I'm a 21f looking to achieve a more heart-shaped face. Currently, my face is heavier at the bottom, and I have concerns about facial asymmetry—my left side and cheek appear larger and more square than the right. I would also like to reduce the size of my cheeks, but I’m unsure whether I should get a chin augmentation or focus solely on my cheeks to achieve an overall slimmer appearance. I've two consultations with plastic surgeons but wanted to get additional input.
Answer: Chin implant surgery for a heart-shaped lower 2/3 of the face. Many surgeons advocate the use of extended implants that wrap around the chin, however, I feel that this leads to a widening and masculinization of the chin in many people. The chin narrow, we prefer an anatomical chin implant since it does not lead to widening. It's not clear, based on your photos, whether or not you would benefit from neck liposuction. An examination would be necessary to determine this. Both chin implant, and neck liposuction surgery may be performed together, and this may be offered with local anesthetic with minimal downtime, pain, and inconvenience for our patients.Thank you for this question, and I hope it helps! Sincerely, Dr Joseph
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Answer: Chin implant surgery for a heart-shaped lower 2/3 of the face. Many surgeons advocate the use of extended implants that wrap around the chin, however, I feel that this leads to a widening and masculinization of the chin in many people. The chin narrow, we prefer an anatomical chin implant since it does not lead to widening. It's not clear, based on your photos, whether or not you would benefit from neck liposuction. An examination would be necessary to determine this. Both chin implant, and neck liposuction surgery may be performed together, and this may be offered with local anesthetic with minimal downtime, pain, and inconvenience for our patients.Thank you for this question, and I hope it helps! Sincerely, Dr Joseph
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September 26, 2024
Answer: Ideas Here's what you need: (1) botox to the masseter muscles. It looks like you clench your teeth at night and that is widening the jaw and reducing the heart shape. (2) Possibly jaw contouring. This will help you to narrow the jaw further if it's bone. (3) Chin advancement - either an implant or a sliding genioplasty. (4) Possible necktite / liposuction combination which will reduce the neck fullness or a deep neck fat contouring. These things, or a selection of these, will get you where you want to go.
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September 26, 2024
Answer: Ideas Here's what you need: (1) botox to the masseter muscles. It looks like you clench your teeth at night and that is widening the jaw and reducing the heart shape. (2) Possibly jaw contouring. This will help you to narrow the jaw further if it's bone. (3) Chin advancement - either an implant or a sliding genioplasty. (4) Possible necktite / liposuction combination which will reduce the neck fullness or a deep neck fat contouring. These things, or a selection of these, will get you where you want to go.
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November 28, 2024
Answer: Chin lipo v chin implant Thank you for posting your quedtion with a photo. The lower 1/3 rd of your face requires more volume to match your upper face. From your side profile you csn see thst you have a small chin. A chin augmentstion with a chin implant will hsve the most impact rather thsn chin liposuction. However, the proper implant and the size of the implant are very important factors to give you the most natural and beautiful results. I recommend that you bring a couple of photos of faces that you like to show the surgeon pre op. Also, consider Restylane hyualuronic acid filler for your lower eyelid tear troughs for additial results. Best wishes
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November 28, 2024
Answer: Chin lipo v chin implant Thank you for posting your quedtion with a photo. The lower 1/3 rd of your face requires more volume to match your upper face. From your side profile you csn see thst you have a small chin. A chin augmentstion with a chin implant will hsve the most impact rather thsn chin liposuction. However, the proper implant and the size of the implant are very important factors to give you the most natural and beautiful results. I recommend that you bring a couple of photos of faces that you like to show the surgeon pre op. Also, consider Restylane hyualuronic acid filler for your lower eyelid tear troughs for additial results. Best wishes
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September 29, 2024
Answer: Chin liposuction, or chin implant From your side profile photograph, it does not appear that you hardly have any fat at all in your neck, but you do have a recessive chin profile. Consider placement of a small chin implant under local anesthesia as an outpatient procedure, which takes about 30 minutes.
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September 29, 2024
Answer: Chin liposuction, or chin implant From your side profile photograph, it does not appear that you hardly have any fat at all in your neck, but you do have a recessive chin profile. Consider placement of a small chin implant under local anesthesia as an outpatient procedure, which takes about 30 minutes.
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September 26, 2024
Answer: Facial aesthetics Facial aesthetics are primarily determined by facial bone structure. Likewise, facially symmetry is also based on facial skeletal structure. Soft tissue coverage tends to be pretty consistent from person to person and from side to side. It is therefore facial skeletal structure that needs to be Addressed when contemplating changing facial shape if the treatment is going to dress the underlying primary ideology. All people have significant facial asymmetry. During embryological development, the two sides of the face develop independently from each other eventually fuse in the midline. The human brain is accustomed to seeing facial asymmetry as being normal because everybody has it. You probably don’t see your family or friends having facial a symmetry, even though all of them do. Your degree of symmetry is very much within one standard deviation and should not be treated. Asymmetry has very little to do with aesthetics (attractiveness). Attempts at changing the shape of the face is therefore pretty involved and complex guy. Soft tissue solutions to problems which are based on bone structure typically do not always give the desired results and typically give partial improvements at best. Based on your pictures, I don’t see a strong indication for doing this kind of work. If you consult with enough plastic surgeons, you will certainly find surgeons willing and offering surgical procedures.A certain degree of caution may be in order. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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September 26, 2024
Answer: Facial aesthetics Facial aesthetics are primarily determined by facial bone structure. Likewise, facially symmetry is also based on facial skeletal structure. Soft tissue coverage tends to be pretty consistent from person to person and from side to side. It is therefore facial skeletal structure that needs to be Addressed when contemplating changing facial shape if the treatment is going to dress the underlying primary ideology. All people have significant facial asymmetry. During embryological development, the two sides of the face develop independently from each other eventually fuse in the midline. The human brain is accustomed to seeing facial asymmetry as being normal because everybody has it. You probably don’t see your family or friends having facial a symmetry, even though all of them do. Your degree of symmetry is very much within one standard deviation and should not be treated. Asymmetry has very little to do with aesthetics (attractiveness). Attempts at changing the shape of the face is therefore pretty involved and complex guy. Soft tissue solutions to problems which are based on bone structure typically do not always give the desired results and typically give partial improvements at best. Based on your pictures, I don’t see a strong indication for doing this kind of work. If you consult with enough plastic surgeons, you will certainly find surgeons willing and offering surgical procedures.A certain degree of caution may be in order. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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