1. What is facial filler injection?
Jaw line filler is a technique for adjusting the shape of the face by injecting a filler in the hyaluronic acid (HA: Hyaluronic Acid) group to help correct various problems related to the structure of the face, such as an unclear jawline, a large jaw, or an irregular jawline. It helps to make the lower part of the face more balanced. It also helps to tighten sagging skin in the jawline area to make it look firmer.
The jawline is the area along the lower jaw, including the area in front of the ears to the tip of the chin.
2. How many types of facial shapes are there?
The characteristics of facial shapes can be divided as follows:
1. Oval Face:
The length is about 1.5 times the width. The forehead is wider than the chin, with prominent cheekbones, and the jawline tapers into an egg-like shape.
2. Oblong Face:
The length is greater than the width. The forehead, cheekbones, and jawline are similar in width, with a soft, elongated contour.
3. Round Face:
The width and length of the face are almost equal, with a slight variation. The widest part of the face is typically the cheeks.
4. Square Face:
The width and length are nearly equal. The forehead, cheekbones, and jawline have similar widths, with an angular jawline giving a squared appearance.
5. Heart Face:
A tapered jawline, with prominent cheekbones and a broad forehead. It resembles an oval face but with a more pointed chin.
6. Diamond Face:
The cheekbones are the widest part of the face, while the forehead and jawline are narrower but similar in width.
7. Rectangle Face:
The forehead, cheekbones, and jawline are almost equal in width, with a longer face shape that appears rectangular.
8. Triangular Face:
The structure is opposite to a heart-shaped face, with a broad jawline, prominent cheekbones, and a narrower forehead.
9. Heptagon Face :
3. What is the most suitable and most beautiful face frame proportion?
The face frame is the lower jaw line, counting from the front of the ear to the tip of the chin. In the case of women, there must be a slender neck that fits the clear face frame. In the case of men, the neck must look cool, with clear neck muscles, giving a manly look.
There are many different facial features, and the proportions of the lower part of the face determine our facial shape. Changing the proportions of the lower part of the face for the better can increase our charm.
1. Facial angle = Measure from the Glabella, draw a line to the Subnasal to the Pogonion.
Divided into classes as follows:
I : 165 – 175 degrees => The most suitable proportion, the most beautiful.
II : < 165 degrees => chin retracted
III : > 175 degrees => protruding chin
2. Ricketts' aesthetic line = A line drawn from the tip of the nose to the tip of the chin, with the upper lip 4 mm away from this line and the lower lip 2 mm away from this line.
3. Bizygomatic width : Bigonial width
The proportion between the widest part of the cheekbones and the widest part of the jaw.
In women => 1: 0.6
In men => 1: 0.8-1
4. Gonial angle = is the measurement of the jaw angle.
In women => 120 – 130 degrees
In men => 100 – 110 degrees
4. What causes the face frame to be unclear?
Caused by increasing age, resulting in changes in the lower facial proportions as follows
(4.1). Bone reabsorbtion:
The lower jawbone (mandibular bone) is the largest and strongest bone.
Bones are like the pillars of a house that support every layer of skin in its proper place. As we age, the bone structure erodes, causing the angle of the jaw to change from an L shape to an I shape. What happens is that the structure that attaches to the bone has no place to hold it, so the force is reduced. This causes the facial ligaments to sag and bags of fat to pile up around the frame of the face.
(4.2). Facial ligaments ( Ligament ): The important ligaments of the lower face include:
Mandibular retaining ligament
Masseter cutaneous ligament
Platysmal – auricular ligament
These facial retaining ligaments also change. From being taut and attached to the bone, they become less attached, resulting in sagging
(4.3). Muscle (Muscle for expression):
The muscles used for facial expressions also appear different. For example, smiles may look different from before, with drooping corners of the mouth.
(4.4). Fat pad:
Accumulation of fat pads occurs in the skin layer, causing the cheeks to sag and droop down to the face frame, making the face frame unclear.
5. What problems can facial fillers help solve?
1. Helps to adjust the face to be proportional:
It can correct unbalanced facial shapes such as a short chin, a round face, a wide face, or uneven jaws.
2. Helps make your face slimmer:
For most Thai women, they don't like to have a large jaw because it makes the face look unattractive. Therefore, most Thais like to focus on making the face slimmer and shapely. The basic structure of the Thai face is quite clear, but most often face the problem of sagging skin, so they often inject to lift and tighten the face frame to make it more shapely.
3. Adjust the shape of your face in a Western style (beautiful like a Westerner):
This type of face shape has a rather prominent jawline. Therefore, injections around the jawline can help enhance the jawline to make it look more prominent.
4. Helps lift the cheeks, corrects the problem of a downturned mouth, and sagging skin:
In addition to using fillers to help correct the shape of the face, it also helps to correct the problem of sagging skin around the jaw to make the skin firmer and tighter. It can correct the problem of sagging skin around the frame of the face, such as helping to lift sagging cheeks, helping to correct the problem of downturned mouth corners, and correcting sagging skin around the cheeks, etc.
5. Helps to make the jawline and facial frame stand out:
The overall jawline is a good indicator of a man's strength. Therefore, many men nowadays have turned to enhancing their jawline to make it look clearer because it helps make the face look sharper, more intense, and more sexy.
6. Help adjust and correct the jaw shape:
It is another option to adjust the structure of the jaw that is not proportionate, resulting from the erosion of bone and fat that deteriorates with age or since birth. Injecting around the face frame will help fill in various defects, for example, an unshaped chin, an unclear chin, no jaw angle, an indistinct jaw, etc. The injection is like using fillers to replace the missing bone, resulting in the face looking angular and adding more definition to the face.
6. What are the results after injecting filler into the face?
1. The sagging skin around the face will appear firmer and tighter.
2. Sagging cheeks will appear firmer.
3. The jawline is more slender and shapely.
4. The face looks more balanced and proportionate.
5. For those with round faces, it helps make the face look longer. Or even for those with oval faces, it will help make the facial structure more prominent.
6. Helps disguise the face to look slimmer, especially for those who are overweight who tend to have a lot of fat accumulated in the jaw area, which causes the jawline to be unclear. Therefore, injecting filler around the face helps tighten sagging skin and fill in the jawline to make it more defined, making it look like we are slimmer and have a longer neck.
7. What are the benefits of injecting filler into the face frame?
1. See results immediately after receiving the injection service.
2. No recovery time is required like surgery and you can return to your normal life.
3. Suitable for those who do not want surgery or anesthesia.
4. No risk of infection or bruising.
5. If you are not satisfied with the results, you can adjust or have them dissolved.
6. It is a highly secure service. When the expiration date of the injected substance has expired, it can naturally decompose.
7. The cost is not high compared to other methods.
8. What should you do before and after injecting filler into your face?
Guidelines for conduct before filler injections and thread lifts (1 week before the procedure)
1. Aspirin, NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen, Diclofenac, Ponstan should be stopped for 1 week before the procedure and a doctor should be consulted before stopping the medication.
2. You should stop taking St. John Wort, Ginko biloba, Primrose oil, Garlic, Ginseng, and Vitamin E for 1 week before the procedure.
3. You should avoid using exfoliating creams such as Tretinoin (Retin-A), Retinols, Retinoids, Glycolic Acid, or any type of “Anti-Aging” cream for 3 days before the procedure.
4. Avoid waxing, peeling, pulling or shaving the hair in that area for 3 days before the procedure.
5. If you have a facial massage or laser course, you should do it at least 3 days before the filler injection or thread lift because you need to wait another 2 weeks after the procedure.
6. If you have any chronic diseases or other regular medications, you should prepare the information to inform the doctor before the procedure.
Guidelines for conduct after filler injection =>
1. Avoid laser, facial sauna, facial massage, or heat application on the face for at least 1 month.
2. Avoid taking medications or vitamins that increase bleeding, such as aspirin, vitamin E, and ginkgo biloba, during the first week.
3. Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages, liquor, beer, and smoking for at least 2 weeks.
4. Avoid heat on your face, such as blow drying your hair and washing your face with warm water.
5. Drink plenty of water, at least 2-3 liters per day, as the filler will swell up, making it last longer.
6. Do not press, massage, rub, or mold the area where the filler was injected to reduce the movement of the drug to unwanted areas.
7. You can wear makeup as usual after the filler injection.
