There are a lot of people who have a double chin. In fact, it's a common cosmetic complaint among both men and women. Even in naturally thin people, genetics can cause accumulation of fat under the jaw-line and within the upper neck region. Although diet and exercise can help reduce the amount of fat in the chin area, it can't rid the double chin for everyone.

You can exercise muscles, but you can't exercise fat. Although chin exercises can help improve muscle tone, it does nothing for fat. Chin straps and other devices meant to reduce chin fat can also be ineffective. Quite often, diet and exercise can help rid the body of excess fat, including chin fat. However, there can come a point when a person's body is slender, yet the chin fat remains. This is where chin liposuction can help.

In the past, chin tucks and facelifts were the only option available for eliminating a double chin. Although very effective options, the newer chin liposuction procedures have fewer side effects, less scarring, and faster recovery time.

Chin liposuction has become increasing popular over the past few years and is now a very common cosmetic procedure. Not only is liposuction of the chin quite effective in removing fat and eliminating the appearance of a double chin, it also promotes natural tightening of loose skin in the neck and chin areas. One of the most popular methods of chin liposuction is tumescent liposuction. This method of liposuction uses a solution of local anesthetic to numb the chin area and break up the fat from the surrounding tissues, making it much easier to suction out.

The skin incisions now used in chin liposuction are quite small compared to the ones required in a chin tuck or facelift. As a result, the incisions heal very quickly. These smaller incisions are made possible through the smaller instruments that are now able to be used due to advances in liposuction technology. The size of the cannula (tube) used in chin liposuction is about the size of the lead used in a #2 pencil. The newer techniques also allow the incisions to be placed in discreet areas so that they are not easily noticed.

Diet and exercise can be very effective in reducing a double chin. But if your double chin is not due to being overweight, then chin liposuction can be an excellent alternative.