Mentoplasty involves the use of a surgical chin implant in order to make the lower jaw protrude further. The result of this is to create a more pronounced facial profile, particularly around the jaw lines and chin. This helps to minimize the appearance of a double chin, and has the added bonus of tightening the muscles around the chin and lower neck, which also reduces the appearance of the double chin-creating fat.

Lipodissolve is perhaps unique amongst the surgeries for getting rid of a double chin, since it is non-surgical. Instead, a series of chemical compounds are injected into the double chin, which work on melting away the fat and flushing it through the body via normal bodily functions. Care should be taken with this procedure since there is no FDA regulated mixture for the chemicals, which instead vary from doctor to doctor.

Tumescent Liposuction is a more traditional surgical alternative to Lipodissolve. A small incision is made in the desired area, and a chemical combination is used to swell and dislodge the fat cells. When dislodged, the fat cells can be flushed through the body. The benefits of this type of surgery are that it is usually extremely effective and low impact, requiring only local anaesthetic to perform. However, this is typically the most expensive surgical procedure for removing a double chin.