SURGERIES THAT ENHANCE FACIAL STRUCTURE
While some facial plastic surgeries are designed to recreate a more youthful appearance, others are designed to enhance your natural beauty. The following surgeries that enhance the structure of the face can improve your natural attractiveness. Some of these procedures may be appropriate even for young patients and can create a more aesthetically pleasing and well-defined face shape.
WHY FACIAL STRUCTURE MATTERS
The structure of the face is built around the balance of all your facial features. The angle, prominence, and proportion of each feature in relation to the others determine facial attractiveness. By enhancing a feature that is deficient in some way or by minimizing an area that is overly prominent, the overall face appears more harmonious. A face that is well-balanced is generally considered to be more attractive, youthful, and likable.
RHINOPLASTY
Rhinoplasty candidates may feel that their noses are the most prominent and flawed feature on their face. Whether you are unhappy with the size of your nose, the shape of its tip, bumps on your nasal bridge, the width of your nostrils, or other issues, rhinoplasty can help. Rhinoplasty improves the aesthetic appearance of the nose so that it is more balanced with the rest of the face. This allows it to blend naturally rather than stand out, thereby enhancing facial structure and overall facial attractiveness. Even younger patients who are adequately prepared can undergo teenage rhinoplasty.
OTOPLASTY
Otoplasty can improve facial harmony by restructuring the ears so that they are smaller, more natural in appearance, and/or lie flatter against the head. When the ears are made to be less prominent, the remaining facial features become more of a focal point. Ear surgery may be appropriate even for children as young as 6 years old.
LIP ENHANCEMENT
Lip enhancement can improve the appearance of the lips and mouth. Using fillers, reshaping, implants, or a lip lift, a surgeon can make the lips appear more prominent, shapely, and youthful. Lip enhancement may be recommended for individuals with naturally thin or flat lips or for individuals whose lips have become thinner with age. Additionally, if the lips are naturally oversized, a lip reduction can reduce their size so that they are more proportionate to the other facial features.
FACIAL IMPLANTS
Facial implants can have a profound impact on the appearance of the face as a whole. Where the facial skeleton is deficient, implants can be inserted to improve definition and create better angles and contours. For example, a chin implant often improves the balance of the nose and chin and alters the look of the entire face. Cheek implants, sub-malar implants, or jaw angle implants can augment these features to enhance facial structure. Since the facial bones change shape with age, facial implants can also restore more youthful facial contours.
When choosing your facial rejuvenation or enhancement treatments, consider whether you would like to enhance your facial structure by undergoing one or more of these procedures. Dr. Pearlman is a distinguished facial, plastic, and reconstructive surgeon and can advise you regarding which procedures will help you achieve your aesthetic ideals. To request your personal consultation with Dr. Pearlman, please contact us online or call (212) 223-8300 today.
