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Seeing an aesthetic procedure all over social media can breed a strange sort of FOMO. (Hey, we’re not immune.) Yet it may be difficult to distinguish for-the-’Gram fads from truly “Worth It” tweaks. Which is why we’re launching a new series on RealSelf: <\/em>Everybody’s Doing It<\/em><\/a>. Each month, we’ll explore all sides of an of-the-moment cosmetic procedure, to bring you the uncensored truth about its efficacy and safety so you can decide if it’s right for you. Here, in our latest installment, we’re dissecting jawline filler and sculpting.<\/em><\/em><\/p>

Is it the new lips? Cheekbones? Butt? I’ve lost track. But according to nearly every beauty outlet predicting 2020 treatment trends at the close of the last decade, the jawline is officially: A Thing.<\/p>

We want it crisp! Razor-sharp! Angular as a Sassoon bob!<\/p>

“The popularity of jawline augmentation is definitely on the rise”—both stateside and abroad, says Dr. Dara Liotta<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon who practices in New York City and Dubai. “People are coming in, specifically, with the goal of making the jawline better, which isn’t something I saw even two years ago. They want a clear step-off between the mandible, or lower jawbone, and the neck underneath—all the way around.” <\/p>

Some attribute the phenomenon to—you guessed it—the selfie effect<\/a>. Others link the jawline’s ascent to our heightened awareness of facial harmony in the age of optimization. “There’s been so much focus on the midface since 2013, when fillers<\/a> were first introduced for that indication, but volume loss doesn’t occur in isolation—the entire skull is resorbing,” explains Dr. Sabrina Fabi<\/a>, a board-certified dermatologic surgeon in San Diego. “I think people have started recognizing a discrepancy between their [volume-enhanced] midface and [untreated] lower face and are now wanting to address it in order to maintain ideal facial proportions.” (For the record, jawline fillers aren’t currently FDA-approved, but doctors commonly use them off-label in this area.)<\/p>

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The Insta-jaw: hardly a point-and-shoot proposition<\/h2>

Many of those aforementioned trend reports position filler as a sort of mandible in a syringe, robust enough to exaggerate one’s God-given bone structure or even restore the definition that time has stolen. And for some folks, sure, rejuvenation may be just that simple: a few quick needle pokes and—voilà!<\/em>—Angelina Jolie. But as a fortysomething staring down the early signs of sagging, I figured there might be more to the story. <\/p>

It took only a few phone calls to confirm my hunch. “You’re right—it isn’t just about putting in some filler,” Dr. Liotta says. “Jawline definition hinges on the difference between how far out<\/em> the jawbone is and how far in<\/em> the area below is—and any number of things can blunt that difference. So, for a lot of patients, just adding filler won’t help them achieve the look they want.”<\/p>

For the more mature among us, the consequences could be far worse. “If the skin along the jawline is loose, and you try to blow it up with filler, it’s going to look ridiculous,” adds board-certified New York City plastic surgeon Dr. Haideh Hirmand<\/a>.<\/p>

Reason being, oftentimes what we dislike about our jawline isn’t related to volume loss—which is what injectable fillers are designed to treat—but rather laxity and sagging. “When things fall, they need to be lifted if you want a natural look,” says Dr. Steven Levine, a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City. “If you add filler, in an attempt to improve drooping or camouflage the jowls, you’ll only widen the jawline and make it appear more masculine.”<\/p>

Profile #goals: deconstructing the ideal jawline<\/h2>

But the complexity of jawline sculpting isn’t ruled by age alone. The individual anatomy of the lower face plays a critical role in determining the acuteness of the angle between your neck and chin. Doctors must consider the size of a patient’s chin, the stoutness of the chewing muscles, the prominence of saliva glands, the position of the hyoid bone<\/a> in the neck, the degree of weakness and banding of the platysma muscle (which stretches up from the collarbone into the lower face), and the thickness of the fatty layer overlying everything. <\/p>

Dental architecture also influences the jawline, says Dr. Lesley Rabach<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in New York City. For starters, “if you have a narrow palate and bite, that can make your jawline look less strong,” she explains. What’s more, certain dental procedures (implants, bridgework) can cause bone loss, which ultimately shortens the height of the upper and lower jaw. “These bones are preserved by the pressure and stimulation of chewing, so if natural teeth are lost, so too is the jawline.”<\/p>

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Facial Bone Changes Over Time, FINAL image of this current series. This image is particularly special to me, as it has high educational value and is very unique. Currently only available as a hand signed Giclee print. Purchase at KevinCease.art\/shop This series has been incredibly fulfilling and fun. I hope you all enjoy my hard work and please don’t forget to comment and share. Thank you!! #medicalart #medicalillustration #bitox #filler #dermalfiller #skull #bones #age #aging #agedefying #plasticsurgeon #plasticsurgery #educational #medical #rn #cosmeticinjector #injectorpractitioner #esthetician #aesthetics #beauty #dermatologist #dermatology #seattleartist #zbrush #c4d #3dartist #galderma #allergan #kevincease<\/a><\/p>

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