Wide jaw - Is a lower face thread lift a good idea for me? (21 y/o)

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For years I have always been insecure about how wide/masculine my jaw seems to be, and recently I have finally gotten dysport injections into my masseters in order to reduce the volume. This, however, hasn’t given me the results I’ve been looking for. But when I lift the skin around my jaw, I absolutely love how it looks. Is it a good idea to get some PDO threads around the area? Or is there another, better alternative for me? Thanks!

Dean P. Kane, MD, FACS · Answer

Dear bunnei, 
Thanks for sharing your photos. They are helpful and illustrate the pleasant facial feminizing and narrowing of your jawline with Dysport masseter reduction. These photos do not substitute for a proper examination to review your options but do show mild redness and oiliness associated with rosacea. At 21 years old and with thicker youthful skin, nearly no folds or wrinkles, you might consider other options before a relatively temporary “lower face thread lift” to upwardly lift the very early signs of aging. Please:
•	Consult with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon or Dermatologist skilled in the use of Sculptra, retinoid skin care and Thread Lift. Each option is different.
•	I believe a retinoid skin care program such as Zein Obagi, ZO, Skin Health System by a certified team will rejuvenate, diminish your oiliness, and rosacea, exfoliate and tighten your skin. This will restore diminishing collagen and elastin while reducing the inflammation of  your skin.
•	Sculptra works similarly but is an injectable to generate more structural molecules such as collagen and elastin from below the skin surface and tighten the skin further around your new, less jowling lower jaw.
•	Other fillers such as hyaluronic acid, a clear, volumizing gel of the upper and more lateral cheek may provide the filling, widening and rebalancing of the face you desire. 
•	PDO Thread Lift can lift the skin and subcutaneous fibrous fat upward (and when properly performed, compress the cheek fat, elevate the cheeks supporting the lift in the lower jowl region) but will not generate the tighten power of Sculptra of the face. 
I hope this is helpful. All the best!

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