Chubby cheeks, lines around mouth. Will fillers hold it up or make it look bigger? (Photo)

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I have chubby cheeks and my lower cheeks make it looks like my face is drooping a bit. Will fillers hold it up or make it look bigger? And how can I slow down the formation of lines around my mouth? I’m only 24

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

It is difficult to tell from the photo provided, but you may be a good candidate for facial fillers.  Different HA products can be used in targeted areas to help contour the face, improve symmetry, and fill areas of lost volume.  Visit with an expert injector in your area to discuss your concerns.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

fillers can contour your face nicely. you should also do at home dermarolling and peels like cosmlean/enlighten (see link).

most of my younger patients do buccal fat pad reduction, facetite/liposuction of the neck, and fillers to chin/cheeks/jawline/temples,  to give them a more chiseled face.  see my IG and links. at home derma-rolling should be started to Improve texture and tone and tightening along jawline (see link where we have a recommended daily skincare and weekly MTS + anteageMD derma-rolling protocol).

For facial slimming a combination of treatments are always needed.  Options include:

1. Buccal fat pad removal to reduce fat on the lower face
2. Factite or Renuvion/J Plasma to tighten the lower face, jawline, and chin to reduce fat and give the jawline and neck tightening and shaping.
3. Botox to the masseter to reduce the muscular size of the jaw giving the face an illusion of being more slender
4. Fillers to the jawline, chin, cheeks, temples and brow help to shape the face and make it more angled and defined

most of my younger patients consider...
5. deep microneelding RF like morpheus every 2-3 months forever to further improvement tightening
6. early face/neck lift if you want a really tight contour and the most extreme improvement in jawline and neck shaping
7. threads, PDO or Instalift, after neck surgery/facetite to further improve the outcomes and give them long term collagen production and shaping
8. Thermage (radio frequency heating) and Ultherapy (ultrasound muscle tightening) yearly to prevent sagging in the future

See an expert who does facial shaping with surgical and non surgical methods to get a comprehensive option.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Solomon Facial Plastic - Thornhill · Answer

Fillers to the lateral portion of your cheeks, along your cheekbone will improve you facial structure and draw the eye towards you eyes. It can also help to lessen the shadows of the folds from your nose to the corner of your mouth. You could also have filler done to the apple of your cheek and or the hollows underneath your eyes.

Leslie Pickens, MD · Answer

It may sound counterintuitive but filler can actually bring definition to the face and cause a slenderizing effect and lift.  Carefully discuss your concerns during a consultation with and injector who will map out for you what to expect.  I would recommend a hyaluronic acid filler for your first time since it can be removed.

Jo Herzog, MD · Answer

It is difficult to judge the balance of your face from the small zoomed in photo an the angle is a little tough as well. However, it looks like you have volume down low but not higher in cheek. A good filler, well placed, can pull this up and actually take advantage of that lower volume.

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