Is there any procedure than can change the shape of your face? (Photo)

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My face is very round. To the point where you you can't see any bone structure/cheek bones. I would like my face to have more demensions/definition to bring out my features. My cheek bones show when smile and when I wear my hair down my face appears longer. I can't smile all the time or wear my hair down all the time. What to do?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

This is my expertise and a huge portion of my practice. Asymmetry is normal and expected. Buccal fat pad gives slimming not symmetry. Masseter botox will make you slimmer and make the jawline more loose. Fillers help give shaping and contouring. If you want perfect or close to perfect symmetry you need maxillofacial surgery or implants customized. I suggest seeing an expert to go through all options. Most of my younger clients use fillers to give them shaping especially on the cheeks, jawline, and chin which make the face look more slim and tight; and threads such as PDO or Instalift can build collagen and support the facial shaping and skin looseness over time, slowing down the aging process and given the face a more “snatched” look; and morpheus8 or PiXel8 deep microneedling RF can tighten crepe skin especially on the neck and jawline and is great for long term tightening of the full face, neck and chest; its often used to give the face a slimmer more sculpted look because it tightens the skin and gives lift. an early face lift can be performed as well even in younger clients if they want a different facial shape, maxillofacial surgery with bone breaking or shaving can also be done. 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 Always use at home derma rolling (see link to Emerageskin x anteageMD roller plus stem cells/hyaluronic acid ampules) and peels like emeragecosmetics enlighten or aerify that can be used to improve skin quality and tighten the skin while improving wrinkles, pigmentation, acne, and Melasma. See an expert who does facial shaping with surgical and non surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

Thanks for your pictures.  You are right on track by starting with a lifestyle change to lose and maintain your weight. Once you reach your goal re-evaluate your face and proceed from that point.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

There is an imbalance in your facial proportions with the lower third of your face being vertically shorter than the upper two-thirds. Lengthening your chin with an implant or osteotomy and slimming the middle third of your face with buccal lipectomies and liposuction would help improve your facial proportions and deround your face.

Ben Talei, MD · Answer

The simplest thing to do for a subtle improvement is to inject a filler like perlane or voluma high and lateral on the cheek bone. Surgically, the biggest effect would come from a buccal fat excision combined with a deep plane cheek lift.  Implants might volumize your face too much

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

HI, Based on the attached photos you are correct that your face is full and round.  Women look the most attractive with heart-shaoped faces.  Your face can be made to look more heart-shaped with the following procedures listed in the order of their priority (highest listed first).Cheek augmentation with cheek implants to create and shape the cheeks in the front.  This will feminize the entire face.  This should be combined with micro-liposuction to reduce the excess facial fat around and below the cheeks for further shaping and contouring of the cheeks.Chin augmentation to provide harmony and balance to the lower face.Hope this helps.

Is there any procedure than can change the shape of your face? (Photo)

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