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Another possible reason for the appearance of a wide face is prominent masseter muscles, which are the chewing muscles at the angle of the jaw. These muscles can be especially large in patients who chew alot of gum, or grind their teeth at night. The size of these muscles can be reduced quite significantly with botox injections. These injections typically last 4-6 months before needing to be repeated, and there is some recent evidence that after about 10 injections, the muscle stays permanently smaller. Similar to what Dr. Yoo mentioned below, the angle of the jaw can be reduced to narrow the lower face. A heart-shaped face is youthful, and so I would typically prefer to narrow the lower face not the upper face. In the end, the site of narrowing depends on a patient's specific facial shape and goals. Both jaw-narrowing surgery and botox injections to the chewing muscles are probably most common in the Asian community.
Without seeing you in person or photos, it difficult to give you a specific answer, but one of the more common reasons for a "wide face" (especially in asians) is an overly wide zygomatic arch. This can be narrowed with surgery that makes cuts through this bone in 2 or more places allowing it to be moved towards the midline. The incisions are often a very small one just in front of the ear and a second one intra-orally. I would recommend a consultation with someone who is experienced with this type of surgery as I have only described one of the reasons for wide faces. Seek someone who does reconstructive as well as cosmetic facial surgery.
That is an interesting question. A youthful facial shape is heart-shaped, widest around the eyes with a smooth narrowing into the temples and a sharp jawline coming to a point. We all lose volume from our temples with age, what some people call becoming a "peanut head."It sounds like...
Eyelid skin is very thin and very well vascularized (has very good blood flow). The benefit of this is that incisions in the eyelids typically heal very well with little to no stigma of previous surgery. Everybody heals at his or her own unique pace and it can take a few months for incisions to...
Although it's not possible to give you a complete assessment based on your photos, liposuction is an excellent procedure to get a slimmer neck. Fat reduction in the cheeks is not as effective, unless you are having reduction of the buccal fat pads. I would suggest proceeding cautiously,...
Hello! Thank you for your question! Numbness after any surgical procedure is expected for several weeks to months following. As the nerves to the area are traumatized and will then experience a temporary neuropraxia, a transient loss of nerve conduction. This usually resolves over the...
Thanks for the question. After 4-6 weeks your operation area is totally healed and yes you can do exercising and also do other sport activities. I wish you all the best.
Unless you have some wound issues and you should be asking your surgeon about your concerns as your surgeon knows best what was done, what kind of sutures were used and what technique was employed. Your surgeon should be able to provide you the reassurances you need at this time.
