How to Reduce a Double Chin: Is Kybella or Liposuction Right for You?

Authored by: Charlie Chen, M.D.,

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Charlie Chen, a plastic surgeon of San Diego has several great options for double chin reduction, including neck liposuction and Kybella injections. Liposuction is a one-time procedure to remove fat from the neck area.  It is a surgical procedure so it comes along with some downtime, but there is no reason to return for more treatments. Kybella is a non-surgical option. It takes 15 minutes and has minimal downtime. There is some temporary swelling but patients are able to return to work that day. Most patients require four to six treatments so there can be an inconvenience of multiple appointments.

It is important to know both treatments are designed to remove fat from the neck area, not skin. So, it is important to discuss if your double chin is a product of fat or loose skin. If your double chin is a result of loose skin, than a neck lift is the correct surgical procedure. Dr. Charlie Chen has the experience and training to determine which options are best for you.

While having choices is important, Dr. Charlie Chen will carefully curate treatment options that are safe, effective and help you to reach your goals. To learn more about fat reduction options, call 858.255.1538 for a complimentary consultation.

The Generation of Natural Plastic Surgery

Authored by Charlie Chen, M.D.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Natural plastic surgery is all about looking the way you are suppose to look. It is about subtle changes to enhance your natural beauty. We have evolved from the Pamela Anderson days where bigger is better. Today’s generation doesn’t want the “plastic” look but would rather perform prophylactic intervention to prevent the clock from advancing, or just turn back time to look like themselves in their younger days.  Many people are starting Botox and skin care regiments in their early 20’s and 30’s to help improve the quality and elasticity of their skin. If they are in their 40s or 50s, they are looking for a facelift that makes them look 15 years younger, not windblown.

The results people are looking for are fresh faced, well rested, and rejuvenated; a better version of themselves. A breast augmentation fits their natural body contour, not causing the patient to topple over. A facelift allows them to look like themselves, but a decade younger, well rested, and recharged. Liposuction provides an improved, slender and fit figure, as though all that time at the gym has paid off. All of our results provide patients with a better version of themselves, not transforming to a different “plastic” person. Welcome to the new generation of plastic surgery.

If you are in the San Diego area and would like to discuss a surgical procedures, give our office a call at 858-255-1538 to schedule a free consultation.