Best procedure for preventing jowls/double chin? (Photo)

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I’m a 33 year old female, 115 lbs, 5’3. My jawline doesn’t seem as tight as it used to be. I’ve looked into Sofwave, Morpheus8, and Sculptra. What is the best noninvasive option to tighten my jawline and prevent sagging?

Michelle Zweifler, MD · Answer

To tightening the jawline non-surgically, my preference is Sofwave.  There is no downtime and can be used on all skin types.  Sofwave gradually stimulates collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid over time. With the right topical anesthesia, there is no discomfort.  For young patients one treatment annually should help with the jawline and minimize sagging.

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

From the photos provided, it would appear that the use of robust HA volumizing fillers could help to straighten and define the jawline. They can be used both for a nonsurgical chin augmentation, which would in itself help to straighten the jawline, as well as directly injected in the preauricular area and along the jawline, which would further diminish any jawline sagging. In the hands of an experienced injector, the treatment should take no more than twenty minute tops, yields immediate, on-the-spot results and engenders little to no signficant post-treatment downtime. 
On the other hand, rhe gizmo energy-based device treatments with the catchy names are expensive and unfortunately the hard science to support their use lags well behind the heavy marketing and social media buzz to promote them. So buyer beware when it comes to these. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Lisa Vuich, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question. Reviewing your images it would appear that you are an excellent candidate for treatment and prevention of collagen loss. The beauty of Sofwave is that in a single no-downtime treatment session you can restore an impressive amount of collagen and elastin to the skin. I would suggest you start there and consider repeating it every 1 to 2 years in your 30's to 40'ss, perhaps yearly after that. Morpheus8 is also great but it doesn't look like you need any fat cell destruction or skin resurfacing at this time so maybe you don't 'need' the downtime of the needling option. Regarding Sculptra- it is a good volume supporter and will stimulate some collagen into the skin, but I would stop short of expecting it to "tighten and lift" so that alone I would not focus on unless you were looking to enhance your cheek volume. I hope that is helpful!

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