Your Double Chin Remains the Same After Dieting, And Facial Sagging Has Become Worse?
As summer approaches, many people are starting to diet.
However, if the jawline becomes even less defined even after losing weight, and if the double chin remains the same, the reason may not be a simple fat-related problem.
“I thought that if I lost weight, my jawline would become more defined, but instead, it became even worse.”
This is actually one of the stories we hear most often in the consultation room at Girin Plastic Surgery.
Among the reasons people decide to go on a diet, there is not only the goal of simply reducing body weight.
In many cases, that decision also includes the expectation that the facial line will become more refined and prettier.
When body weight decreases, swelling naturally tends to improve, and because of this, the facial features may appear clearer and more distinct.
For that reason, many people also come to expect that the jawline will become sharper and more clearly defined.
However, in actual clinical practice, there are quite a few patients who experience the exact opposite result.
Korean women, in particular, are under stress from dieting 365 days a year.
Because of this, many try running, weight training, and diet control.
As a result, their overall body weight may decrease, but because the face feels more saggy than before, they may actually look older.
At the same time, the double chin remains, which often becomes an even greater source of concern.
The key to a Beautiful Jawline
When seeing patients in consultation, I hear the phrase “I want to make my face smaller” very often.
However, when we look a little deeper into this statement, we can understand that what patients actually want is not simply to reduce the physical size of the face.
In many cases, the “small face” that patients talk about means a condition in which the jawline appears clearly defined.
It also means that the face looks neatly refined.
In addition, it often means that the side profile appears slim, sharp, and more sophisticated.
In other words, this is closer to a matter of how the face is perceived visually, rather than a matter of the actual size of the face.
A clearly defined jawline does not simply mean that the angle of the jaw is strong or prominent.
Generally, when people say that a jawline is beautiful, they often imagine a shape that is sharply angled and pointed.
However, in reality, simply having a strong angle alone does not easily create a natural and balanced impression.
What is more important is a structure in which the chin and the neck appear naturally separated from each other.
When viewed from the side, the area below the chin and the neck should not appear as if they are connected into one continuous mass.
Instead, the jawline should be recognized as one distinct line.
When this kind of line is visible, it is closer to what we describe as a “refined jawline.”
When this boundary collapses, the face can appear duller regardless of the actual size of the chin.
It can also feel heavier and less refined.
The reason a face appears smaller is not simply because of its actual physical size.
Rather, it lies in the “organized state of the contour.”
One of the parts that patients commonly misunderstand is the idea that “in order for the face to become smaller, the bone must be reduced.”
However, in reality, even when the actual size of the face is the same, a face with a clearly visible jawline can appear smaller.
On the other hand, when the jawline is not defined, the face can appear larger.
This difference is not simply a matter of size.
It is determined by how the viewer’s gaze flows across the face.
When volume remains under the chin, or when the jawline becomes less defined, the gaze is dispersed downward.
As a result, the face can appear wider.
On the contrary, when the jawline is refined, the gaze naturally gathers upward.
This gives the face a smaller, cleaner, and more refined impression.
Especially from the side profile, the difference in the jawline becomes even more clearly visible.
Recently, there are many cases in which people consider the side profile more important than the front view.
This is because the side of the face is frequently exposed in photos and videos.
From the side profile, when the boundary between the chin and neck appears clearly divided, the face gives a much sharper impression.
It also gives a slimmer, more polished, and more sophisticated impression.
On the contrary, if the area below the chin does not fall naturally and instead continues in a dull and heavy way, the face can look larger than it actually is.
In addition, an older-looking impression may also be added.
Because of this, even with the same face, the overall atmosphere can change greatly depending on the condition of the jawline.
In the end, a “small face” means a state in which the structure is well organized.
What Condition Is My Jawline in Right Now? Self-Check
- There is almost no change in the jawline even after losing weight.
- After losing weight, the jawline actually became even less defined.
- The face looks duller and heavier from the side than from the front.
- When pinching the area under the chin, the skin is caught thinly.
- When pushing the chin forward, the jawline changes.
These are the characteristics of cases in which it may be difficult to expect sufficient improvement through methods that simply reduce fat.
Even if you feel that your jawline looks not defined, it is not easy to judge on your own what kind of problem is actually present.
That is why, even in the consultation room at Girin Plastic Surgery, the very first process is to objectively check the current condition.
Through the methods below, you can briefly check the current condition of your jawline and double chin.
1) It Is More Accurate to Check with “Photos” Rather Than a Mirror
First, it is recommended to take photos from both the front and the side.
This is because even if the jawline looks relatively normal from the front, in many cases, the boundary between the chin and neck is not defined when viewed from the side.
In particular, if an angle is not formed between the chin and the neck from the side view, and the line continues in a dull and heavy way, this can be considered a state in which the jawline has become less defined.
Also, if the tissue folding under the chin becomes more prominent when you slightly lower your head, this may be an early sign that a double chin has begun.
2) By Directly Touching Under the Chin, You Can Distinguish Whether It Is “Fat or Sagging”
It can also be helpful to lightly pinch the area under the chin with your fingers.
At this time, if the tissue you feel is thick and firm, there is a high possibility that it is a case with a relatively large amount of fat.
On the other hand, if it feels thin and is easily pinched, skin sagging or decreased elasticity may be affecting the area.
This difference becomes a very important standard when deciding the direction of treatment.
3) If the Jawline Changes When You Push Your Chin Forward, Structural Influence May Also Be Involved
While looking in the mirror, slightly push your chin forward and check how the line under the chin changes.
If the jawline becomes relatively clearer at this time, there is a possibility that the chin structure or position is influencing the appearance.
On the contrary, if there is no major change, the influence of fat or soft tissue may be greater.
4) If the Double Chin Decreases When You Correct Your Posture, Muscle-Use Habits May Be Involved
If you often keep your head pushed forward in daily life, the tissue under the chin can become compressed.
When this happens, the double chin may appear more prominent.
If the double chin decreases when you straighten your back and slightly lift your chin, it may be a case in which posture and muscle-use habits are influencing the appearance.
In other words, it may not simply be a fat-related problem.
5) It Is Also Important to Check the Angle Between the Chin and Neck from the Side Line
When looking at the angle where the chin and neck meet from the side profile, you can judge the current condition relatively objectively.
A normally refined jawline shows a form in which an angle exists between the chin and neck.
When this angle becomes dull or disappears, the jawline begins to look less defined.
I Lost Weight Through Running, but My Face Is Sagging Downward
It can be discouraging when the result does not meet the direction you had expected.
However, the reason the jawline does not become clearly defined even after dieting is not as simple as many people think.
The jawline is not a structure that simply comes back to life just because fat is reduced.
It is a contour created as the skin, muscles, and the soft tissues underneath them maintain balance with one another, from the cheeks to the chin and all the way to the neck.
When this balance is maintained, the boundary between the chin and neck naturally appears.
However, if even one of these elements collapses, the jawline can easily become less defined.
The reason the jawline looks more collapsed after losing weight lies in changes in the soft tissue.
The changes that appear after weight loss do not end simply with the fact that fat has decreased.
The internal balance that had been maintaining the shape of the face changes together.
When volume decreases, the strength that had been supporting it becomes weaker.
The tissue that had been covering that volume remains relatively excessive.
In this condition, the area under the chin changes in a direction that droops downward.
As a result, the boundary between the chin and neck becomes less defined.
Even though weight has clearly been lost, the face may still feel less refined.
Especially from the side profile, the jawline can look collapsed.
Because of this, patients often feel significant stress because the overall impression appears duller and heavier.
In fact, there was a patient who visited Girin Plastic Surgery with concerns about skin laxity and a more noticeable double chin after dieting.
The actual size of the face was small.
The facial features were also truly beautiful.
However, the patient herself felt that her face looked even less defined.
From the front, there did not appear to be a major problem.
However, when we checked the side profile, the boundary between the chin and neck did not connect naturally.
Instead, the area under the chin was seen continuing in a dull and heavy way.
In particular, when taking photos, the deeply hollowed nasolabial folds were a major source of stress.
The double chin and neck wrinkles were also the patient’s greatest areas of concern.
What we confirmed through diagnosis was that this was not simply a condition with a large amount of fat.
While the volume in the upper part of the face had decreased, tissue still remained under the chin.
The muscles that should have supported this area were also maintained in a stretched state.
As a result, the upper part of the face became smaller.
Meanwhile, the lower part remained as it was.
The overall balance was broken, and the jawline appeared even less defined.
In this kind of case, it is difficult to expect sufficient results from an approach that only removes fat.
If only fat is reduced in this state, the amount of excess skin may actually remain even more noticeable.
Therefore, an approach is needed that considers how the current structure should be refined.
Criteria for Determining the Treatment Direction for Facial Sagging
In this patient’s case, the most important point when deciding the treatment direction was not simply “how much remains.”
Rather, the more important point was “which structure has collapsed.”
Just because there was volume under the chin, we did not first consider fat removal.
Instead, it was necessary to go through the process of distinguishing where the cause that was making the current jawline look less defined was located.
As a result, for this patient, we determined that the necessary treatment was not simply an approach that reduces volume.
We judged that the treatment needed to move in a direction that reorganizes the structure under the chin.
Therefore, we performed Girin Plastic Surgery’s own soft tissue contouring together with double chin muscle tightening surgery.
Girin Plastic Surgery’s soft tissue contouring is different in concept from what is commonly thought of as liposuction.
Liposuction is a procedure of removal. However, soft tissue contouring is closer to a process of recreating the line of the jawline.
It is not simply a process of reducing the amount of fat. Rather, it is a process of organizing the tissue that remains under the chin.
At the same time, it recreates the line where the jawline is formed.
During the surgical process, unnecessary fat remaining beneath the skin is organized. Loosened tissue is also organized together.
The structure is then refined so that the jawline can connect naturally.
When this process is performed, the result is not simply that the volume decreases.
Instead, the boundary that had previously looked less defined becomes defined.
As that boundary becomes organized, a clearer contour becomes visible.
Double chin muscle tightening surgery is the process of rebuilding the foundation that supports the jawline.
This surgery is performed by approaching the area through a small incision under the chin.
Through the incision, the fat layer beneath the skin is first organized.
After that, the platysma band located underneath is identified.
The platysma is a muscle that plays an important role in maintaining the boundary between the chin and neck.
In a normal state, it meets at the center and supports the jawline.
However, over time or due to structural reasons, the left and right sides often become separated.
In many cases, they may also become stretched.
A double chin can sag due to fat. However, in many cases, it also appears because of sagging of this muscle.
For this reason, there are quite a few cases in which ordinary fat-dissolving injections cannot resolve the issue.
There are also many cases in which facial liposuction alone cannot resolve the issue sufficiently.
During surgery, the separated muscles are gathered toward the center. They are then firmly sutured.
Through this process, a structure that can support the area under the chin again is created.
When this process is performed, the tissue that had been sagging downward becomes organized.
The boundary between the chin and neck becomes clearer.
The line that had appeared collapsed from the side profile also improves naturally.
Unlike simply removing fat, this surgery restores the “foundation” that creates the jawline.
This is why the difference in results can appear significantly.
Why a Full Facelift Is Not Recommended for Younger Patients
There is also a clear reason why a full facelift was not recommended for a younger patient.
In this patient’s case, because the patient was in a relatively younger age group, we determined that it was not necessary to proceed with a facelift that lifts the entire face.
A facelift is a method that is suitable for cases in which overall skin sagging is severe. It is also suitable for cases in which lifting of the entire face is needed.
On the other hand, this patient’s contour had collapsed due to a localized problem under the chin. For this reason, we determined that precisely correcting only the necessary area could lead to a more natural result.
Rather than unnecessarily expanding the surgical range, choosing an appropriate method that matches the current condition is important. This becomes an important factor both in terms of the completeness of the result and in terms of recovery.
There is a reason why the treatment method differs even for the same double chin.
When seeing patients in consultation, even if they visit with the same concern about a double chin, the treatment method that is actually selected often differs from one patient to another.
Some patients can achieve sufficient change simply by reducing fat.
However, in some cases, the jawline does not come back unless the muscles are organized.
In other cases, the skin condition also needs to be considered together.
Only then can a more stable result be expected.
What is important is not applying the same approach based only on the outward appearance.
What is important is the process of accurately checking the elements that make up the current condition.
Results After Performing Soft Tissue Contouring and Double Chin Muscle Tightening Together at Girin Plastic Surgery
The soft tissue of the sagging jawline was organized through soft tissue contouring.
The nasolabial folds were deeply hollowed.
The asymmetry between the right and left sides was also quite severe.
However, even so, we did not recommend a full facelift.
The patient wanted a natural change.
The most important factor was the patient’s age group.
We determined that sufficient change would be possible simply by improving only the area that caused the patient the greatest stress. The patient also agreed with this treatment direction.
When soft tissue contouring and double chin muscle tightening are performed together, swelling becomes severe for about 48 hours.
After that, the swelling gradually subsides over a period of 2 to 4 weeks.
Stitch removal is usually performed between 7 and 9 days after surgery.
Until the stitches are removed, it is recommended to prevent water from touching the surgical site. Instead, it is better to maintain cleanliness by gently wiping the area with a wet towel.
In addition to this, as postoperative precautions, direct sunlight should be avoided for 3 months after surgery. Sunscreen should also be applied frequently and carefully so that the area can be managed thoroughly.
Red scarring may remain during the recovery process. However, this usually improves after 6 months.
Girin Plastic Surgery is a stem cell-specialized hospital equipped with a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
For this reason, Girin Plastic Surgery is also optimized for scar management.
Rather than making a decision simply based on surgical results or price appeal, we recommend that you carefully consider the concerns you have.
We also recommend carefully considering how those concerns can be approached and resolved.
It is also important to sufficiently refer to the opinions of each specialist.
In addition, the surgical system and the postoperative process are also essential items that must be checked.
Therefore, these should also be reviewed carefully and thoroughly.
Contact us
Your Double Chin Remains the Same After Dieting, And Facial Sagging Has Become Worse?
As summer approaches, many people are starting to diet.
However, if the jawline becomes even less defined even after losing weight, and if the double chin remains the same, the reason may not be a simple fat-related problem.
“I thought that if I lost weight, my jawline would become more defined, but instead, it became even worse.”
This is actually one of the stories we hear most often in the consultation room at Girin Plastic Surgery.
Among the reasons people decide to go on a diet, there is not only the goal of simply reducing body weight.
In many cases, that decision also includes the expectation that the facial line will become more refined and prettier.
When body weight decreases, swelling naturally tends to improve, and because of this, the facial features may appear clearer and more distinct.
For that reason, many people also come to expect that the jawline will become sharper and more clearly defined.
However, in actual clinical practice, there are quite a few patients who experience the exact opposite result.
Korean women, in particular, are under stress from dieting 365 days a year.
Because of this, many try running, weight training, and diet control.
As a result, their overall body weight may decrease, but because the face feels more saggy than before, they may actually look older.
At the same time, the double chin remains, which often becomes an even greater source of concern.
The key to a Beautiful Jawline
When seeing patients in consultation, I hear the phrase “I want to make my face smaller” very often.
However, when we look a little deeper into this statement, we can understand that what patients actually want is not simply to reduce the physical size of the face.
In many cases, the “small face” that patients talk about means a condition in which the jawline appears clearly defined.
It also means that the face looks neatly refined.
In addition, it often means that the side profile appears slim, sharp, and more sophisticated.
In other words, this is closer to a matter of how the face is perceived visually, rather than a matter of the actual size of the face.
A clearly defined jawline does not simply mean that the angle of the jaw is strong or prominent.
Generally, when people say that a jawline is beautiful, they often imagine a shape that is sharply angled and pointed.
However, in reality, simply having a strong angle alone does not easily create a natural and balanced impression.
What is more important is a structure in which the chin and the neck appear naturally separated from each other.
When viewed from the side, the area below the chin and the neck should not appear as if they are connected into one continuous mass.
Instead, the jawline should be recognized as one distinct line.
When this kind of line is visible, it is closer to what we describe as a “refined jawline.”
When this boundary collapses, the face can appear duller regardless of the actual size of the chin.
It can also feel heavier and less refined.
The reason a face appears smaller is not simply because of its actual physical size.
Rather, it lies in the “organized state of the contour.”
One of the parts that patients commonly misunderstand is the idea that “in order for the face to become smaller, the bone must be reduced.”
However, in reality, even when the actual size of the face is the same, a face with a clearly visible jawline can appear smaller.
On the other hand, when the jawline is not defined, the face can appear larger.
This difference is not simply a matter of size.
It is determined by how the viewer’s gaze flows across the face.
When volume remains under the chin, or when the jawline becomes less defined, the gaze is dispersed downward.
As a result, the face can appear wider.
On the contrary, when the jawline is refined, the gaze naturally gathers upward.
This gives the face a smaller, cleaner, and more refined impression.
Especially from the side profile, the difference in the jawline becomes even more clearly visible.
Recently, there are many cases in which people consider the side profile more important than the front view.
This is because the side of the face is frequently exposed in photos and videos.
From the side profile, when the boundary between the chin and neck appears clearly divided, the face gives a much sharper impression.
It also gives a slimmer, more polished, and more sophisticated impression.
On the contrary, if the area below the chin does not fall naturally and instead continues in a dull and heavy way, the face can look larger than it actually is.
In addition, an older-looking impression may also be added.
Because of this, even with the same face, the overall atmosphere can change greatly depending on the condition of the jawline.
In the end, a “small face” means a state in which the structure is well organized.
What Condition Is My Jawline in Right Now? Self-Check
These are the characteristics of cases in which it may be difficult to expect sufficient improvement through methods that simply reduce fat.
Even if you feel that your jawline looks not defined, it is not easy to judge on your own what kind of problem is actually present.
That is why, even in the consultation room at Girin Plastic Surgery, the very first process is to objectively check the current condition.
Through the methods below, you can briefly check the current condition of your jawline and double chin.
1) It Is More Accurate to Check with “Photos” Rather Than a Mirror
First, it is recommended to take photos from both the front and the side.
This is because even if the jawline looks relatively normal from the front, in many cases, the boundary between the chin and neck is not defined when viewed from the side.
In particular, if an angle is not formed between the chin and the neck from the side view, and the line continues in a dull and heavy way, this can be considered a state in which the jawline has become less defined.
Also, if the tissue folding under the chin becomes more prominent when you slightly lower your head, this may be an early sign that a double chin has begun.
2) By Directly Touching Under the Chin, You Can Distinguish Whether It Is “Fat or Sagging”
It can also be helpful to lightly pinch the area under the chin with your fingers.
At this time, if the tissue you feel is thick and firm, there is a high possibility that it is a case with a relatively large amount of fat.
On the other hand, if it feels thin and is easily pinched, skin sagging or decreased elasticity may be affecting the area.
This difference becomes a very important standard when deciding the direction of treatment.
3) If the Jawline Changes When You Push Your Chin Forward, Structural Influence May Also Be Involved
While looking in the mirror, slightly push your chin forward and check how the line under the chin changes.
4) If the Double Chin Decreases When You Correct Your Posture, Muscle-Use Habits May Be Involved
If you often keep your head pushed forward in daily life, the tissue under the chin can become compressed.
When this happens, the double chin may appear more prominent.
If the double chin decreases when you straighten your back and slightly lift your chin, it may be a case in which posture and muscle-use habits are influencing the appearance.
In other words, it may not simply be a fat-related problem.
5) It Is Also Important to Check the Angle Between the Chin and Neck from the Side Line
When looking at the angle where the chin and neck meet from the side profile, you can judge the current condition relatively objectively.
A normally refined jawline shows a form in which an angle exists between the chin and neck.
When this angle becomes dull or disappears, the jawline begins to look less defined.
I Lost Weight Through Running, but My Face Is Sagging Downward
It can be discouraging when the result does not meet the direction you had expected.
However, the reason the jawline does not become clearly defined even after dieting is not as simple as many people think.
The jawline is not a structure that simply comes back to life just because fat is reduced.
It is a contour created as the skin, muscles, and the soft tissues underneath them maintain balance with one another, from the cheeks to the chin and all the way to the neck.
When this balance is maintained, the boundary between the chin and neck naturally appears.
However, if even one of these elements collapses, the jawline can easily become less defined.
The reason the jawline looks more collapsed after losing weight lies in changes in the soft tissue.
The changes that appear after weight loss do not end simply with the fact that fat has decreased.
The internal balance that had been maintaining the shape of the face changes together.
When volume decreases, the strength that had been supporting it becomes weaker.
The tissue that had been covering that volume remains relatively excessive.
In this condition, the area under the chin changes in a direction that droops downward.
As a result, the boundary between the chin and neck becomes less defined.
Even though weight has clearly been lost, the face may still feel less refined.
Especially from the side profile, the jawline can look collapsed.
Because of this, patients often feel significant stress because the overall impression appears duller and heavier.
In fact, there was a patient who visited Girin Plastic Surgery with concerns about skin laxity and a more noticeable double chin after dieting.
The actual size of the face was small.
The facial features were also truly beautiful.
However, the patient herself felt that her face looked even less defined.
From the front, there did not appear to be a major problem.
However, when we checked the side profile, the boundary between the chin and neck did not connect naturally.
Instead, the area under the chin was seen continuing in a dull and heavy way.
In particular, when taking photos, the deeply hollowed nasolabial folds were a major source of stress.
The double chin and neck wrinkles were also the patient’s greatest areas of concern.
What we confirmed through diagnosis was that this was not simply a condition with a large amount of fat.
While the volume in the upper part of the face had decreased, tissue still remained under the chin.
The muscles that should have supported this area were also maintained in a stretched state.
As a result, the upper part of the face became smaller.
Meanwhile, the lower part remained as it was.
The overall balance was broken, and the jawline appeared even less defined.
In this kind of case, it is difficult to expect sufficient results from an approach that only removes fat.
If only fat is reduced in this state, the amount of excess skin may actually remain even more noticeable.
Therefore, an approach is needed that considers how the current structure should be refined.
Criteria for Determining the Treatment Direction for Facial Sagging
In this patient’s case, the most important point when deciding the treatment direction was not simply “how much remains.”
Rather, the more important point was “which structure has collapsed.”
Just because there was volume under the chin, we did not first consider fat removal.
Instead, it was necessary to go through the process of distinguishing where the cause that was making the current jawline look less defined was located.
As a result, for this patient, we determined that the necessary treatment was not simply an approach that reduces volume.
We judged that the treatment needed to move in a direction that reorganizes the structure under the chin.
Therefore, we performed Girin Plastic Surgery’s own soft tissue contouring together with double chin muscle tightening surgery.
Girin Plastic Surgery’s soft tissue contouring is different in concept from what is commonly thought of as liposuction.
Liposuction is a procedure of removal. However, soft tissue contouring is closer to a process of recreating the line of the jawline.
It is not simply a process of reducing the amount of fat. Rather, it is a process of organizing the tissue that remains under the chin.
At the same time, it recreates the line where the jawline is formed.
During the surgical process, unnecessary fat remaining beneath the skin is organized. Loosened tissue is also organized together.
The structure is then refined so that the jawline can connect naturally.
When this process is performed, the result is not simply that the volume decreases.
Instead, the boundary that had previously looked less defined becomes defined.
As that boundary becomes organized, a clearer contour becomes visible.
Double chin muscle tightening surgery is the process of rebuilding the foundation that supports the jawline.
This surgery is performed by approaching the area through a small incision under the chin.
Through the incision, the fat layer beneath the skin is first organized.
After that, the platysma band located underneath is identified.
The platysma is a muscle that plays an important role in maintaining the boundary between the chin and neck.
In a normal state, it meets at the center and supports the jawline.
However, over time or due to structural reasons, the left and right sides often become separated.
In many cases, they may also become stretched.
A double chin can sag due to fat. However, in many cases, it also appears because of sagging of this muscle.
For this reason, there are quite a few cases in which ordinary fat-dissolving injections cannot resolve the issue.
There are also many cases in which facial liposuction alone cannot resolve the issue sufficiently.
During surgery, the separated muscles are gathered toward the center. They are then firmly sutured.
Through this process, a structure that can support the area under the chin again is created.
When this process is performed, the tissue that had been sagging downward becomes organized.
The boundary between the chin and neck becomes clearer.
The line that had appeared collapsed from the side profile also improves naturally.
Unlike simply removing fat, this surgery restores the “foundation” that creates the jawline.
This is why the difference in results can appear significantly.
Why a Full Facelift Is Not Recommended for Younger Patients
There is also a clear reason why a full facelift was not recommended for a younger patient.
In this patient’s case, because the patient was in a relatively younger age group, we determined that it was not necessary to proceed with a facelift that lifts the entire face.
A facelift is a method that is suitable for cases in which overall skin sagging is severe. It is also suitable for cases in which lifting of the entire face is needed.
On the other hand, this patient’s contour had collapsed due to a localized problem under the chin. For this reason, we determined that precisely correcting only the necessary area could lead to a more natural result.
Rather than unnecessarily expanding the surgical range, choosing an appropriate method that matches the current condition is important. This becomes an important factor both in terms of the completeness of the result and in terms of recovery.
There is a reason why the treatment method differs even for the same double chin.
When seeing patients in consultation, even if they visit with the same concern about a double chin, the treatment method that is actually selected often differs from one patient to another.
Some patients can achieve sufficient change simply by reducing fat.
However, in some cases, the jawline does not come back unless the muscles are organized.
In other cases, the skin condition also needs to be considered together.
Only then can a more stable result be expected.
What is important is not applying the same approach based only on the outward appearance.
What is important is the process of accurately checking the elements that make up the current condition.
Results After Performing Soft Tissue Contouring and Double Chin Muscle Tightening Together at Girin Plastic Surgery
The soft tissue of the sagging jawline was organized through soft tissue contouring.
The nasolabial folds were deeply hollowed.
The asymmetry between the right and left sides was also quite severe.
However, even so, we did not recommend a full facelift.
The patient wanted a natural change.
The most important factor was the patient’s age group.
We determined that sufficient change would be possible simply by improving only the area that caused the patient the greatest stress. The patient also agreed with this treatment direction.
When soft tissue contouring and double chin muscle tightening are performed together, swelling becomes severe for about 48 hours.
After that, the swelling gradually subsides over a period of 2 to 4 weeks.
Stitch removal is usually performed between 7 and 9 days after surgery.
Until the stitches are removed, it is recommended to prevent water from touching the surgical site. Instead, it is better to maintain cleanliness by gently wiping the area with a wet towel.
In addition to this, as postoperative precautions, direct sunlight should be avoided for 3 months after surgery. Sunscreen should also be applied frequently and carefully so that the area can be managed thoroughly.
Red scarring may remain during the recovery process. However, this usually improves after 6 months.
Girin Plastic Surgery is a stem cell-specialized hospital equipped with a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
For this reason, Girin Plastic Surgery is also optimized for scar management.
Rather than making a decision simply based on surgical results or price appeal, we recommend that you carefully consider the concerns you have.
We also recommend carefully considering how those concerns can be approached and resolved.
It is also important to sufficiently refer to the opinions of each specialist.
In addition, the surgical system and the postoperative process are also essential items that must be checked.
Therefore, these should also be reviewed carefully and thoroughly.
Contact us