โKybella is an excellent alternative to liposuction for patients who want a non-surgical treatment to improve the appearance of a double chin.โ
– Dr. Lupo
According to a 2014 survey by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, approximately seven out of 10 consumers are bothered by submental fullness (also known as a double chin). Submental fullness is a common yet undertreated condition that can detract from an otherwise balanced and harmonious facial appearance – leading to an older and heavier look. Submental fullness can affect both women and men of all ages and weight, and it is often resistant to diet and exercise and can be influenced by multiple factors including aging and genetics.
An insight to destroying excess fat with Kybellaยฎ explained by Dr. Mary Lupo
What is KYBELLAยฎ?
The active ingredient in KYBELLAยฎ is deoxycholic acid. This acid is produced by the gallbladder.
It is produced by the gallbladder to emulsify fat for proper digestion.
How does KYBELLAยฎ work?
- KYBELLAยฎ is injected into the area of fat.
- The fat within the fat cells is immediately emulsified.
- The fat cells explode and are permanently destroyed.
What are the side effects of KYBELLAยฎ?
Swelling and numbness are the common side effects to be prepared for when undergoing treatment.
This is a great non-surgical option for the permanent reduction of excess fat.
The FDA recently approved the first and only non-surgical treatment for reduction of submental fullness called Kybella (formerly known as ATX-101). It has been under development for more than nine years, and it is the subject of over 20 clinical studies involving more than 2,600 patients. Dr. Lupo was one of the investigators during the clinical trial, and she has been named a trainer for Kythera, the makers of Kybella.
Kybella is a non-human and non-animal patented formulation of deoxycholic acid, a naturally-occurring molecule in the body that aids in the breakdown and absorption of dietary fat. When injected into subcutaneous fat, Kybella causes the destruction of fat cells, followed by a natural healing and elimination process to improve the chin profile. Once destroyed, those cells cannot store or accumulate fat. Patients who want to dramatically improve their jawline with non-surgical options can be treated with Kybella in conjunction with dermal fillers and/or radio-frequency and ultrasound devices for additional definition and skin tightening.
Kybellaยฎ treatment at Lupo Center for Aesthetic and General Dermatology - Dr. Mary Lupo
What is Kybellaยฎ?
Kybellaยฎ is Deoxycholic acid. The fat inside the cells explodes from the emulsification, causing a permanent disruption and destruction of the fat cells.
What should someone expect when getting Kybellaยฎ?
We use Kybellaยฎ at the Lupo Center for submental fullness, but we also use it to shrink the fatty deposits along the jawline, often called the jowls.
Patients who are getting Kybellaยฎ should expect one to two weeks of swelling, and we at our clinic here at the Lupo Center make sure that patients understand this.
What are the benefits of Kybellaยฎ?
The beauty of Kybellaยฎ is whatever fat cells are destroyed by the process are permanently destroyed. We find that using Kybellaยฎ for the submental fullness or double chin results in a more accentuated and defined jawline.
All patients are candidates for Kybellaยฎ who have submental fullness and are willing to accept the one week of swelling, perhaps occasional bruising and numbness.
Kybella is administered by injections into the fat under the chin through a series of treatments spaced no less than one month apart. Many patients experienced visible results in two to four treatments, and up to six treatments may be administered depending on the desired outcome of the patient and treating physician. Once the aesthetic response is achieved, retreatment is not expected.
If you are interested in learning more about this treatment or to see if you are a candidate, please contact our office to schedule a consultation.
Our Kybella treatments are trusted by patients from the entire New Orleans area, including Lakeview, Mid-City, Metairie, Gentilly, Uptown and Bucktown neighborhoods.
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Dr. Lupo discussesthe benefits of Kybella
So one of the most exciting new products on the market right now is Kybella. Kybella is Deoxycholate โ I was very very proud to be part of the clinical trial that resulted in the FDA approval of this product.
This is a first in kind product that is used as an injectable to dissolve sub mental chin fat โ in other words dissolve your double chin. This is going to be extremely popular in my practice because I am non-surgical and I donโt do face lifts, and I donโt do liposuction. So this is a tool that we have โ it is a nonsurgical noninvasive. It is a series of injections that cause destruction of the fat cells.
Now one of the things my patients want to know is โ how does this fit in with Exilis? How does it fill in with other procedures for my neck and for my face so this is what I tell my patients. Kybella will over a very short period of time, dissolve your double chin. If you are using this in conjunction which a device such as Exilis then you will get skin tightening and in addition to that I will often add filler along the jaw line for jaw line lift and definition and occasionally a neuromodulator such as Botox or Dysport to inject into the platysma muscle of the neck โ the platysma muscle is the muscle that actually pulls your face down. So it is a synergy of treatment. What we are doing is we are dissolving the fat, we are tightening the skin and we are injecting and augmenting and defining the jaw line, with an injectable filler โ and we are decreasing the platysma pull down of the lower face, and what does this achieve? This achieves a face lift like effect for a sculpted and defined chin and jaw line.
