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Small Fit Injection

A contour injection delivers small amounts of medication into areas of the face where fat stands out, such as under the chin, along the jawline and in the cheeks, to reduce the fat in those spots. It is often called a V-line injection. Its purpose is different from facial injections that relax muscles or fill in hollow areas.

Unlike facial contouring surgery, which reshapes bone, contouring injections cannot change the size of the cheekbones or jaw, and the change is limited to how much the fat layer thins.

When the swelling settles and when the contour starts to change after a facial contouring injection depend on the ingredients, dose and area, and they vary from person to person. For the first few days, bruising and swelling can make the jawline look softer rather than sharper, so the change is judged after the swelling has gone down.

The effect of a single contouring injection also varies widely with the amount of fat, so after the first session we look at how you responded and decide whether to continue at intervals of 2 to 4 weeks.

How long results last depends on the ingredients used, changes in your weight and your lifestyle, so we cannot promise a set number of months. The fat cells that remain in the treated area can grow again if you gain weight, so keeping your facial contours after treatment starts with avoiding significant weight gain.

The overall schedule depends on how many sessions you continue with, so we go over the expected number of sessions at your consultation.

If a double chin comes from fat under the chin, a fat-dissolving injection can help reduce it. A double chin caused by sagging skin, jaw structure or muscle changes little with injections alone, so we examine the cause first.

If you are considering double chin treatment, we also explain how injections differ from surgery such as liposuction and what recovery looks like.

Losing weight can reduce fat under the chin along with fat elsewhere, but exercise cannot target the fat under your chin alone. Facial exercises and massage may ease puffiness for a while, but they do not reduce the fat layer itself.

That is why managing a double chin starts with weight control, and we talk through injections with you when fat under the chin remains even after you have lost weight.

If jowls hanging below the jawline come from loose skin, a fat-dissolving injection alone is unlikely to lift them. Reducing only the fat can make the remaining skin look looser, so when sagging is significant, we will tell you that a method other than injections may suit you better.

Among jaw treatments, injections are a good fit when a pinchable layer of fat along the edge of the jaw blurs its outline. In that case, a fat-dissolving injection along the jaw can help reduce the fat layer and define the jawline.

Injections can be divided across areas where facial fat stands out, such as around the side cheekbones and cheeks. When the cheekbone itself protrudes or the cheeks have hollowed with age, reducing fat can make the face look more sunken, so we first check whether fat is the cause.

Fullness that sits at the front of the cheeks or beside the mouth is treated the same way, with the aim of thinning the fat layer, though an injection cannot remove as much at once as surgery can.

Among cheek fat treatments, injections deliver medication that breaks down fat, while surgery either removes the fat pad inside the cheek through an incision in the mouth or takes fat out with liposuction. Surgery removes the fat in a single procedure but requires an incision and recovery time, while injections reduce the fat layer gradually over several sessions without an incision.

Men often have thicker facial skin and more developed muscles, so we consider both the amount of fat and the effect of muscle when deciding injection sites and the number of sessions. Change can be expected when fat is the cause, as with many double chins in men.

Some contour injections include a steroid to bring down swelling faster after treatment. A steroid contour injection can thin the skin or leave a dent at the injection site and make small blood vessels show through, and the risk grows with repeated injections at short intervals.

Injections without steroids can still cause bruising, swelling and soreness for a few days, and rarely an allergic reaction to the medication. Before treatment, we explain the name and ingredients of the medication used in Small Fit injections, its approved uses and whether it contains a steroid.

Before treatment, tell us if you take blood thinners or supplements that thin the blood, and avoid saunas, alcohol and hard exercise on the day of treatment.