Question:
Double Chin - is there an exercise or is surgery the only way????
I've been through the entire library twice and can't find much on double chins. I'm still heavy but want to get rid of this chin. I'm fairly short, have a short neck, a rounded face, and the double chin makes me look fat in the face, I mean much more than I do weigh! I hate it. I've been looking at lots of plus size models in catalogs. Although a scarse few look like me. Most of them have these perfect faces with NO hang below the chin. How do they do that? Is there an exercise that can target that area? Or is a lower face lift the only way? (FYI, I'm only 30 and not really wanting to consider a face lift at this age) — Shelly S. (posted on November 14, 2002)
November 13, 2002
I had heard if you lay your head back alittle(to feel the tention) and do
the A E I O U , it is suppose to help. I have been doing it and it seems
to help. Try it, you don't have anything to loose but the 2nd chin. Take
care.
— sandy W.
November 13, 2002
I am right there with you! Starting with a BMI of 'only' 40-41, my neck
and round face was bigger than many that weighed 200 lbs. more than I. All
of my weight is carried up top (apple). I am thrilled to say that I have
lost 5! inches from my neck, and STILL have a little problem there even at
goal (149). I'm thinking that the lift would be the only answer. Mine is
hereditary, exercises don't help me, but you could give them a try. Sorry
I couldn't help you more, just wanted you to know that you were not alone.
I asked a 'neck question' back when I was pre-op and didn't get many
responses, and couldn't find much in the library either. With all this
said, I do want to emphasize that I am MUCH happier with my neck at 13
inches than at 18!!
— Cheri M.
November 13, 2002
I am one of the lucky ones who lost a ton of weight from my face and ended
up with a skinny neck and no double chin ... but there are many people who
store their fat their for some reason, even when they're very close to
"goal." For example, look at Al Roker. Even though he's 20 lbs.
to goal, he still has a sizeable double-chin. My opinion? Plastic surgery
is the only way to solve this problem. You don't really have muscles in
that area that you can exercise much, so you're probably just dealing with
loose, flabby skin.
— Terissa R.
November 13, 2002
i have that problem too i hate it! im thinking of seeing a surgeon for that
but it scares me to death to have anything done to my face.....maybe there
is a cream that can help? i was told face excersises but that dosnt really
help in my opinion .... good luck ... if you find an answer please let me
know!
— Deanna Wise
November 13, 2002
I bought an exercise device called a Profile Toner. It is a hard rubber
ball that fits under the chin. Mine came with a video that demonstrated the
exercises. I believe it helped quite a bit. I am 53 and do have a bit of
loose skin under my chin still, but NOTHING like what it was before. I will
probably have a facelift sometime but this has worked pretty well. I saw it
on a TV infomercial and ordered it, but you can find it online also if you
do a google search, I'm sure. hugs, Ann rny 9/10/99 260/124
— [Deactivated Member]
November 13, 2002
I have always struggled witha double chin even when I was skinny. I did
at one point gaina nd lose forty pounds and lost my double chin too! This
is what I did: Lay on your bed with your head towards the bottom (cannot
have a footboard), line your shoulders evenly with the end of the mattress,
this should leave your head with no support, then just slowly tuck your
chin into your chest. Make sure to line up your teeth and jaw. This worked
like heaven and I plan on starting this exorcise myself once again. Take
care.
— Red T.
November 14, 2002
Clinique makes an Anti-Gravity Cream that I have been using since I lost my
double chin. Also no more wrinkles in the face. People are telling me how
much younger I look. Combine this with neck exercises and it is not bad.
— Sue A.
November 14, 2002
Shelly....I just wanted to say that I took Ann Alan's suggestion below and
searched Google for the Profile Toner (thanks, Ann). You can find this
product, and purchase it (I did) at:
http://www.youcansave.com/profiletoner.html Since losing 85 lbs. I have
gone from a double chin to a saggy chin (when I look in the mirror this is
<b>all</b> I see, and I'm totally OBSESSED with looking at
people's chins now), and I have to do something. No money for plastic
surgery right now, so I'm going to give the Profile Toner a try. The
before/after pictures on the site are impressive. Thanks again, Ann, for
this suggestion. Hopefully it will work as well for me as it did for you.
Hugs, Joy
— [Deactivated Member]
November 14, 2002
This exercise has helped me in the past. I learned about it when I was 14
and went to a Weight Watchers camp. I lean my head back and look upwards.
Then I slightly open my mouth and thrust my Lower jaw outwards. (You
should feel it pull when your head is back). Then what I do is pull my
lower jaw towards my upper jaw (up & down) several times - while still
thrusting out my lower jaw. It's a little hard to explain but you can
really feel it pull when you open and close your mouth. I've started doing
this several times a day and what's left of my double chin should get
better quickly. :o)
— Jennifer A.
November 14, 2002
I also do the Clinique Anti Gravity and the exercises listed by the others
and something is working....Good Luck
Sharon 05/13/02 310/210
— Sharon H.
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