Introduction
A double chin usually occurs in the context of overweight. This is due to the increase in fatty tissue in the region of the chin. On the other hand, a double chin can also define itself with increasing age.
The reason for this is that with aging the connective tissue loses its firmness, so that this can result in hanging skin wrinkles. However, young, slim people can also suffer from a double chin. The cause lies here in the inherited genes. In the following you will learn everything about the double chin and the possibilities of its removal.
These can be the causes
In most cases, weight gain leads to the development of a double chin. This is because, like the rest of the body, fat accumulates in the chin region, so that a bacon fold between the chin and neck becomes visible. The excess fatty tissue then stored in the chin region stimulates the formation of skin cells, so that the disturbing image of the double chin is further accentuated by new skin tissue.
With increasing age, the quality of our connective tissue decreases. This is known from wrinkles that can form anywhere on the body. Aging also has an effect on the chin region.
The skin then becomes increasingly saggy, hanging wrinkles between the neck and chin become visible. Our genes play a major role in our external appearance. If one of the parents has a double chin, this can also lead to the child inheriting such a chin.
The double chin is based on a genetic defect, which is responsible for the storage of excessive fatty tissue under the chin. A sign of such a genetic defect is that the person concerned has a double chin despite being slim. Many diseases of the thyroid gland lead to the image of a thick, swollen neck, which can remind one of a double chin.
An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) can cause the thyroid gland to increase in volume in order to counteract the hypothyroidism. This is clinically visible through a thickened neck region. People who do not take in sufficient iodine with their food can also suffer from this appearance.
Iodine is essential for the production of our thyroid hormones. If there is an iodine deficiency, the thyroid gland cannot produce enough hormones, which in turn leads to an increase in the volume of thyroid tissue. The medical term for this is goiter.
In addition, goiter can also be caused by autoimmune thyroid diseases such as Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s disease. Thyroid tumors can also cause a very thick neck in the affected person. Of course, the above-mentioned thyroid diseases occur with additional symptoms, which is why a doctor should be consulted if the neck region is suspected to be growing. Find out which symptoms occur with an iodine deficiency, under: Iodine deficiency – These signs occur
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