Kybella®
Reduce Fat Without Surgery at Chicago’s Iteld Plastic Surgery
One of the worst parts about being an adult is learning that fat cells are easy come, but not easy go. Even celery-stick diets and months of punishing early-morning runs may be powerless to impact a double chin. This harsh truth is why doctors were excited to announce that years of research and trials had led to the development of Kybella®. Chicago’s Dr. Iteld uses the injectable at Iteld Plastic Surgery to do what calorie counting and sweaty workouts sometimes can’t: Shrink that stubborn bulge on your neck.
The entirely nonsurgical treatment is also good for smoothing out breast creases due to stubborn fat and touching up those areas on the body where evidence of a little overindulgence remains.
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How Kybella® Works
Your body is great at breaking down fat you eat as part of the digestive process. The makers of Kybella® decided to take a page from nature in creating their treatment, which features deoxycholic acid as its active ingredient. That’s the chemical that makes the digestive breakdown happen by damaging fat cells’ ability to hold it all together.
When injected into an area targeted for volume reduction, the deoxycholic acid works by attacking fat cells and freeing the fatty molecules inside. This material is then processed by the body and eliminated.
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Discover more about Kybella® at Chicago′s Iteld Plastic Surgery. Send a message online or call 312.757.4505.
MeetLawrence Iteld, MD
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Lawrence Iteld, MD, is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and a highly regarded Chicago based plastic surgeon, receiving awards from Chicago Magazine’s Top Docs, and Castle Connolly Top Doctors®.
Meet Lawrence Iteld, MD
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf VERIFIED doctor
Lawrence Iteld, MD, is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and a highly regarded Chicago based plastic surgeon, receiving awards from Chicago Magazine’s Top Docs, and Castle Connolly Top Doctors®.
Kybella® FAQs
Minor side effects, such as redness and bruising at the injection site, are natural and to be expected. These will resolve on their own soon after a session. Some swelling is to be expected and can last a few days.
The volume-reducing results of Kybella® take a bit longer to see and for most patients require two to four sessions. The membrane destruction and fat-removal process unfold over the following weeks and months. Throughout this time, you will see your double chin start to recede.
Kybella® is intended for adults who are in good health and want to address small pockets of stubborn fat, but who do not want to choose liposuction. Do you have a double chin? Do you wish you didn’t? Congratulations, you sound like a great candidate for this treatment. A consultation at Iteld Plastic Surgery can confirm whether Kybella® and your cosmetic goals are a match.
Fat is not the only thing that can make a neck look soft and flabby instead of sleek and trim. Loose skin is a known associate of stubborn fat, especially when the fat itself goes away, leaving the skin. Radiofrequency-based treatments tighten away laxity. Talk to the Iteld Plastic Surgery team to discover which treatment options are best for you.