Is There a Procedure to Slim Down Asian Face?
asked 2 years ago by i want to be pretty in california
Latest answer by William Portuese, MD
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Tags: face, female, Asian, fat, round, shape, thin
I'm an Asian female with a relatively round face frame compared to a lot of Americans who have pointier, slimmer face shapes even though they are a lot heavier than me overall.
I researched Botox jawline improvement but don't think that's what I need. I want to reshape my face and eliminate the fat on the side(since the frame is larger, it holds more fat? When I smile, the fat on the side makes my face appear even rounder), but since there is not an excessive amount of fat, I don't think I am able to get Liposuction.
4 answers to Is There a Procedure to Slim Down Asian Face?
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Surgical option to slim down Asian face
There are procedures that can be done to slim the Asian face down such as buccal fat pad removal. However, we do not recommend this procedure because the face loses fat over time with the aging process.
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Is there a procedure to slim down Asian face?
There are LOTS of such procedures. That in itself should tell you that none is always applicable to everybody and each varies in its aggressiveness.
What CAN BE done depends on your individual examination. A lot of literature on such procedures comes from South Korea where several factors are being tackled.
"Moon Faces" due to a large malar fat pad, can be turned more into an upside down tapered pear shape by removal of Bichat's fat pad.
Roundness of the face due to masseter...
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Facial changes in Asians
It doesn't matter if you are Asian or Causcasian, it all boils down to individual anatomy. I suspect that if you don't have a lot of subcutaneous fat, your shape is due to bony structure of your mandible or hypertrophy of your masseter muscle for which there are described methods of treatment. Alternatively, there can be deeper fat, the buccal fat pad, that might also contribute to the cheeky look.
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It depends on what specifically you want done.
Most patients that I've seen like what you describe need nothing done! They get into problems when a doctor tells them he can slim it down with liposuction. Over 30 years I've seen dozens of patients with irregularities or no noticeable change from before after spending a lot of money. Also, as you age this will be a benefit to you in that you won't end up with that gaunt look you see in many thin faces as they age.
