While you may know that cosmetic
fillers can be used to plump up fine facial lines and make lips
appear more voluminous, you may not realize that facial fillers have
many other uses.
Cosmetic surgeons also use fillers to
improve the appearance of facial features when clients prefer
less-invasive alternatives to a traditional cosmetic surgery
procedures. In addition, fillers can be used to eradicate many signs
of aging that are less obvious to the eye than facial wrinkles.
Read on to learn more about four
little-known uses for cosmetic fillers that can help you gain
confidence in your appearance.
1. Improve the Appearance of Your
Nose
If you dislike the appearance of your
nose, but do not want to obtain a full rhinoplasty procedure, then
you will be happy to hear that a cosmetic filler can be used to
perform a non-surgical rhinoplasty. During a non-surgical rhinoplasty
procedure, a cosmetic surgeon injects a facial filler into strategic
areas of your nose to visually reshape it.
Some changes to the appearance of your
nose can only be made during a traditional rhinoplasty procedure,
such as reducing nose size or straightening a crooked nose.
However, facial filers can be used to
smooth out a bump on the bridge of your nose, add volume to the tip
of your nose, alter nostril shape and size, or add volume to other
strategic areas of your nose to improve its appearance. Since the tip
of your nose can begin drooping as you age, using a filler to correct
this droop can also help you appear younger-looking.
2. Reshape Your Chin or Jawline
If you have a weak or receding chin,
then you may think that the only way to bulk up your chin is to
obtain a permanent chin implant. However, a cosmetic filler can be
used to correct a weak chin less invasively. To correct a weak chin
with a cosmetic filler, your cosmetic surgeon injects the filler into
strategic areas of your chin to add volume and chin projection.
A cosmetic filler can also be injected
into strategic areas of an asymmetrical chin to make it appear more
symmetrical or injected under the skin of your jawline to visually
reshape it.
3. Create the Illusion of More
Prominent Cheekbones
High, prominent cheekbones give a face
definition, help slim a round face, and make a face appear more
youthful.
If you have always envied the
appearance of women with naturally high, prominent cheekbones, yet do
not have them yourself, then you may contour your cheeks with makeup
to create the illusion of more prominent cheekbones.
To create the illusion of facial
definition while skipping the long, complicated facial contouring
process, a cosmetic surgeon can inject a facial filler into your
cheekbone area. This will make your cheekbones appear more prominent
24-hours a day, even when wearing no makeup.
In addition, facial fillers placed
underneath the skin of your cheeks can life the skin of your entire
lower face to shave years off your appearance.
4. Restore Facial Volume
As you age, the amount of fat naturally
stored in your face begins to decline. The natural loss of facial fat
over time is called facial volume loss. If you look younger when you
gain a few pounds, then that is a sign that facial volume loss is
likely adding years to your appearance.
Thankfully, you don't have to gain
unwanted weight to restore facial volume when you can have a cosmetic
surgeon inject a facial filler into areas of your face that are
typically most affected by facial volume loss. These areas may
include the cheeks, temples, lower eyelids, lips, forehead, or the
area around your mouth.
While cosmetic fillers can be used to
plump up those stubborn facial wrinkles, they have many other uses.
If you would like to improve the appearance one or more facial
features or reduce the signs of facial aging with facial fillers,
then schedule a consultation with Ronald
C. Barry, MD
, today.
