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How to Get Rid of Double Chins

November 7th, 2009 by MartinDodge
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Getting Rid of Double Chins

Reducing the fatsAn extra layer of fat carried just below the jaw can give you an extra chin – a double chin. You got it because you’re old and fat, or just fat. If you don’t have a fat neck when you get old, what you might have is a “turkey neck," loose skin hanging down like a wattle. While a double chin is generally more uncomfortable than a turkey neck, both conditions are likely to block your path to becoming the reigning Mr. Universe. Of course, women get them, too. In fact, women are more likely to be bothered by them. Men tend to think they are devastatingly attractive even with a second (and sometimes a third) chin. As a double chin is more noticeable when your jaw is slack, it’s a good idea to keep your mouth shut, even when you are awestruck by something. The same goes for looking down… but you’ve probably already figured these things out.

Double Chin Exercises

How did you get it? Chances are, it’s inherited, but maybe you haven’t exercised your neck enough. In most cases exercise will help, but not cure the condition – excess fat must still be lost to completely cure it. Here is an easy exercise specifically for toning up the chin and neck: Tilt your head to the right. Put a little forward pressure on the back of your head with your opposite hand, not so much that there’s pain – just enough to provide some resistance when you bring your head back to a normal position. Repeat to the left. Do this easy exercise at the office, waiting in line, at traffic lights, well you get the idea. (Learn the Top 10 ways to stay motivated to exercise) You can find many more neck exercises at the University of Maryland’s website.

How to Get Rid of Double Chins: Other Ways

  • Check your posture. Slouching accentuates a double chin; standing tall straightens the neck and pulls those wattles tighter. So does smiling. Try it. Touch your neck while you’re putting on a big smile. Feel how smiling exercises the facial muscles and pulls your neck tight?
  • Consulting a doctorMake a concerted effort to lose weight (Read 7 ways to boost your metabolic rate and lose weight). Keep in mind, there is a good medical reason for reducing or eliminating that neck fat. It can cause sleep apnea, a condition that, if not treated, can lead to circulatory problems and even death.
  • See your doctor for advice about dieting and also let him check out any fluid problem you may have around your chin area. If you’re retaining fluid, that calls for more than just dieting. He may prescribe a diuretic.
  • You also can change your appearance to make the double chin less prominent. Both men and women can style their hair so as not to accentuate the chin. Avoid cuts that put your hair at neck level or longer. Men can either wear open-neck shirts without ties or find the kind of high white collars worn before the 1920’s; these two things either deemphasize the chin or cover it up.A woman trying to cover her double chin with makeupWomen can use makeup that’s a shade darker than their natural skin color along the jaw line, making it appear more prominent and drawing attention away from the neck. Don’t wear chokers or necklaces that are tight; they don’t flatter a flabby neck. For the same reason, don't wear dangly earrings, short necklaces, or low turtleneck sweaters. Open necklines are better, though those high collars from days of yore can work as well for women as men.
  • For those not afraid of surgeons wielding scalpels near your jugular vein, there is the cosmetic neck lift. This can take the form of Botox injections, liposuction, a cervicoplasty to remove excess skin, platysmaplasty to remove or alter neck muscles, or some combination of these. Botox injections to tighten the skin run about $500 per treatment, and they must be repeated. Liposuction runs upward from $1,500, and a total neck lift can run anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000, most medical insurers do not cover this kind of cosmetic surgery.

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    1. Neck Exercises Says:
      September 27th, 2009 at 1:46 pm

      I recommend placing your hands in the front of your neck underneath your chin and with the tips of your fingers push towards the back of your neck.

    2. Real solution Says:
      August 27th, 2009 at 6:29 am

      the real solution here are eggs.. Buy a dozen of so eggs at the grocery store… Then secure your bed with foil… Lay down on the bed and break the eggs on your head allowing the egg juice to run down your neck.. Massage your neck while thinking of chickens.. Do this about 5-6 time a day for about a year.. Results are guranteed …

    3. christopher jennings Says:
      April 24th, 2009 at 10:31 pm

      I have used a back messuager placed under my chin for 5 to 10 minutes twice a day with great results…Good luck!

    4. Joe Mercerville, NJ Says:
      November 16th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

      The cheapest way is to cut a plastic garbage bag so that it fits directly under your chin.
      Make sure that you can tie and tighten slightly.
      Apply vaseline or abolina gel to the area wrap the plastic tiighten and keep it on for 20-30 minutes.
      Idealy, if you could do this procedure in a sauna.
      3-5 x weekly.
      Other alternatives to vasaline or abolina, preparation H.
      No kidding.
      It worked for me and might equal some of the stuff on the market.
      I spent $1.00 for 10 garbage bags at the dollar store and $2 for vaseline.

    5. Lisa P. Says:
      August 21st, 2008 at 3:50 pm

      If you can’t get rid of a double chin, make sure that when pictures of you are taken, the camera is a bit higher than your face, pointing downwards. If the camera is looking up at you, the double chins will be more noticeable and maybe even look bigger than they are. When the camera is pointing down towards you, the rest of your face blocks the double chin.

    6. lauren Says:
      August 17th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

      almost all my family has double chins. ive been trying to keep one but its real hard

      ps i am not fat

    7. she Says:
      July 22nd, 2008 at 3:19 am

      get enough sleep, do the suggested facial exercises, drink lots of water, run

    8. monica Says:
      June 30th, 2008 at 11:28 am

      Someone told me to say my vowels forcefully, really stretching the whole face, neck, chin area. Also, I’m trying to remember to keep my top front teeth touching my lower front teeth. That seems to be helping more, but I’m constantly reminding myself.

    9. asad Says:
      June 17th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

      use velform chin wrap

    10. sushmitha Says:
      April 26th, 2008 at 7:01 am

      Slap under the chin with the back of your hand. When slapping, start gently and build up speed gradually. Do this for a couple of minutes each time, two or three times a day.

    11. nicole Says:
      March 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm

      Hey ! =] I’m doing this beauty course at the moment and i been told to rub my neck like rolling the skin up towards my mouth. Dont know if it has worked or not but worth a try. Well good luck. x

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