Chin area: are these prejowls? How to fix? (Photo)

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I'm Only 30 and feel so self conscious about my lower face. There appears to be a real prejowl sulcus beside my mouth especially on the left side. I've always had it but it seems more obvious recently. I feel so bad about my appearance. I feel that I look very asymmetrical and hate these fat pockets. Would using 1ml filler around the prejowls help soften the shadows and make me look more on balance?

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

The premature formation of jowls is directly related to the slightly small size of your mandible.

And this way fillers in the pre-jowls should work very well.  The amount needed depends on how much of a result you’re looking to obtain and who does the treatment. I think 1 mL is probably a good place to start if used just for the pre-jowls bilaterally.

A symmetry is something individuals obsess over themselves but rarely see on others while others don’t appreciate it on you.

There is no symmetrical human face. We are all asymmetrical far more than people believe or want to except.

Even historical classical artists knew that the human face was naturally asymmetrical and included natural asymmetrical in major art works like Mona Lisa and David.

Facial asymmetry is always based on skeletal structure. Treating it with soft tissue manipulation leads to an unnatural soft tissue asymmetry.

In general it’s better to leave asymmetry alone.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

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