Have you ever wondered what the secret is behind a defined jawline and a more sculpted face?
One of the most sought-after facial features by my patients is a well-defined jawline. More than just a trend, it’s the pursuit of a face that reflects youth, confidence, and harmony. A sculpted jawline visually elongates the neck, accentuates the cheekbones, and projects a younger image.
If you’re wondering how to define your jawline and achieve that harmonious profile, stay with me. Today, I’ll share the most effective solutions to help you get there.
🧐 Why Does Facial Definition Fade? Discover the 4 Main Causes
Many of my patients ask me why they’ve lost firmness around their neck, particularly in the jaw area. The answer is complex, but let me break it down for you simply:
🧬 Genetics and Fat Distribution
You may have noticed that your body stores fat in a way that’s similar to your mom or grandmother. Our bodies are “programmed” to store fat in specific areas, even when we maintain a healthy weight. Just as genetics determine our eye color, height, or facial features, it also influences how we accumulate fat.
If you notice that your parents or grandparents have less-defined jawlines or tend to accumulate fat in their necks, you may be genetically predisposed to develop a double chin. Interestingly, this predisposition can even affect people who are slim. Your body might choose to store fat in the cheeks and beneath the jaw.
This localized fat is incredibly stubborn and resistant to disappearing, even with a healthy diet and exercise.
🍎 Beyond Overweight: Your Diet
It’s important to understand that overweight is the main cause of a double chin. When we gain weight, fat is distributed across our body… and the face and neck are no exception. As I mentioned earlier, some people are prone to developing a double chin, having prominent cheeks, and a thick neck, which makes their face lose its natural angles.
But beyond increased body fat, your diet plays a huge role. A diet high in salt (sodium) can cause fluid retention, making your face appear puffier or rounder than it actually is.
⏳ Loss of Collagen and Elastin
Around the age of 25, our bodies begin producing less collagen and elastin, proteins that support the skin. This decrease is gradual, and you may not notice it until after 35 when the skin in the cheeks, neck, and jaw becomes looser and the fat starts to slide downward due to gravity.
The result isn’t just a prominent double chin; significant changes in your facial contour can occur.
Understanding these factors is the first step in addressing the aesthetic issue at its root, ensuring that you achieve the results you desire.
📱 The “Smartphone Neck”: Poor Posture and Habits
Have you ever thought about how many hours you spend looking at your phone, tablet, or computer? When you tilt your head down, the tissues under your chin fold, and over time, this repetitive and prolonged movement weakens the muscles in the area, making the double chin fat more visible.
💎 The Best Treatments for Defining Your Jawline and Facial Contour
If you’ve tried all the natural tips to get rid of your double chin and redefine your facial contour, but nothing seems to work, don’t despair! The reality is that fat beneath the chin is stubborn, resistant, and difficult to treat without the help of a plastic surgeon.
In my experience, the best treatments are:
⚡ Radiofrequency
Radiofrequency is a non-invasive aesthetic treatment that uses electromagnetic waves combined with enzymes to generate heat and deliver it to the deeper layers of the skin.The effect of this treatment involves the contraction of existing collagen and elastin fibers, helping restore skin firmness.
Depending on the case, we may use traditional RF or advanced technologies like RF Microneedling to maximize penetration and results.
💉 Facial Liposuction (Segmental Liposuction)
The ultimate solution for localized fat accumulation and loss of firmness is cosmetic surgery.
Facial liposuction is the gold standard for eliminating a double chin as it allows us to remove fat deposits accumulated along the jawline and neck.
Since it’s segmental, it allows us to remove only the necessary fat to sculpt the facial contour, creating a smooth transition between the neck and jaw. This is crucial to ensure that your bone structure stands out naturally, ensuring a balanced result.
At Soulya, we had the opportunity to train directly with Dr. Mur in Argentina, the creator of the Segmental Facial Liposuction technique. We learned firsthand the anatomical and artistic principles that make this procedure a true revolution in facial rejuvenation. Unlike traditional double chin liposuction, Segmental Facial Liposuction precisely targets different areas of the face—such as the jawline, chin contour, and cheeks—to achieve natural harmony and a more defined profile. This technique combines science, art, and sensitivity, making it ideal for those seeking rejuvenation without losing their essence. Today, we are one of the few plastic surgeons in Mexico who perform this procedure, and we take pride in offering our patients elegant, safe, and profoundly transformative results.
🪄 Facelift
When the issue is not so much fat but skin laxity, a facelift is the most complete solution. This procedure allows us to reposition fallen tissues, tightening the muscles and skin to restore lost firmness to the neck.
We make the incisions around the ear and scalp, making them almost imperceptible, allowing us to work deeply to achieve a natural and lasting result.
✂️ Bichectomy
While bichectomy is not a surgery to remove a double chin, it is used to remove the Buccal Fat Pads from the cheeks. This surgery is used to contour the face and make it look sharper.
It is performed through a small incision inside the mouth, leaving no visible scars. We carefully remove the fat pads so that the middle and lower parts of the face look more streamlined and slim.
At this point, it’s important to know that bichectomy, facelift, and liposuction can be combined for even more stunning results: we not only remove the double chin and facial fat but also rejuvenate the entire face.
🏆 Winning Combinations for Spectacular Results
As a specialist, it’s my duty to speak honestly with you. Many of my patients don’t achieve the results they desire with just one method. This is due to two main factors: significant fat accumulation combined with loss of skin firmness.
The good news is that combining treatments is not only key to achieving satisfactory results but also to a smoother recovery.
For example, combining segmental liposuction with radiofrequency will help stimulate collagen production, prevent post-surgical fibrosis, improve blood and lymphatic circulation, and give you a more youthful appearance.
Now, combining a facelift with bichectomy and neck liposuction is very common for even more incredible results: we not only remove facial and neck fat but also rejuvenate the entire face.
If you have mild to moderate skin laxity, combining neck liposuction with thread lifting is perfect for removing neck fat and subtly redefining your facial contour with a lifting effect, without needing more extensive surgery.
💪 Habits That Work: Prevent Fat Accumulation and Maintain Your Defined Jawline
Since we’ve discussed the best treatments for stubborn fat, we must touch on an important topic: the care you need to follow to maintain your results for a long time.
Here are my best tips:
🥗 Nutrition, Hydration, and Healthy Habits
During liposuction and radiofrequency, we destroy the fat deposits in your neck. However, if you gain weight, residual fat or fat from surrounding areas can grow and swell. To prevent this, it’s crucial to maintain a healthy diet, avoiding excess sugar, soda, and alcohol, which inflame your body.
Sometimes what seems like fat is actually inflammation and fluid retention. If you eat a lot of salt, changing your habits will help you eliminate excess sodium and, therefore, retained water. I recommend drinking more water to flush out the excess sodium from your body, reducing facial and body inflammation.
Maintaining a healthy diet is only possible if you have sustainable habits that will last your lifetime. For example, replacing processed foods and deli meats with lean meat, fruits, and vegetables will nourish your body with vitamins that produce collagen while helping you eliminate excess fluids.
🏃♂️ Exercise Regularly
Maintaining a consistent exercise routine helps preserve muscle tone throughout your body, including your neck. I must clarify that exercise alone doesn’t eliminate localized fat, but practices like yoga can improve your posture and the appearance of your face.
Your neck has muscles that, just like your arms and legs, can be exercised. This is especially helpful if you spend a lot of time looking down.
Facial yoga exercises, stretching, and chewing gum help exercise your neck muscles, improving their appearance.
Don’t forget to improve your posture: try to keep your chin parallel to the floor while walking, working, or using your phone. If you work on the computer, make sure your monitor is at eye level so you don’t have to tilt your head.
💆♀️ Pamper Yourself with Lymphatic Drainage Massages
In addition to radiofrequency, lymphatic drainage is a highly recommended technique to improve your results. These massages stimulate the circulation of lymph, which removes liquids and toxins from your body, maintaining the firmness and elasticity of your skin. Moreover, they are massages you can do regularly to maintain a youthful appearance.
💖 Take the First Step Toward a More Sculpted and Defined Face
As you’ve seen, the question of “how to get rid of a double chin and facial fat” doesn’t have a single answer, just like defining your jawline doesn’t have a one-size-fits-all approach: it’s the result of understanding the causes and choosing the solution that best suits your particular case.
My professional advice is to avoid obsessing over home remedies and instead consult specialists, such as those at Soulya, to analyze your specific case. Every neck and face is different. You may only need to correct skin laxity with a light facelift, or perhaps neck liposuction will be enough to achieve the profile you’ve always dreamed of.
What’s most important is not just eliminating the fat but harmonizing your face so you look and feel spectacular!
My commitment to patients goes beyond the procedure: I want to hear your expectations, address your concerns, and design the best strategy together to achieve the most natural results possible.
Defining your jawline is a step toward a more balanced face that reflects the beauty within you. This is the moment to stop wondering how to do it and start making plans to achieve it.
Book your plastic surgery in Tijuana Mexico today. The Soulya team is excited to guide you on this journey toward your best version.
