I have a really asymmetrical jawline and it destroys my confidence. What I would call my better looking side is where my jawline is smaller and doesn't stick out as much because it is sharper/more defined looking whereas the other side of my jaw is more rounded and looks bigger which makes my face look fatter on that side. Would liposuction fix this as I would like the bigger side to be made smaller to match the other half and I do not want to get fillers/implants to make the smaller side bigger
June 1, 2022
Answer: Facial asymmetry Did human face is highly asymmetrical on all people. Only 2% of the population have some thing that even resembles a symmetrical face. During embiological development the human face forms as two separate independent halves that eventually fuse in the midline. Incomplete fusion or failure to fuse properly creates birthday effects like cleft lips or cleft pallets. Because the two sides of the face form independently they inherently tend to be quite different. Soft tissues tend to be very consistent from side to side and from person to person. What differentiates each person‘s facial appearance and what creates the asymmetry on a human face is based on bone structure. Your fat layers are even an equal on both sides. An attempt to manipulate soft tissues to treat a skeletal issue will simply create two asymmetries that don’t equal each other out or match. Having liposuction is not the same as reducing your facial skeletal structure. Is this some plastic and incorrect approach that has a high likelihood to leading to results that are less than what you had hoped for or worse. The human brain is highly accustomed to seeing asymmetry as being normal. In fact when most people see appearly symmetrical face that’s computer generated they fly defined the appearance odd and less attractive than a naturally asymmetrical face. Intervention is indicated when the degree of asymmetry causes people to take a second look or notice. Because the human mind is accustomed to seeing substantial asymmetry as normal most asymmetries go unrecognized as representing an issue or something wrong. I agree that your asymmetry is slightly more than average but treatment for this is not nearly as simplistic as you may think. The success of the treatment depends primarily on if it treats the underlying cause and in your case that needs to address bone structure. If not it’s probably better to leave good enough alone. I question if anybody ever looks at you and wonders why one side of her face looks different. Ask yourself when was the last time you looked at someone and asked yourself by that person has two different sides of their face? It’s probably been a very long time or possibly never. When we see people who are born with congenital deformity‘s, have had accidents or injuries that create visual disturbances we see them immediately. The human mind does not see facial asymmetry in the same way. If you want a proper assessment then you should have in person consultations with oral surgeons or plastic surgeons with cranial facial Fellowship training. Simply going in and requesting liposuction on 1/2 of your face is going to create problems. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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June 1, 2022
Answer: Facial asymmetry Did human face is highly asymmetrical on all people. Only 2% of the population have some thing that even resembles a symmetrical face. During embiological development the human face forms as two separate independent halves that eventually fuse in the midline. Incomplete fusion or failure to fuse properly creates birthday effects like cleft lips or cleft pallets. Because the two sides of the face form independently they inherently tend to be quite different. Soft tissues tend to be very consistent from side to side and from person to person. What differentiates each person‘s facial appearance and what creates the asymmetry on a human face is based on bone structure. Your fat layers are even an equal on both sides. An attempt to manipulate soft tissues to treat a skeletal issue will simply create two asymmetries that don’t equal each other out or match. Having liposuction is not the same as reducing your facial skeletal structure. Is this some plastic and incorrect approach that has a high likelihood to leading to results that are less than what you had hoped for or worse. The human brain is highly accustomed to seeing asymmetry as being normal. In fact when most people see appearly symmetrical face that’s computer generated they fly defined the appearance odd and less attractive than a naturally asymmetrical face. Intervention is indicated when the degree of asymmetry causes people to take a second look or notice. Because the human mind is accustomed to seeing substantial asymmetry as normal most asymmetries go unrecognized as representing an issue or something wrong. I agree that your asymmetry is slightly more than average but treatment for this is not nearly as simplistic as you may think. The success of the treatment depends primarily on if it treats the underlying cause and in your case that needs to address bone structure. If not it’s probably better to leave good enough alone. I question if anybody ever looks at you and wonders why one side of her face looks different. Ask yourself when was the last time you looked at someone and asked yourself by that person has two different sides of their face? It’s probably been a very long time or possibly never. When we see people who are born with congenital deformity‘s, have had accidents or injuries that create visual disturbances we see them immediately. The human mind does not see facial asymmetry in the same way. If you want a proper assessment then you should have in person consultations with oral surgeons or plastic surgeons with cranial facial Fellowship training. Simply going in and requesting liposuction on 1/2 of your face is going to create problems. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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