How Cosmetic Surgery Achieves Facial Balance

Many patients have specific facial features that they feel are not in proportion with the rest of their face. Facial balancing uses dermal fillers in multiple areas to enhance facial balance and create a more symmetrical appearance. It requires a cosmetic surgeon’s artistic vision and professional knowledge to achieve balance in a non-invasive way. These treatments can be done in a matter of minutes.

Eyes

The eyes are often the first facial feature others notice about a person. Their bright, luminous appearance can convey a sense of energy and youth, making people appear more approachable and engaging. However, drooping eyelids can create an aged appearance and make the face look tired or strained. Additionally, excess fat deposits under the eyes can cause puffiness and bags, making a person look older than they are. Surgical alterations can enhance the shape of the upper and lower eyelids for a more open-eyed appearance. A procedure like blepharoplasty can be performed for excess fat deposits to remove or reduce these pockets. A brow lift can help elevate drooping eyebrows into a more natural and youthful position. These procedures can transform the way others perceive your overall facial appearance.

Nose

The nose can have a significant effect on how other facial features look. That is why many patients alter their noses through cosmetic procedures like rhinoplasty.

Your nose is a structure made up of cartilage and bone. Its internal openings are called nostrils, lined with a sticky mucous membrane that warms and moistens the air you breathe, helping filter out dust particles and other contaminants. During rhinoplasty, your facial plastic surgeon Bellevue, can make changes to the shape of your nose by either separating the skin and cartilage or rearranging the bones and cartilage within your nostrils. Your surgeon can also perform a closed rhinoplasty to alter the nasal anatomy inside your nostrils without lifting the skin.

Chin

When a face is out of balance, most people notice the nose or ears. Yet the chin is equally essential to facial harmony and balance. When the chin is weak or small, it can throw off facial proportions. Surgical procedures that help to reshape the chin and jawline include chin implants and rhinoplasty (nose reshaping). With careful analysis of facial angles, these surgeries can improve symmetry and beauty, even if other features are not symmetrical. An incision made inside the mouth or beneath the skin at the chin’s front edge, directly below the lower lip, is used in minimally invasive chin implant surgery to implant a solid, flexible silicone implant on the chin bone. The surgeon can choose the size and shape of the implant to achieve the desired results.

Cheek

Often, people notice the prominent features of their face (large nose, receding chin, protruding ears) and want to address these. However, it is also essential to consider other facial features and how they contribute to balance. The cheek is a significant part of the face and can make a big difference in overall appearance. Cheek augmentation with implants can help achieve balanced facial proportions.

A cheek implant can elevate and accentuate cheekbones, which helps frame the face and give it more youthfulness. It can also hide aging howling, laxity, and poor jawline definition. Like a chin implant, it can also improve balance when the facial features are out of proportion. It is best to seek a board-certified facial plastic surgeon who performs these procedures.

Overall

Achieving facial balance involves a wide variety of cosmetic procedures. Several techniques, including chin implants and rhinoplasty, are powerful tools for correcting facial proportions and reshaping contours. When the ears protrude too far from the head, a surgical procedure known as otoplasty can pin them back for an attractive facial profile. The chin can also be shaped to enhance the jawline and neck definition. Non-invasive facial balancing procedures are also available for those who prefer not to go under the knife. These treatments use dermal fillers and neurotoxins to help correct imbalances and give the face a more youthful, balanced appearance. The results are long-lasting. However, this type of facial balancing cannot address all areas of the face, and it may not be appropriate for those with significant asymmetry or other concerns.