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0:00When it comes to achieving a sharper
0:01face, how should we know if we should
0:03continue cutting down our total body fat
0:05percentage or if we should use something
0:07more localized to completely destroy the
0:09fat area? Now, I've personally used
0:12quite a few of these methods which I'm
0:14going to list in this video trying to
0:16fix my own fat distribution even while
0:18being lean. And yes, I have bulked up
0:20now a decent chunk. And when you bulk
0:23up, the remaining fat cells will enlarge
0:25still, so the driver's gets hidden. But
0:27nonetheless, I still made progress and
0:29so can you. Included on this list are
0:31ways that I would melt fat off my face
0:33using things like cavitation and certain
0:36>> [music]
0:36>> niches of pharmacology. So, today I'm
0:38ranking targeted fat loss methods all
0:40the way from the basics down to the fat
0:43dissolvers devices and other sorts of
0:46methods used to directly locally target
0:49fat deposits. And for reference, I'm
0:51going to be scoring them based on how
0:53effective they can be and if it would be
0:55a good or bad choice for the changes you
0:58want. Because we have to remember that
0:59the face is made up of different fat
1:01compartments including things like the
1:03buccal region, the malar region,
1:05nasolabial region, and the submental
1:08region. So, each of these areas have
1:10different targeting aspects. We'll start
1:13with one of the most commonly discussed
1:14lipolytic agents, which is Aqualyx. Now,
1:17Aqualyx is often marketed as a fat
1:19dissolver that can be used entirely
1:21across the face. It's made up of
1:23something called sodium deoxycholate,
1:25which is a sort of detergent agent. And
1:28this essentially will break down the
1:29cell walls where it's subjected. There
1:31are warnings concerning this product
1:33including scarring, infections, skin
1:35necrosis, etc. And the studies on it are
1:37quite mixed and actually quite poorly
1:39standardized. It is a real product that
1:42technically works, but honestly, I think
1:44there are much better fat dissolvers
1:46compared to things like Aqualyx.
1:47Especially given the fact that you'll be
1:49extensively swollen for such a long
1:51period of time and the results are
1:53actually quite minimal. I mean, when you
1:54actually look for results of things like
1:57Aqualyx, it's barely even noticeable if
1:59any. In of what I would prefer more over
2:02traditional Aqualyx would be something
2:04like PPC with a combination of a
2:07detergent base in Aqualyx, and the
2:09sodium deoxycholate does have the
2:12technically best evidence behind it for
2:15destroying the fat cells, but PPC can
2:18dispense and transport lipids more
2:20proactively, so combining them can
2:22actually be a bit more effective. And
2:24there are actual studies backing this
2:26up, including a few mentioning increases
2:29in hormone-sensitive lipase. This is a
2:31gene expression that can essentially
2:33reduce soft tissue mass. Another 2017
2:36study showing actual cell death rather
2:39than conventional lipolysis. And another
2:412022 study confirming my bias towards
2:44combining the use of PPC and
2:47deoxycholate.
2:49Here, PPC induced apoptosis and
2:51enzymatic lipolysis, and they actually
2:54found a synergy between what I just
2:56mentioned.
2:57There are also tons of other little
2:59pharmacology mechanisms you could
3:01include in the formulation. An example
3:03could be L-carnitine, for example, for
3:05shuttling fatty acids. And a lot of the
3:08more advanced fat-dissolving
3:09formulations have acknowledged these and
3:11put them into newer formulas. Now, what
3:14about something like fasting? I mean,
3:16you've probably seen a decent chunk of
3:18people after fasting losing quite a bit
3:21of facial volume. That will technically
3:23reduce facial fat if you actually lose
3:26fat from that region in the first place.
3:28But this is only through the deficit it
3:30creates. If your calories match your
3:32daily burning, then you're really not
3:35going to make a difference. So, there's
3:36not really any special pathway fasting
3:39targets when it comes to destroying your
3:41facial fat. But it is something
3:43completely free you can do, and
3:45something that could be a healthy habit
3:47uh given some circumstances. But in
3:50terms of being an effective fat loss
3:52method for the cheeks, for example, it's
3:54probably going to go in C tier. Most of
3:57you watching this probably are suffering
3:58from very stubborn fat. Now, an
4:00experimental protocol I've been testing
4:02is using something called topical BAM15.
4:06And this is a cream that can burn the
4:08fat underneath it, but not exactly
4:10destroy the fat cells. Essentially, it's
4:12going to make your fat cells more
4:13inefficient, making your mitochondria
4:16burn more energy. And there's already
4:17been studies done on animals showing
4:19that when mice would consume the BAM15
4:22orally, they would lose fat even when
4:25keeping their calories at maintenance.
4:27So, the cream is more experimental and
4:29hasn't been tested in humans yet. This
4:31is something that I had custom
4:32formulated specifically to reach the fat
4:35layers. It's still being tested, so
4:38there's really no clear answer. But what
4:39I can say from personal experience is I
4:41definitely notice initial depletion, and
4:45if the cream is actually over applied, I
4:47can get some swelling. So, it definitely
4:49seems to be doing something. I'm
4:50thinking it's probably inducing maybe
4:53some local glycogen depletion. But for
4:55now, we really won't know, and I'll have
4:57to do some more ultrasound tests to see
4:59what happens. So, I'll put this into the
5:02D tier rank.
5:03Now, nicotine gets sold as an appetite
5:05suppressant to help you lean out your
5:07face, and many people associate smokers
5:09with having leaner faces.
5:12It is going to go into D tier, however,
5:14the appetite suppression isn't anything
5:16too insane, and the way it's going to
5:18take off is going to just be systemic,
5:19and that could be anywhere on your body.
5:22Now, what about GLP-1s? Because you
5:23probably heard of things like Ozempic
5:25face or skeleton face when people take
5:28these compounds. Now, GLP-1s like
5:30Ozempic or tirzepatide do result in
5:32significant amounts of systemic fat
5:35loss. Retatrutide recently hit 28 to 30%
5:39body weight loss in most recent phase 3
5:42trials. And so, these do act
5:44systemically and can be effective for
5:46face fat, but it depends on your
5:48genetics in the first place. But there
5:50was a 2025 study actually looking at the
5:53drop in mid-face volume using GLP-1s,
5:55and for about every 10 kilos lost, about
5:587% of that volume was lost alongside.
6:01The catch is most of this is superficial
6:03fat, which is the fat directly
6:05underneath your skin. Deep fat barely
6:07tracked weight loss at all, and often
6:09times this is the fat that can actually
6:10be quite stubborn. So, of course,
6:12overall fat loss is going to reduce
6:14facial fat in most people, but even with
6:17something like GLP's, you're not going
6:18to be able to target the fat cells
6:20locally. It's still something that can
6:21be useful for a lot of people who have
6:23issues with their weight. However, I
6:25will say if you have to get so
6:27ridiculously death-tier lean to even
6:29look somewhat good in your face, you
6:31should honestly just go with more of a
6:33localized approach. Because if we're
6:34being realistic here, maintaining that
6:36low of a body fat percentage just to
6:38look good over time is going to
6:40significantly degrade your health. It's
6:42already been shown that things like
6:44Ozempic can actually lead to bone loss,
6:46and yes, a lot of this can be due to
6:48mechanical tension, but you have to keep
6:49in mind that the mechanical tension you
6:51experience on your bones relates to the
6:54actual amount of mass placed on them in
6:56the first place. So, overall, it can
6:58100% be very effective for fat loss,
7:00just nothing to localize. I'll put it in
7:02an A tier just because of how effective
7:04it can be for many people. Now, this is
7:07a common surgical buzzword you've
7:09probably heard, but it's going to
7:10regards something called buccal fat
7:12removal. Now, buccal fat removal
7:14actually consists of removing the deep
7:16fat in your buccal region.
7:22If you want to simulate this area, you
7:24can essentially open your mouth slightly
7:27and press in between your teeth. Even
7:29sucking in can kind of simulate to
7:31extent. But, this is essentially where
7:34the buccal fat pad is going to lie. But,
7:36if you're actually going to get this
7:37procedure, you actually have to have a
7:39real cause for it in the first place.
7:41Let's say your problem region of
7:43stubborn fat isn't even in the buccal
7:45region, let's say it's more malar like
7:47mine. If you get buccal fat removal,
7:49you're just going to exaggerate the
7:51puffs on your malar region. This fat pad
7:54also is going to naturally shrink as you
7:56age, it can be one of the most
7:57significant factors when it comes to the
7:58aging process. But, if you actually have
8:01the issue of having high buccal fat
8:03specifically, this is definitely a high
8:05ROI procedure. And based on the surgeons
8:07I've talked to so far, they basically
8:09all say the same thing. Don't get this
8:11procedure if you don't actually have a
8:14buckle issue, a discrepancy that is
8:16visible. Because often times you're
8:18going to be compensating for a lack of
8:20structure, and you'll actually look
8:22worse as you age. So you're going to
8:24need a proper assessment of your face to
8:26actually determine if this is the right
8:28procedure for you. And when it comes to
8:29determining if you have a point on your
8:31face that really sticks out just due to
8:34fat, you can often look and see if this
8:36is the case directly by using something
8:38like a superficial ultrasound like
8:40demonstrated here by me. And as you can
8:42see, the malar region is much thicker
8:45than my buckle region. This is why I
8:47have more hollowness over here and less
8:50hollowness surrounding the malar
8:52submalar region. Now, that's not to say
8:54you can't make significant progress on
8:56these regions as I have, but targeting
8:58places like the malar or nasolabial
9:00region is much harder than targeting the
9:02buckle region. But that aside, targeting
9:05the buckle area can be useful. Once
9:07again, if you actually have that
9:09discrepancy directly in the buckle
9:11region. So if you're someone who
9:12actually needs this procedure, then I'm
9:14going to put this into A tier. Now,
9:16growth hormone is often marketed as a
9:18fat burner, especially for just changing
9:19your overall body composition. It has
9:21been shown in a 2025 analysis to greatly
9:24reduce belly fat, but this is deep belly
9:26fat. This isn't related to our facial
9:28fat layers. So there are real effects,
9:30it's just not super targeted for the
9:32face. I'm going to put this into D tier.
9:34Now you can pass the pat because
9:35depending on what kind of fat you're
9:37dealing with, it's going to require a
9:39targeted solution. Malar fat and buckle
9:41fat are not the same. Subcutaneous fat
9:43and deep fat are not the same. Chin fat,
9:46submental fat, and cheek fat aren't
9:48exactly the same either. The human
9:50physiology can definitely be a difficult
9:52process to navigate, especially when it
9:54comes to merging science with
9:56aesthetics. And thankfully, I am here to
9:58help you guys if you're stuck trying to
9:59figure out what to do with for yourself
10:01personally. Because I've actually been
10:02in the operating room, talked to
10:04surgeons, and done countless amounts of
10:06experiments on myself to assess my
10:08looks. And I've helped countless other
10:09people do the same as well. It really
10:11just takes the right plan and timing.
10:14So, if you're interested in maxing out
10:15your own personal aesthetics, definitely
10:17be sure to check out my community or
10:19private coaching. The link will be in
10:20the description. And now let's go back
10:22to the boards. Let's talk about Kybella,
10:24which is actually an FDA-approved
10:26fat-dissolving agent. Deoxycholic acid
10:28is one of the main ingredients in
10:29Kybella, and most of the research on
10:31this comes from destroying underchin
10:33fat. For the chin itself, this can
10:35definitely be an A tier. But the thing
10:37is, there were tons of warnings posted
10:38by the FDA regarding Kybella, especially
10:40in regions not including that chin
10:43submental region. And in terms of
10:45effectiveness for the actual cheeks,
10:47it's pretty mixed. Anything done in this
10:49region is off-label and experimental.
10:52And based on the results I've tried to
10:54find on this being used in the cheeks,
10:55it looks quite minimal. Once again, I'm
10:57in support of using the main ingredient
11:00here, found with PPC as well. So, for
11:03the underchin region, it can definitely
11:04be A tier. For the rest of your face,
11:06it'll probably go into D tier. And Lemon
11:09Bottle is another fat-dissolving agent
11:11sold as a cheaper Kybella. But there's
11:13actually no reliable human evidence
11:15whatsoever that it reduces facial fat.
11:17And once again, the results I could find
11:20looking for people who did this
11:21off-label were quite limited and really
11:23not impressive whatsoever. Based on
11:25what's known so far, this will probably
11:27go into D tier. Now, calorie deficit is
11:29going to go back to basics of just
11:31losing overall body fat, especially if
11:33you're not lean enough, typically uh if
11:36you're not under that 12 to 15% range if
11:39you're a man. And there are all facial
11:41studies showing that significant weight
11:42loss leads to subcutaneous fat reduction
11:46in the cheeks over time. But if you need
11:48to regain weight, maybe you were going
11:50to bulk a bit like I did, or if you
11:52can't maintain that weight for long
11:54because of health reasons or because
11:56it's too difficult, well then that fat
11:58is simply just going to come back
12:00because the fat cells are simply going
12:02to enlarge. It's definitely S tier
12:04overall just because you do need to get
12:06lean to an extent. But for many people,
12:08getting lean just simply isn't enough
12:11when it comes to getting to their ideal
12:12aesthetics. If you really have a double
12:14chin, then submental liposuction can be
12:16one of the best ROIs. A cannula is going
12:19to physically remove that fat under your
12:21chin, and after that's done, it's
12:23completely gone. There was a 2026 study
12:25done on the satisfaction rates with over
12:2780% satisfaction. But, keep in mind that
12:30of course submental or double chin
12:31doesn't necessarily mean it's just fat.
12:33A large portion of it could be due to
12:35fat, but there are other factors that
12:37can play into this region, including
12:39things like oral volume, for example,
12:41skin tightness, ligament issues,
12:43recessed jaws, bad posturing, or even
12:46weak musculature in that region. But, if
12:48you can easily pinch a large chunk of it
12:51and it's is noticeably sagging away from
12:54the actual bony tissue, it's likely
12:56going to be a good amount of fat, and
12:58getting a submental liposuction would be
13:00a definite S tier. Now, I've seen these
13:03products often marketed towards more
13:05younger individuals, which are jaw
13:07straps. These aren't going to destroy
13:09facial fat what- soever. In fact, they
13:11could even bloat you temporarily. All
13:14compressors are going to do is push soft
13:15tissue inwards, which may look like you
13:18lost some fat, but it's not actually
13:19doing anything. And if you compress the
13:21lymphatic vessels too much, you're
13:23actually just going to get excess
13:25bloating from that over time. These
13:27products are total scam and deserve to
13:29go into F tier. Now, what about
13:31cryolipolysis, aka freezing of the fat
13:34directly, let's say on the submental
13:36underchin region. Now, there are
13:38controlled studies measuring real
13:40reductions in underchin fat, but it's
13:42much less predictable and comes with a
13:43serious complication that can arise. And
13:46this is known as paradoxical adipose
13:48hyperplasia, where the treated fat
13:50actually grows more instead of
13:52shrinking. You could imagine that due to
13:53this risk, I'm not super favorable of
13:55this procedure, especially compared to
13:57something like liposuction. In fact,
13:59I've seen quite a few case reports of
14:01this hyperplasia happening, so I'm
14:03probably never going to recommend this
14:04to anyone. Going into F tier. Now,
14:06something I've experimented with in the
14:08past is something called Adipotide,
14:10which is probably the most interesting
14:11compound on this board you've never
14:12heard of. Because instead of burning fat
14:15or destroying the fat cell membranes,
14:17it's actually going to directly attack
14:19their blood supply. And on obese
14:20monkeys, it's been shown to cause
14:22significant fat loss. But the thing is,
14:24these were monkeys, not actual humans,
14:26so we can't be fully sure what would
14:28happen in one. And it did slightly
14:29damage their kidney tubules, though in
14:31many cases it was found to be
14:33reversible. And over time after
14:35monitoring these monkeys, their weight
14:36actually came back after stopping. But
14:38there wasn't actually a good amount of
14:40follow-up evidence on how much fat was
14:42actually destroyed and not just shrunk
14:44down. There's no good human data and
14:47nothing much on facial fat. When you
14:49look at forum posts of people who've
14:50experimented with this, they usually say
14:52they get random amounts of fat cells
14:54disappearing from random parts of their
14:56body or even localized dispersion. So it
14:59seems interesting, but it'd definitely
15:00be great if scientists came up with a
15:02way to make this more targeted, but for
15:03now this is just going to go into
15:05detail.
15:06Now what about radio frequency devices?
15:08I've actually talked about this quite a
15:09bit. Now radio frequency devices are
15:11often marketed as tightening skin and
15:13removing fat at the same time. But the
15:14thing you have to keep in mind is is
15:16that radio frequency isn't just one type
15:18of treatment. There are multiple types
15:19of treatments and devices that can be
15:21used, some much more effective than
15:23others. So when it comes to choosing a
15:25proper RF device or treatment for the
15:27face specifically, probably the best
15:29ones you'll look into are things like
15:31Morpheus 8. This is a type of RF
15:33microneedling which can actually
15:34penetrate deep enough into the fat
15:36layers and then coagulate them,
15:39destroying the fat cells permanently and
15:41shrinking neighboring ones. And this is
15:43something I talked to Dr. Atlys
15:45specifically about. And what he said is
15:46that you actually have to go quite deep
15:48for this to be effective and reach the
15:50appropriate fat layers, at least 5 mm
15:52deep on the face, which is not a
15:54standard for most Morpheus devices. Most
15:57Morpheus devices go up to 4 mm on the
15:59face. And you have to keep in mind when
16:01this device is being applied to your
16:02face, the skin is going to deform along
16:05with the compression. So if you use the
16:07facial microneedling device and you do
16:09have to prevent some of that disruption.
16:12I've done this treatment myself on the
16:14cheeks and submental, and I've noticed
16:16it significantly improved my submental,
16:18especially. On the cheeks, I noticed
16:20some mild results, though I'm not
16:22exactly sure how many millimeters it
16:24would shave off. And I had a session
16:26recently done, so it's got to be a bit
16:27of time before I'm able to see those
16:29final results. So, the professional
16:31grade RF microneedling devices can
16:33definitely go into probably around the B
16:35tier range, but a weak RF device that
16:38can't do this or just actually is the
16:39skin isn't going to do much if anything
16:42at all, depending. It'll probably go
16:44into D tier. How about ECA, the
16:46ephedrine, caffeine, and aspirin stack?
16:48This is an old-school fat burner and
16:50does have some trial data on it. There
16:52was more fat loss observed than placebo
16:55over 6 months, but none of this was
16:57targeted towards facial fat loss. And
16:58there were actually quite a few negative
16:59side effects that they reported
17:01long-term. Much higher heart rate, much
17:03higher blood pressure, and sleeping
17:05issues. Compared with just regular fat
17:06loss, you're essentially just damaging
17:08your body more over time. It can be
17:10somewhat effective, though, if you're
17:12trying to look good in a short period of
17:14time. Yes, you could argue. And overall,
17:17I'll put this into C tier. Another
17:18experimental compound is something
17:19called ATX-304. And ATX essentially acts
17:22as an energy sense switch in your fat
17:24cells. In mice, it cut body fat
17:26significantly and shifted towards a
17:28burning those fat cells. It's an
17:30interesting mechanism with real mouse
17:32data on it, but no real human evidence
17:34and nothing on facial fat specifically.
17:36I haven't tested this out myself,
17:38either, so I'm going to put this into D
17:39tier. And here's the one you're probably
17:41all interested in, which I've used
17:43personally and talked quite a bit about,
17:45which is called ultrasonic cavitation.
17:48So, ultrasonic cavitation essentially is
17:50going to use ultrasound waves to destroy
17:52and damage fat cells. And this isn't
17:54some mechanism I just made up out of my
17:56head. It's been shown in multiple
17:57studies that focused ultrasound does
17:59indeed destroy human fat cells. And
18:02there are studies actually done on it
18:04with the submental under chin region.
18:06And that's where I come into the mix
18:08because I actually used this directly on
18:10the surface of my face, which was not
18:12recommended at the time. It was actually
18:14quite fear-monger were claiming that it
18:17could make you go blind and deaf, etc.
18:19But I didn't believe in that and tested
18:21out myself and definitely say that I can
18:23see perfectly fine and hear perfectly
18:25fine. And it definitely causes a lot of
18:27initial swelling, but I can definitely
18:29say it works. But when it comes to
18:30actually doing a proper protocol and
18:32selecting the actual device needed for
18:34this region, it's much more difficult
18:36process than you think. Because most
18:38devices aren't medically regulated and
18:40so a lot of them are just scammy, cheap
18:42products. So you have to know exactly
18:44which device to buy it and which device
18:47is actually going to be a effective for
18:49the region you're applying it to. Not
18:51only that, but you need to prevent
18:52fibrosis from happening, which is
18:54essentially just scar tissue build-up in
18:56the cheeks, which can cause things like
18:58permanent edema. But based on my
18:59experience, it has been pretty effective
19:01overall. I will still say surgical
19:03removal is always going to be the best
19:05option. So I'm going to put this around
19:07a B tier. And it is worthy to note as
19:10well that as the fat compartment gets
19:12thinner and thinner and thinner, you're
19:13going to get less results over time
19:15because there's actually less of a
19:16medium for the wave pass through. And
19:18since there's less of a medium, then
19:20you're not able to get the full results
19:22of those waves destroying as many fat
19:25cells as possible. So all things
19:26considered, make sure you try to realize
19:28if you're dealing with overall body fat
19:30or an actual stubborn pocket that needs
19:32to be locally targeted. And be sure to
19:34do enough research when it comes to
19:35these because there can definitely be
19:37some adverse effects following their
19:39usage. If you're willing to learn how to
19:40target these fat deposits directly and
19:42work with me one-on-one, then definitely
19:44check out the link in my bio. That being
19:46said, make sure that you know exactly
19:48that you're dealing with facial fat
19:50because sometimes you may just be
19:51dealing with excess fluid retention. If
19:53you're interested in learning how to
19:54identify and deal with that, then
19:56definitely be sure to check out this
19:57video. Anyways, I hope this content was
19:59useful for you guys. I'll see you in the
20:01next

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