I feel like my face looks too harsh: what treatment would improve my facial symmetry? (photos)

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I feel like my face looks too harsh & almost flat. I’ve also always been really insecure of my chin as I feel like it stands out too much. Any light procedures you can recommend to improve the overall look of my face?

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

Harmonious projection of the cheeks plays a central role in the appearance of the face both in front face and profile views. The photos show volume deficit and flattening of the central cheek area, which contributes in large measure to the appearance of the tear troughs and puffiness below the eyes and secondarily contributes in profile view to the appearance of the overprojection of the chin. The use of a volumizing filler for the cheeks,  such as Voluma XC, would likely correct all of the above and minimize the appearance of chin over-projection in the lateral view. You would be wise to consult with an experienced, board certified cosmetic dermatologist to discuss these issues. You might be surprised by how big a difference such an approach can make. Hope this helps.

Leyla Arvas, MD · Answer

Hi, the reason why your chin appears in the foreground on your face is because your cheekbones look weak and flat. This effect can be changed with dermal fillers applied to the cheekbones and under-eye area. When the cheekbones become more prominent, a more attractive and feminine appearance is obtained.

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.

Reuel Aspacio, MD, FAAD - Account Suspended · Answer

H there,

Have a consultation for fillers.  You are experiencing volume loss in a few areas and that should help immensely! 
See an expert!

Best of luck!

I feel like my face looks too harsh: what treatment would improve my facial symmetry? (photos)

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