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Article written by: duddy on Mar 24, 2015



Title: Want to get rid of your double chin, now you can without surgery
Written by: duddy on Mar 24, 2015

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An injectable drug, called ATX-101, currently being tested melts away "submental fat", better known as the double chin. According to its makers, ATX-101 can be injected in a clinic and takes just five minutes. It consists of deoxycholic acid, a naturally-occurring molecule that helps us break down fat, which effectively destroys the membranes of fat cells, causing them to burst and then be metabolised by the body.