Restoring Youth and Facial Volume
Wedding fever is upon us with Kate and Williams’s big day close! Weddings bring so much fun, but in the run up of what is set to be the biggest day for any bride (let alone Kate Middleton), the stress of organising such a momentous occasion can be overwhelming for some, and whilst for many weight loss is a welcome by-product of stress, for many other women, shedding too many pounds may cause other problems. There is a downside to being ‘too thin’, and sometimes dramatic weight loss can age your face, so be careful not to shed those pounds too fast.
Losing too much weight in the face accelerates ageing because essential fat is lost in the central parts of the face, the deep parts of the cheeks known as storage compartments, when this fat is gone there is no foundation and the structure that gives the face it youthfulness, fullness and vitality can appear to collapse.
Other consequences of dramatic weight loss:
- The temples can lose definition and look sunken
- The forehead an brows wrinkle
- The corners of the mouth point downwards
- The skin around the jaw may become slack
- The area under the eyes can appear hollow
- The cheeks can lose support and become flat
3 Ways to Restore Facial Volume and Youth
Both short term Hyaluronic acid based injectables such as Restylane, Juvéderm, and Perlane and long lasting fillers like Sculptra, and Radiesse, can be injected into the face there are also permanent fillers like Artefill that can be injected into the face to restore volume.
Fillers offer a good solution for people wanting to restore facial volume without resorting to surgery.
Injectable fillers are best for under the eyes, (not reccomendded for all please do check) the cheeks, the temples, lips, and chin and jaw line.
Fillers give instant improvement, but most are not permanent, repeat treatments may be necessary to maintain results.
Not widely available in the UK as it is in the U.S.A however interest in fat grafting is steadily increasing in the UK.
Fat grating involves surgically removing fat from one area of the body (with micro liposuction) and transplanting it to another part of the body. Even though some of the fat will be absorbed, the majority of it lasts indefinitely. Most doctors who are skilled in this procedure will inject fat with a micro droplet technique placing fat into the deep and superficial compartments of the cheeks.
Fat transfer is ideal for people who want long lasting results and are willing to endure a downtime period.
Fat transfers are ideal for under the eyes, smile lines, around the mouth, creases between the brows, the lips, and cheeks and temples, jaw line and above the brows.
Facial implants are for patients who do not harbour any fat that is sufficient enough to harvest for fat transfer to the face. This option is surgical and facial implants can restore volume in selected areas. In terms of popularity facial implants sit in this place, behind the preferred choice of injectable fillers and fat transfer techniques.
Facial Implants are ideal for people with weak chins or cheeks.
Besides adding volume facial implants also help define facial features since they build up the bone structure but not the tissue.
“Volume in the right places of your face has a huge affect on your appearance and can make the difference as to what people perceive in terms of youth” The Cosmedic Coach
