The pad of fat that sits along the jaw, just below the bone and towards the angle of the jaw, blurs the jawline the way a double chin blurs the chin, and it is often treated with it. CoolSculpting is FDA-cleared in the US for fat under the jawline since 2018, three years after the clearance for the area under the chin. The small applicator draws the pad in and cools it, one or two cycles a side, usually with no time off work, at Cool Clinic, 130 Harley Street, with the price in writing at a free consultation.
Why this area
The fat under the jawline is a small, defined pad, and the small applicator made for the chin fits it. Cooling the pad to the temperature at which fat cells break down leaves the skin, the nerves and the muscle unharmed, and the body clears the cells over the following weeks, so the line of the jaw sharpens. Where the double chin and the jawline are both soft, the clinician treats them in one plan, the chin first and the sides after, or together.
What the evidence is
The 2018 clearance for the jawline rests on a review of published studies: 228 cycles under the chin and along the jaw, in people with a body mass index from 22.8 to 46.2. Across them the fat layer measured a mean 2.4 mm thinner on ultrasound, and patient satisfaction averaged 85%. The manufacturer's 2022 expert panel sets two to four cycles for the area under the chin and the jawline together.
The session and after
One or two cycles a side, 35 to 60 minutes each, with intense cold and pulling for the first minutes and numbness after. The area is red, firm and sometimes swollen for one to two weeks and can be numb for one to three weeks. The extras reported for the chin and jaw area are a weakness of the lower lip, the tongue pulling to one side and a dry mouth, all temporary. The result can start to show from about four weeks and is judged at two to three months, when we take the after photograph.
Who it suits
A pad you can pinch along the jaw in someone whose weight is steady. The clearance along the jaw covers a body mass index up to 46.2. A blurred jawline that is loose skin rather than fat does not respond to cold, and the clinician says so at the free consultation and names the treatment that does. The double chin page covers the area under the chin, and the full guide the rest.
Not sure you are suitable? Ask the clinician, it is free
Book a free consultation
Call Cool Clinic on 0207 043 1117 or use the form below. The clinician pinches the pad along your jaw, counts the cycles and gives you the price in writing.
