Some people find that they can successfully diet and lose the fat from their face, but as you cannot decide where you would like to lose weight from, this does not work for everyone.
Facial slimming is a popular procedure among people concerned about the fullness of their jawline and lower face. It’s a particularly popular solution for those who desire a slimmer and more feminine face shape with a more petite and narrower jawline.
Anti-Wrinkle Injections
Anti-wrinkle injections can be used to create a slimming effect for the lower face, by targeting the masseter muscle on either side of the face, located at the back of the jaw.
The procedure works by having anti-wrinkle injections into your masseter muscle, which is one of the muscles that you use when you chew.
The injections are strategically placed to inhibit this muscle, which in turn causes the surrounding muscle bulk to shrink, and your lower face becomes slimmer as a result.
This is because anti-wrinkle works to relax muscle activity, and when that happens, the hypertrophied (overgrown) muscle bulk caused by the overactive masseters has a chance to thin out. The result is a slimmer, narrower and less boxy appearance to the jaw and lower face area.
Dermal Filler Injections
Cheek augmentation
Sculpting, enhancing and defining the cheeks and cheekbones with dermal filler works to restore volume to flat and sunken cheeks, whilst providing structure in a subtle aesthetically pleasing way.
It can also assist in a subtle lifting effect to the suspended skin, which can in turn enhance a V-shape to the face.
Chin sculpting
Strategic placement of dermal filler can elongate and refine the chin point, creating a narrowed appearance and elegant heart shape to the mid and lower face.
Surgical Intervention
There are several surgical treatments that can help create a slimmer, more defined facial appearance.
Buccal Fat Removal. This procedure involves making small incisions inside the mouth to remove the buccal fat pads from the cheek area. Removing this facial fat can create a slimmer, more chiselled look to the cheeks and jawline.
Facial Liposuction. Tiny cannulas are used to suction out stubborn pockets of fat from areas like the cheeks, chin, and neck. This slims and re-contours the face.
Neck Lift. An incision is made around the ear to tighten and reposition the neck muscles and remove excess skin. This eliminates jowling and smooths the jawline.
Facelift. During a facelift, the skin is lifted, tightened, and re-draped over the face and neck to diminish sagging and create a sleeker contour to the cheeks, jowls, and neck.
Jaw Reshaping. Procedures like jaw shaving or jaw contouring use surgical burring to reshape and slim down a wide, square jawline for a more feminine oval shape.
Chin Implant. Inserting an implant along the jawbone can augment a receding chin, balancing out facial features and creating a slimmer overall profile.
Surgical options are by nature highly invasive but can produce dramatic, permanent slimming results in the face that diet, exercise, and non-surgical treatments can’t always achieve alone.
It’s important to take careful consideration before resorting to surgery, as recovery times, healing, comfort level and costs can be very challenging in comparison to non-surgical options.
Modern cosmetic treatments can provide truly excellent results without any surgery involved, making them an affordable, accessible, safer and more comfortable way to achieve the face shape you desire.
