform all of these techniques.
The abnormally high development of adipocytes or fat cells in certain
parts of the human body is the source of fatty deposits causing a
double chin. This build-up is called cellulite. In the presence of
fatty deposits, the skin takes on a soft and flaccid consistency with
an «orange peel" looks: dimpled and grainy.
The lymphatic system should normally eliminate this by draining the
water and toxins that accumulate in fatty tissue, but this system is
not a pump and depends on muscle contraction, not the bloodstream.
The formation of fat deposits is more rapid than their removal by
muscle contraction. As time passes, the more fatty deposits harden and
become significant. Cellulite develops. The double chin becomes
permanent.
The presence of these fatty deposits is often linked to more
sedentary lifestyles with a lack of exercise. Weight gain is a major
factor in the appearance of fatty deposits but successive regimes,
alternating loss and weight gain may also be an aggravating factor for
cellulite. Hormonal imbalances (oestrogens) at the time of puberty,
pregnancy or menopause predispose people to the development of fatty
deposits. Alcohol and tobacco are found amongst the factors
contributing to the development of fatty deposits.