Would lip filler help achieve facial harmony? (Photo)

Got your photos, you have a full lip appearance with a pleasing facial profile. Unless if you're terribly dissatisfied with the appearance of your chin, it may be best to just leave it alone. Hope this is helpful! Sincerely, Dr Joseph

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.

Thank you for sharing your lip filler questions and photos. In short, any additional procedures you might consider should be looked at as an enhancement, not as a correction of some deficiency or problem with proportions. If you elect for any lip injection, I would recommend using a small amount (such as a half syringe or 0.5 mL) to see if you like the result. Keep in mind that you can always add more filler at a later date. I hope you find this information helpful. Best wishes! Dr. Harmych

Dear fillerquestionsss,
I perform a lot of lip injections with fillers such as juvederm and it works great. Many times I need to put more in one side than the other to attempt to even out the vermillion border (The red line of the lip). This helps provide more symmetry at times.For patients looking for a more long lasting result, I recommend fat grafting. That is, using your own bodies fat to make your lips naturally look more shapely. The bonus is that the results last many many years.
In general, I avoid using permanent prosthesis because I find that the lips are such dynamic and sensitive structures, the end result is not natural.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thanks for your question. I think your chin looks beautiful - it appears to have balanced your lower face and profile! When you have a well-balanced chin and profile, you can carry fuller lips, so I do believe lip filler would look natural and fit your face. You have a lovely lip shape, so I suggest maintaining that shape and just using filler to add a touch more volume/fullness!

The fillers will eventually dissolve and then it’s up to you if you want to do the procedure again and if so they can do it in an alternate way if you didn’t care for the outcome.
I think it’s up to you if you want to try lip fillers or not. A lot of patients like them. A big part of getting quality results is choosing the right provider.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD