Why are jowls changing my jawline?

Skin becomes less firm with age, while changes in facial fat and the tissues beneath it alter the outline of the lower face. The area beside the chin can begin to hang below the jaw instead of forming a clear line.

Genetics, sun exposure and substantial weight changes can influence how noticeable this becomes. It is usually a gradual change.

A mild loss of definition may have non-surgical options, but clearly hanging skin cannot be removed by adding fullness. Non-surgical care does not provide the same lift as surgery.

Core Aesthetics can check whether your main concern is loose skin, a less defined chin or another change in the jawline. We explain whether an option available here is likely to help, and when a surgical opinion would be more useful.

Creams can moisturise and make fine surface lines less noticeable, but they do not lift hanging tissue. There is not good evidence that face exercises remove established jowls.

Sun protection helps limit further sun damage. It is worthwhile skin care, but should not be mistaken for a way to reverse loose skin already present.

It may reduce fullness if body fat is contributing, but it can also make loose skin more noticeable. Jowls are not always caused by excess fat, and substantial weight loss can reveal them rather than remove them.

If your weight has recently changed, mention it at the consultation. Healthy weight decisions should be based on your overall health rather than a promised jawline result.

No. Jowls sit along the lower cheeks and jawline; a double chin is fullness beneath the chin. They can appear together, but the cause and useful options may differ.

Looking from the front and side helps separate loose skin, under-chin fullness and chin position. Read the chin and jaw consultation guide for those related questions.

We examine the lower face, ask what has changed and explain what a realistic improvement would involve. If the result you want needs more lifting than non-surgical care can provide, we say so.

You receive the limits, risks, recovery expectations and cost of an appropriate plan before deciding. There is no obligation to have treatment or to add fullness elsewhere in the face.