Food and Drug Administration Approves New Injection to Treat Double Chin

The injectable drug contains deoxycholic acid that destroys fat cells by breaking down the cell membrane. The drug will be commercially available in June.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug to treat double chin that can eliminate neck fat in most people without surgery.

Kybella, commercial name of the drug is a deoxycholic acid made by Californa’s Kythera Biopharmaceuticals based in Westlake Village, California.

Get Rid of 'Double Chin' With a Fat-Busting Jab
A new fat-busting injection that promises to get rid of unsightly fat around the jaw line without having to resort to surgery or dieting could be a revolutionary treatment.

Deoxycholic acid is a naturally occurring molecule in the body that helps to absorb fat. A licensed dermatologist can inject the drug under the jawline right into the fat tissue; the procedure takes only a few minutes. The drug destroys the cell membrane of submental fat, causing it to burst. It takes two to three days to heal.

According to a survey by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery in 2014, about 68 percent of people were concerned about excess fat under the chin and neck. Kybella will be commercially available in June.

Kybella was approved after the manufacturer submitted 19 clinical studies involving nearly 2,600 patients. The clinical tests showed that kybella worked to eliminate moderate to severe chin fat.

Get Rid of Your Double Chin Without Surgery
The Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recently, unanimously approved of a new drug injection that can help people get rid of their double chin with a single jab.

Currently, surgery was the only other way to eliminate double chin with traditional liposuction.

According to the FDA, the most common side effects of Kybella are swelling, bruising, pain, numbness, redness and hardness in the treatment area.

Animal Cell Jabs to Remove Double Chins
Dieters could lose their double chins and spare tyres by getting injections of heat-producing cells, say researchers. Heat-producing cells are commonly found in animals and babies.

“It is important to remember that Kybella is only approved for the treatment of fat occurring below the chin, and it is not known if Kybella is safe or effective for treatment outside of this area,” said, Dr. Amy G. Egan, deputy director of the Office of Drug Evaluation III in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Source-Medindia

Pharma Giant Bayer Tests 'Double Chin' Drug
German drugs giant Bayer said Monday it had launched tests into an injectable drug to combat the fat deposits that lead to the dreaded double chin.