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The trend of square looking faces from poorly placed fillers

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The trend of square looking faces from poorly placed fillers

Postby Raleigh4718 » Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:28 pm

Hi Dr Lam :D
I was wondering what your feelings are about dermal fillers being used to add bone volume back along the entire jaw line and high along the outer cheek bone, thereby creating a rather square look? There are so many women sporting this look nowadays. It changes their face, but not always in a good way. One of the Desperate Housewives has been featured talking about her "liquid lift" on TV. It's made her look man-like and different. She was saying that it helps to "pulls her face back to a youthful position". If fillers fill and don't lift, then obviously she's been misinformed (?)
I know you love filling the pre-jowl when needed, plus making the anterior cheek the focus for women, which looks great. It makes them feminine.
Why are so many other injectors filling the whole jaw line and too much in the lateral cheeks in an attempt to "add back" structure to the face? Do we really lose that much volume along the actual jaw line?
Sorry if I've missed this topic somewhere on your blog or forum!
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Re: The trend of square looking faces from poorly placed fillers

Postby dr. lam » Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:40 am

in a sentence, it is all about a good eye and hand. i believe the jawline is helpful to be filled but only slightly. too much squares out the face. also, it should be done with balance to hit all the 50 or so areas of the face that ages. when you put a little product everywhere, then the face overall has a BALANCED, rejuvenated look. i had a lady on friday of last week who came from LA just moved to dallas whose cheeks and lips were large and nothing else matched. when i balanced the rest of the face, she looks 10 years younger AND natural. yes, i believe the liquid facelift is the stupidest thing i have ever heard. filling the sides of the face does not lift the neck. what stupidity and insanity! sorry for my strong words but that is how i feel. fillers should not be used to lift but to create a rejuvenated and again balanced look.
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sml
Samuel M. Lam, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Diplomate, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Diplomate, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
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