If you have a double chin and you've ever tried to get rid of it, then you know just how hard that can be. For some people diet and exercise doesn't work. This is especially true for naturally skinny people who carry fat in the area of their chin. This can make many people feel like they are doomed to living a life with a double chin.

If you are overweight, diet and exercise can help reduce and even eliminate a double chin. But if being overweight isn't your problem, then your double chin is probably caused by your genes. This can be very frustrating, especially when you know that chin exercises, chin straps, and other devices that claim to reduce chin fat don't work. This is why many people turn to chin liposuction.

Chin liposuction is a very common procedure nowadays. In the past, the only option available was to have a chin tuck or a facelift. However, new techniques in liposuction have made chin lipo the procedure of choice for eliminating a double chin due to the procedure's decreased risks and side effects.

One of the most popular forms of chin liposuction is tumescent liposuction. This method of lipo involves injecting the area of treatment with a mixture of several medications and other natural ingredients. This mixture has two purposes: to numb the area of treatment and help separate the fat from its underlying structures. This method of chin liposuction also has helps to tighten the overlying skin.

Because the cannulas used in chin liposuction nowadays are so small, the incisions made in the skin when performing chin lipo are very tiny. To get an idea of just how small the cannulas are, imagine the size of the lead of a pencil - that's about how wide some of the cannulas are these days. The benefit of the tiny incisions is that they heal a lot faster and they can be made in areas of the chin where they can be barely detected, so scarring is kept to an absolute minimum. This is another reason why patients prefer chin liposuction over a chin tuck.

If you are overweight, exercise and diet can be quite effective in eliminating a double chin. But if you're genetically predisposed to carry a pouch of extra fat in that area, then chin liposuction might be the only way you can get rid of it.