But let’s back up.
I prefer putting in the work to feel better in my skinwhether mentally or physically.
Cultivating that kind of invisible muscle made me less inclined to prioritize vanity and looking good overfeelinggood.
What happens when hard work still doesn’t feel like enough, though?
In my case, the one insecurity I couldn’t shake was my persistent double chin.
In this case, though, it’s injected through the muscle beneath your chin into thesubmental fat layer.
dispose of the cellular debris.
And, viola, the treatment is complete.
If I was going to do this, I told myself, I would do itright.
After this brief assessment, I sat back and she got to work.
First, a numbing cream was applied below my chin, followed by an ice pack.
And then, almost before I knew it, she was done!
I’d put the pain quotient on par withlaser hair removalbut in about one-tenth of the treatment time.
Kybella causes swelling that is considerable and visibleand it might last up to two weeks, warned Dr. Peredo.
Nor was I willing to shroud myself in outerwear as the spring temperatures climbed into the 80s.
Still, I decided to simply go about my business and let the Kybella-caused swelling run its course.
No Kybella-gone-wrong horror stories here, folks.
That’s not to say, though, that a Kybella treatment is the right option for everyone.
(Up next:What Is Body Neutrality, Exactly?)
