Which non surgical treatments for slimmer and more symmetrical face? (Photos)

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Hello, I‘m 24 years old and have always been bothered by my chubby cheeks. I had one treatment of Kybella, targeting my jowls and the nasolabial area but I feel like that didn't do much. I was thinking of getting a thread lift to pull my cheek area up. What kind of non surgical treatments to slim my face/cheek area would you recommend? What other filler/Botox could I possibly get to enhance facial symmetry and overall attractiveness?

Jonathan Kulbersh, MD · Answer

I would not recommend a thread lift at your age. Your photos do not show any sign of skin sagging or jowl formation. Instead, I might suggest buccal fat pad removal. This procedure removes the small pocket of fat from inside the cheek to create a slimmer lower face. Buccal fat pad removal is performed with local anesthesia and incisions inside the mouth. Recovery is typically just a few days. Another option might be Botox injections to the masseter (chewing) muscle. People who clench or grind their teeth sometimes find the activity enlarges this muscle. Botox reduces muscle activity, reducing the size of the masseter and slimming the jawline in the process. If you have symptoms of clenching or grinding (sore jaw, headaches, tooth damage), this treatment will likely reduce those symptoms as well. I encourage you to schedule a consultation with an experienced, board-certified facial plastic surgeon who can assess you in person and tailor a treatment plan to your precise needs and goals.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

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.

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