I want to make my face look as rounder as possible from a slim long face. What procedure will help? (Photo)

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I have long face & flat cheeks.My nose is not lifted/structured which make my mid face look more downward.My lips looks like they are located more near my to chin.Then there are excess fat below my bottom lip.My double chin makes my jawline look not define & face longer.I am not sure what surgery/treatment I should do that will also be cost effective.I know you can do a lot with fillers but fillers are temporary which makes it more expensive.I am underweight so loosing weight is not an option

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Hello, thank you for your question. The best way to address would be with volume correction , either using facial fillers or your own fat. Neither correction is permanent, but fat grafting can last much longer. Most patients typically require more than one transfer to achieve correction due to partial loss of graft material. Facial fillers are somewhat less invasive and correction can usually be accomplished in one sitting. Discuss your desired results with an experienced surgeon to determine what is the best option for you.

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.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

The photographs demonstrate a flat mid face, and a recessive chin profile. Consider placement of a chin implant to augment the chin forward for better facial balance and proportions, especially from the side profile. The  chin implant placement itself will add additional width to your chin from the front profile. Placement of cheek implants augment the mid--face and are placed through intraoral approach. Both procedures can be performed under a brief general anesthesia as an outpatient procedure.

Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired) · Answer

Your growth pattern is quite vertical; meaning a long thin face with shallow cheeks/midface. The slope of the lower jaw makes the face look long and the chin does not project due to this issue. Consider cheek implants if you wish to focus on the middle face. it will make the contours much more full.

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