Surgery · Options

How to Get Rid of a Double Chin

The surgical and non-surgical routes compared

Gangnam, Seoul | Board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Jonghwan Choi
KHIDI-registered for international patients · Apgujeong Rewind

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Getting rid of a double chin

How to get rid of a double chin: the options open to you in Korea

The short answer

At Rewind Plastic Surgery in Gangnam, Seoul, a double chin is approached through four routes. Double chin liposuction removes fat above the neck muscle and can add platysma tightening or gland reduction. A deep neck lift takes out fat lying beneath the platysma. A fat dissolving injection course reduces a small pocket of fat over two to three sessions. HIFU skin tightening firms skin and the deep fascial layer but does not remove a fatty double chin. Which route fits depends on what the fullness is made of.

This is a surgical page. The injection and device routes appear here as comparison points for patients weighing an operation; each has its own page for the full detail.

Most people asking how to get rid of a double chin have already tried the obvious things. They may have lost weight and found that the chin stayed, which Rewind's own page lists among the typical reasons patients come in. Chin exercises and straps have their followers, but no clinic material here claims they reduce fat under the jaw.

What remains is a choice between treatments that act on different layers of the neck. Choosing well starts with knowing which layer is responsible, since an option aimed at the wrong one can be carried out perfectly and still change very little.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi examining the area under a patient's chin at the consultation desk
Fig. 01 · The choice of route begins with an examination
Cases

Surgical cases

Two Rewind chins where the surgical option included the muscle

These pairs illustrate the operative route only. In both, suction under the chin was combined with platysma tightening, and in the second the jaw line was treated in the same session. Rewind has not supplied photographs of injection or device results for this page, so none are shown; a placeholder would suggest more than the clinic can document.

Rewind patients · surgical route only

Before: double chin liposuction with deep platysma tightening, side profile After: double chin liposuction with deep platysma tightening, side profile BEFOREAFTER
case 01
Double chin suction with the platysma tightened at the deeper level
Individual results may vary.
Before: jaw line and double chin liposuction with platysma tightening, side profile After: jaw line and double chin liposuction with platysma tightening, side profile BEFOREAFTER
case 02
Jaw line and under-chin suction, platysma drawn together in the same operation
Individual results may vary.

Photographed at the Apgujeong clinic and published unretouched, with every surgical step in the session named. Individual results may vary. Neither pair can show what a lighter option would have achieved on the same neck.

A photograph of an operated chin is useful for seeing the kind of line surgery can produce when muscle and fat are both addressed. It is not evidence that surgery was the only route for that person.

Match

Situation to option

Five double chin situations, and the option each one usually leads to

These are typical patterns seen at examination. They are starting points for a conversation, and plenty of necks combine two of them.

pattern 01
A small soft pocket
A limited amount of fat under an otherwise slim jaw. A fat dissolving course is often discussed first, with liposuction as the single-visit comparison.
pattern 02
A fuller chin, firm skin
More fat above the muscle and skin that still springs back. Double chin liposuction is the usual surgical answer.
pattern 03
Fat plus a slack muscle
Cords or a soft angle that remain when the neck is tensed. Liposuction with platysma tightening is proposed.
pattern 04
Fullness under the muscle
A firm fullness that did not respond to earlier suction, or deep fat seen on imaging. A deep neck lift is discussed.
pattern 05
Mild laxity, little fat
Skin that has started to soften with little fat beneath it. HIFU tightening is the comparison point on the device side.

A gland pushing down beneath the jaw is a sixth finding. Rewind reduces part of it surgically when it is responsible for the bulge, as a step that can be added to chin liposuction.

Devices

HIFU and the double chin

Do HIFU or ultrasound lifting devices work on a double chin?

The question arises because ultrasound treatments are sometimes advertised as a way to slim the chin. The answer turns on what the device is designed to do.

01Target

HIFU heats the deep fascial layer to firm tissue

Rewind's device documentation describes its ultrasound platform as delivering focused energy to the deep fascial layer without injuring the skin surface, stimulating collagen and contracting tissue.

02Limit

It is a tightening treatment for skin, with no fat removal

The documented aims are wrinkle improvement, firmness and a tidier facial line. Removing a volume of fat under the chin is not among them, so a double chin made of fat is outside its reach.

03Declined

Rewind's own HIFU page sets fat-and-muscle fullness aside

Submental fullness caused by fat and the platysma, and not by loose skin, is listed on the clinic's HIFU page as a situation where the device is not the right choice.

04Fit

Where a device can still play a part

Early softening of the skin along the jaw and neck, with little fat, is the situation HIFU is built for. The clinic's device material puts the effect at around six months to a year or more, varying with skin.

05Other energy

Radiofrequency is a separate family

Rewind's device list also describes an InMode handpiece mode aimed at fat cells under the chin and in the cheeks. It works by radiofrequency heat, a separate energy from ultrasound, and is assessed on its own terms.

The consultation room at Rewind where treatment options are compared
Fig. 02 · Device and surgical routes are compared in one room
Surgery

When to operate

When surgery is the right answer for a double chin, and injections or devices are not

A plastic surgery clinic that also offers lighter routes has no reason to push every chin toward the operating room. Surgery earns its place when the cause lies in a structure that needles and energy cannot change.

01Muscle

The platysma has slackened

A loosened neck muscle can only be drawn together and tied by hand. No injection or device repositions it, and removing fat in front of it without that step can leave bands showing.

02Depth

Fat or gland sits beneath the muscle

Fat under the platysma is lifted out directly in a deep neck lift, and an enlarged gland is partly reduced. Both lie beyond the layer that an injection or a cannula works in.

03Volume

There is more fat than a course can sensibly treat

A larger double chin handled by injection would mean repeated sessions with a cumulative result. Liposuction removes the fat in one operation, with a recovery counted in a dressing week and a month of care.

The operating room at Rewind Plastic Surgery in Apgujeong
Fig. 03 · Where the surgical route is carried out
Assess

The consultation

How Rewind sorts double chin options at a single consultation in Apgujeong

Dr. Jonghwan Choi at the operating table under the surgical light

Fig. 04 · The surgeon who assesses also operates

The patient lounge at Rewind in the Richro Building

Fig. 05 · The waiting lounge, Richro Building

One visit to Rewind, on the fourth and fifth floors of the Richro Building in Apgujeong, Gangnam, Seoul, can cover every route on this page. The clinic's material lists a SonoMe ultrasound unit for reading fat thickness, deeper fat and the gland, and an F-RAY facial contour analyser for mapping the height and outline of the face. Appointments run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 to 19:00 and Saturday from 10:00 to 16:00, with Thursday and Sunday closed.

Pinch test for fat above the muscle
Neck tensed to show the platysma
Ultrasound for deep fat and gland
Skin firmness judged by hand
Surgical and non-surgical routes priced
Downtime set against your travel dates
Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon

Board-certified plastic surgeon

Whichever route is chosen, the assessment is made by Dr. Jonghwan Choi, a board-certified plastic surgeon who performs the chin operations himself. Rewind holds KHIDI registration M-2025-01-08-09288 for receiving patients from abroad.

Cost

Side by side

What a double chin costs to treat at Rewind, surgical and non-surgical listed together

Comparing routes by the first figure alone is misleading, because the units differ. An operation is priced once. An injection is priced per session and usually repeated. A device is priced per treatment and its effect is expected to fade over months.

Double chin and jaw line liposuctionSurgical, one operation
₩1,760,000
Liposuction with platysma tighteningSurgical, fat and muscle together
₩5,390,000
Fat dissolving contour injection, 15ccPer session; two to three sessions typical
₩150,000
Ultherapy Prime, 300 linesFocused ultrasound skin tightening
₩1,300,000

Rewind's listed figures, VAT excluded. The surgical lines already include the anesthesia fee. Deep fat removal beneath the muscle is a further surgical addition priced on the deep neck lift page, and the number of injection sessions or device lines you need is set at consultation.

A course of three injection sessions at ₩150,000 each still sits well below ₩1,760,000, which is part of why the injection suits small pockets. For a larger chin the comparison changes, since more sessions would be needed and the muscle would remain untreated.

Start

Lighter or surgical

When a double chin can start with a lighter option, and when it cannot

A lighter option is reasonable to try first when

  • The fat pocket is small and sits above the muscle
  • The neck muscle holds firm when tensed
  • Surgery is not wanted, and several short visits are practical
  • Mild skin softening, with little fat, is the main concern

An operation is usually discussed when

  • Bands or a soft angle point to a slackened platysma
  • Fullness remained after earlier liposuction or injections
  • Imaging shows fat or gland beneath the muscle
  • The volume of fat is more than a short course could reasonably address
  • Loose skin is dominant, in which case a neck lift enters the discussion

Some patients are advised to do nothing yet. If weight is still falling, the chin may change on its own, and treating it mid-way makes the result harder to judge.

Downtime

Recovery compared

Downtime compared: injection, HIFU, liposuction and deep neck lift

For visitors on a fixed itinerary, the recovery each route demands can decide the choice as much as the result. Where the clinic's material states a recovery detail for a route, that detail is used below; the injection line otherwise reflects what is generally seen after injected treatments.

Injection
No anesthesia, no stitches
Some bruising or swelling at the injected area is possible. The clearer change builds over two to three sessions.
HIFU
Daily life straight away
Some bruising or swelling may appear and settle within days. Sauna, hard exercise and alcohol are skipped on the day.
Liposuction
A dressing week
Compression for one week, then a month of no sharp chin bending or forceful turning, with no sauna, strong massage, alcohol or smoking.
Deep neck lift
The same month of care
A week of compression and the same month of neck limits, with a scar of about 2 cm under the chin.

For the surgical routes the clinic records durability of five years or more, varying by individual. No route on this page can promise a particular outcome, and results vary between patients.

Doctor

Professional

At Rewind, one board-certified plastic surgeon carries every case — from the first consultation to the final follow-up. Because a face is a story, and a story deserves a single author.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeonRewind,
Dr. Jonghwan Choi presenting at an academic session
Fig. 06 — Academic presentation, thread-lifting session

Rewind's Doctor

Dr. Jonghwan Choi Medical Director

One surgeon, from the first
consultation to the last follow-up.

A board-certified plastic surgeon devoted to anti-aging lifting — with the precision and restraint built through years of craniofacial practice.

Board-certified plastic surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
10 peer-reviewed publications
Medical Director, Rewind Plastic Surgery
Korean Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Former chief director, Apgujeong Y&T Plastic Surgery
Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
J Craniofac Surg · JKMS · Arch Craniofac Surg
Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
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Questions

Getting rid of a double chin: what patients ask when comparing routes

What are the options for a double chin in Korea?
Four routes are offered in Apgujeong: surgical suction under the chin, a deep neck lift, a short series of fat dissolving injections, and HIFU skin tightening. Surgery handles larger volumes and muscle slackening in one visit, while the lighter two suit a modest pocket or early softening of the skin.
Do HIFU or ultrasound devices remove double chin fat?
No. Rewind describes its ultrasound platform as heating the deep fascial layer to firm skin and tissue. Fat removal is not among its stated aims, and the clinic lists fullness from fat and the platysma as a case where HIFU is not the right choice.
When is surgery the better answer than injections or devices?
When the platysma has slackened, when fat or an enlarged gland sits beneath the muscle, or when there is more fat than a short injection course could reasonably treat. Those causes are out of reach for needles and energy devices.
Can exercises or a chin strap get rid of a double chin?
Rewind makes no claim that exercises or straps reduce fat under the jaw, and this page does not recommend them as treatment. The clinic notes that many patients find the chin stays even after losing weight elsewhere.
Is a double chin always caused by fat?
Often, though not always. Rewind assesses fat above the muscle, a slackened platysma, fat lying beneath the muscle, an enlarged gland under the jaw and skin that has lost firmness. Each calls for a different route, and several can occur in the same neck.
How many fat dissolving sessions would a double chin need?
Rewind material states that the clearest change generally appears after two to three sessions, depending on how much fat is present. The exact number and interval are set by the doctor at consultation after the area has been examined.
Does the ultrasound scan decide which option I get?
It informs the decision. The clinic lists a SonoMe ultrasound unit that reads fat thickness, deeper fat and the gland. The surgeon combines that with a hands-on examination of the muscle and skin before suggesting a route.
Which double chin option has the least downtime?
HIFU, after which daily life usually continues straight away, followed by injections, which need no anesthesia or stitches. Liposuction and a deep neck lift both involve a week of compression and a month of careful neck movement.
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Scientific evidence

Published work on surgical, injectable and ultrasound routes for the chin

One reference per route, roughly: a classic paper on the band deformity that suction alone can leave, two phase 3 programmes on an injectable for submental fat, a prospective study of focused ultrasound on the neck and lower face, and a report on reducing the neck in two planes. They describe the authors’ own methods and patients. The injectable studied in the trials is not identified as the preparation Rewind uses.