FDA Approves Drug to Treat Chin Fat
LatestAn injectable drug that targets fat below the chin is now FDA-approved.
Kybella is described as “a treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe fat below the chin known as submental fat” (aka a double chin), according to the FDA’s site. The drug works by mimicking actual body fat; once injected (they say) it effectively kills fat cells. Treatment caps out at 50 injections per session:
…with up to six single treatments administered no less than one month apart. Kybella is being provided in single patient use vials and should not be diluted or mixed with any other compounds.
One caveat: