Traditionally, every alteration on a person's facial appearance demanded them to get under the knife, which is expensive, time-consuming, and requires considerable downtime for recovery.
Today, you do not need to get facial plastic surgery. Filler injections can yield almost similar results to a plastic surgery procedure at a fraction of the price and less pain as they are minimally invasive, and you can get back to your everyday life as soon as you are out of the doctor's office.
Still, there are situations where fillers fall short, and it makes more sense to get facial plastic surgery. This guide highlights some examples and can be a good read if you are considering getting work done on your face.
Facial laxity is inevitable with age. It is characterized by sagging or drooping cheeks and wrinkles and is a result of volume loss around the face. Laxity progresses with time, so you may not consider getting facial surgery at its first signs.
"Most people try beauty products that help tighten the skin to eliminate sagging. For relatively advanced laxity, injectable fillers, Thermage, Fractora, ThermiSmooth, Ultherapy, etc., can offer quicker fixes, with the results being temporal in most cases," says Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Olivier Deigni.
However, as you advance in age, these treatments will not be enough as the effects of the laxity will be more evident, which is why you will want to go for facial plastic surgery such as a neck lift and deep plane facelift, which offers more permanent results.
Non-surgical nose jobs have become pretty popular in recent years. They involve the use of injectable fillers to change a nose's symmetry and even out minor imperfections. However, the results will be temporary.
Also, persons with significant anatomical imperfections may not get much benefit from fillers. The same goes for patients who are seeking a nose job as a solution to breathing problems.
For these individuals, plastic surgery is the only option. But it will come at a much higher cost and the results will also be permanent, which can be a good or a bad thing depending on how you like your results, so consider thinking everything through when taking this route.
Recessed chin can occur for various reasons, including age, genetics, and developmental issues. It is characterized by a chin that appears to slope backward towards the neck instead of lying flat, giving the impression of a small chin.
Fillers can fix minor recessed chin issues, but you will need plastic surgery, such as getting a chin implant, to get the best results. Fillers are soft and will appear saggy with time, so they may not give you as much definition of the jawline as an implant would, especially if your recessed chin is a result of genetics.
Lip filling is a pretty common way to increase lip volume. If you have overly thin lips, fillers may not get you the volume of lips you want. A surgical lip lift becomes the perfect fix for such issues.
It comes with the advantage of a more permanent look, unlike when you use filler, which requires getting similar procedures after months or, at most, one year.
Fillers can be used to fix sunken eye issues. But it is not the safest option because a mistake can result in complications such as blindness. In most cases, your dermatologist will recommend surgical corrections.