Asians tend to have wider mid and lower facial contour that is caused by various factors such as hypertrophy of jaw muscle, square jawbone, excessive buccal fat and skin sagging. A slimmer lower face contour makes someone look younger, more attractive and refreshed.
In most cases, Botulinum Toxin A (Dysport® or Botox®) is injected at the side of the face or below the jawline to slim down the face and lifted the jawline respectively. RF and laser are useful to improve the skin sagging and reduce fat pad at the lower cheek. Moreover, filler can be added to the chin to enhance the V-shaping.
Face slimming with BTA lasts for 6 months. For a more sustainable result, a booster treatment may be required after the 3rd month. With repetitive treatments, the results are cumulative and last progressively longer. For tissue tightening with RF and laser, the result is sustainable for a long time with proper care.
There may be minimal side effects like bruise, redness and swelling which should subside fast.
Conventional surgeries such as jaw shaping surgery or liposuction are extremely invasive and associated with much longer downtime, pain and carry high procedural related risk.
