Facial Shape

It's no surprise that the shape of our faces changes with age. A youthful face appears in the shape of an upside down pyramid with the lower face narrow (at the chin) and the upper face broad (the forehead). The youthful face is not angular but has soft contours and smooth lines.

As we age, the pyramid shape reverses. Bone structure and support diminishes and the face appears more as a right side up pyramid where the chin and jowels broaden and the upper face narrows. Using Botox injections we can relax certain facial muscles allowing the shape of the face to change by lifting certain areas and lowering others. Dermal fillers such as Restylane, Juvederm and Perlane allow us to fill hollow areas and make angular transitions smoother.

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The patient below had an extremely deep "glabella" line, the vertical wrinkles that appear between the eyes. Usually there are two of these lines and they can be corrected using Botox. In this particular case, Botox was used to relax the muscles causing the line to soften and because it was so deep, Restylane was also used to fill it.

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