How to Add Dimension to a Flat Face?

First and foremost, I think you have a very nice face - but, if you’d like to further enhance some of your features, this can certainly be accomplished.

I would recommend dermal fillers to add volume where you think it is lacking. This might be in the cheeks if you feel they are flat, and extending up along the cheekbones. You may also benefit from some light filling in the tear-trough area to reduce the appearance of seeming “tired”. Some subtle plumping to the lips is often something my patients enjoy, too. Depending on your profile view, I may also recommend injecting the chin and along the contour of the jawline to strengthen those features.

As always, be sure to choose a practice that will offer a thorough consultation prior to treatment to determine your needs, goals and appropriate type of dermal filler.

Facial sculpting and contouring can be created with well-placed fillers (Voluma, Radiesse, Bellafill) and Sculptra, which would give improvement in facial balance. Fat or implants are alternatives. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with a facial sculpting expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Hi there! Dimension tweaks and contouring are very much much possible with good injection technique using small quantities of dermal filler. Ensure consultation with an advanced aesthetic practitioner when considering any treatment. Hope this helps!Dr Rupert

Without examining patients in person, looking at a two dimensional photograph does not allow a physician to make accurate diagnoses and I would not be able to make the best recommendation.  From looking at your very young face in this photograph, I see aesthetically pleasing proportions of the convex curvatures of the cheekbones, no atrophy or wasting of volume. Smile folds and marionette lines are common with smiling and looking natural is as important for an actor or actress as plumping up their face. When skin starts to lose tightness, even before the skin shows sagging, then some facial tightening procedures can help maintain one's youthfulness and I suggest in my NYC practice, for many patients who are in this stage, a series of radiofrequency energy treatments such as ThermiSmooth, or one Ultherapy treatment or Thermage. When skin shows its sagging, then more intense Ultherapy treatments, or minimally invasive ThermiTight and Instaflift suture lifting procedures can be done but the latter two procedures have some downtime (although it is much less with InstaLift). When there is volume loss in temples, cheeks, lips and other facial areas, then fillers of different thicknesses, meant for different depths of placement, are recommended. Botox helps lines that are related to muscle movement, and it is especially important for actors to avoid havimg an inexperienced provider over-botoxing their face creating an emotionless mask.  My aesthetic goal is to provide natural looking results, not have my patients spend money on procedures they don't need and to tell patients when they don't need anything yet. This type of recommendation only can be made after an in-person examination, when I view my patients from different angles, and observe their facial contours and lines at rest and with movement.Subtle corrections with small amounts of fillers can create beautiful and significant results in some patients. Finesse and an artistic eye is critical when a provider treats a person's face that needs minimal improvement.

Adding dimensions to your face is based on an artistic eye and ability to achieve proportionate measurements. You can consider a variety of treatments, although generally fillers are probably the most popular. 

If you have a flat face, it may be that you are lacking some projection in the cheek area.  Although I'd have to examine you personally to be sure, you might be a candidate for filler treatment with Voluma - which works really well in this area.All the best,

There are various options to add dimension to the face.  Non operatively, one can use various fillers, (juvederm, sculptra, restylane, etc).  This is a good place to start.  More invasively, there are facial implants that are put in surgically.  Best to see a board certified plastic surgeon or otolaryngologist, (ENT).

Adding dimension to a flat face typically is done with fillers as the most common and simplest approach. Choices include a  variety of fillers such as Sculptra, Radiesse, Restylane, Juvederm, Perlane, etc). All of these fillers last for 1-3 years and  will give you the ability to judge the improvement with improved dimension and volume achieved in the cheek area, pre-jowl and upper lip.If you like the appearance then I would recommend fat transfer as a more permanent solution.

 

Hi,

You have both non surgical and surgical options.  Given the fact that you are young, I would opt for the non surgical option using Juvederm or Restylane.  

-they are made up of the same molecule found in your skin

-it looks and feels natural

-it is temporary, but can give you an idea of what it would look like if you ever wanted a permanent option (fat transfer).

-The procedure can be done with minimal bruising and downtime in the office

-Look at before and after pictures to see if you like the results before picking a physician for your procedure.

Best,

Nima Shemirani

There are many different options to improve a flat face. You will need to consult with a plastic surgeon in person so that he/she can thoroughly examine your face and offer the best suggestion for your individual needs. However, Sculptra is probably the best options for an actress who would want gradual volume restoration. In general you can either use implants (cheek or chin) to create volume, dermal fillers (Sculptra, Juvederm,Restylane, Perlane, Radiesse) or multi level fat grafting to add dimension to the face.