Double CHIN

• Avoid strenuous exercise and excessive alcohol use in the 24 hours after treatment.

• Do not massage the area

• There will be swelling around the area post treatment, this can be excessive and may take 2 weeks to subside completely.

• You may experience mild pain post treatment this can be treated with regular cold compress on the first day and paracetamol as instructed by the practitioner.

• Some clients experience temporary numbness under the chin, This sensation generally wears off within 30days on average.

• A mild feeling of warmth or redness my appear on the day of treatment.

• Post treatment a feeling of firmness under the skin can be felt, this will resolve

Most side effects from double chin injection treatment are mild and not permanent. Studies have shown that with each treatment, side effects occur less frequently and to a lesser degree.

The most common side effects we see following treatment:

• Swelling around the area injected. We expect and hope to see swelling, it is a sign that the treatment is working! The fat cells have been emulsified and the process of the medication taking place. We strongly recommend not going back to work following the treatment and using ice on the neck intermittently in the hours after treatment.

• Temporary numbness under the chin. Approximately 50% of patients will feel this slight numbness after treatment, with symptoms wearing off after 30days on average.

• Warmth and Redness, this should be expected on the day following treatment.

Rarer side effects that have been reported include temporary problems with your smile and difficulty swallowing. The risk of affecting the smile is due to the small chance of temporarily affecting the marginal branch of the facial nerve. The anatomy of nerves differs from individual to individual and in 2 % of treatments, a small branch of the facial nerve can be affected. This would present as a temporary problem with the smile muscle as the affected side would be more difficult to perform a full smile. The problem is temporary and the average time to resolve is 44 days.

• An increase in pain, severe pain on the treatment site or the surrounding area.

• Bruising that continues to increase after initial bruising.

• If you experience a darkening of the skin, a purple or white appearance to the skin surrounding the treatment area.

• Blistered that look like cold sores appear at the treatment site and surrounding area.

Swelling after double chin injections peaks on the day of treatment and is most noticeable for the first 5 days Once the initial swelling has settled, it can feel firm under the chin for a few weeks- this is the inflammatory effect if the treatment, and this helps tighten the under-chin area.

All patients experience swelling immediately after double chin injections.

Double chin injections are not safe when pregnant or breastfeeding.

At WDI Clinic, we can use a local anaesthetic to numb the double chin area before injection. After an hour or so, once the local anaesthetic has worn off, it can feel fuller beneath the chin, there may also be an aching sensation. Paracetamol and ice may utilised to reduce this discomfort.