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Featured Experts<\/strong>
Dr. David Gilpin<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee 
Dr. Michael Bassiri-Tehrani<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in New York City
Dr. Jason Champagne<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

Tighter skin and fewer wrinkles aren’t the only requests dermatologists and plastic surgeons are getting these days. Inquiries for face-shape changes are on the rise, particularly among younger people, according to Dr. David Gilpin<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. “Patients are asking for this every single day,” he says. “They’ll tell me they don’t like how round their face is or complain that they can’t see their jawline.” Dr. Michael Bassiri-Tehrani<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in New York City, agrees, noting that they’re asking for transformative rather than restorative changes. <\/p>

Here’s where things get interesting: all the doctors we spoke with agree that, whether people are consciously aware of it or not, there’s a universally coveted end result—a heart-shaped face, characterized by width in the upper third of the face and a tapered yet defined jawline<\/a>. Conveniently enough, there’s a variety of treatments available that can help create this desired look, no matter the face shape you were born with. Here, more on the transformational abilities of five of the most effective options.<\/p>

Buccal fat removal<\/a><\/h2>

Buccal fat removal is, more often than not, the first course of action for those who have a round face. Granted, especially when performed on its own, it isn’t going to entirely transform a circle into a heart, but it can definitely get you closer to that goal, says Dr. Gilpin. (More on how it can be combined with other treatments on this list, for even more of an effect, in a moment.) Filler isn’t a good choice here, because these patients already have enough volume and you don’t want to widen the face, notes Dr. Bassiri-Tehrani. “Removing buccal fat helps to create more of a contour without losing that top part of the heart shape,” he says.<\/p>

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Injectable filler<\/a><\/h2>

Fillers are the right pick when you want to augment the midface and lateral cheek, explains Dr. Bassiri-Tehrani, adding that this is often the choice for those with oval faces. “Building up the upper cheek helps to create that heart-shaped tapering from top to bottom,” he explains. Dr. Jason Champagne<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, adds that he also relies on fillers for those who have weak jawlines that need to be enhanced. He uses hyaluronic acid options as well as Radiesse<\/a>, injecting them deep along to bone in order to build up the jawline and make it more prominent.<\/p>

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