The cheekbones are an essential element to the harmony of the face, they define the palpebral region and draw the limit with the cheeks and the nose. A full, rounded and well-raised cheekbone gives an image of youth and vitality and enhances the look. A flat, pitted cheek bone reflects an image of aging or fatigue.
The well-defined cheekbones are more photogenic, as seen in celeberties.
A full, rounded cheekbone helps prevent the fall of skin tissue and faces with full cheekbones age more slowly and less.
The ideal cheekbone should be neither too high nor too low but centered on the malar bone. It must follow a gentle curve that goes from the nose to the zygomatic arch.
ANALYSIS
Shapes
High cheekbones
The high cheekbones start at the temples, narrowing down and curving near the orbit. This type of cheekbone is often present on elongated and oval faces.
Small cheekbones
This type of cheekbone is often present on round faces, but can be found on any type of face.
Low cheekbones
The low cheekbones start near the corners of the mouth and gently rise to the lobes of the ears. This type of cheekbone is often present on triangular, square and round faces.
Central cheekbones
This type of cheekbone is centered on the malar bone, when smiling the cheekbone may appear as a kind of ball. This is the most difficult cheekbone to treat when aging the face.
This type of cheekbone is often present on oval, elongated, round and heart-shaped faces.
Wide cheekbones
The wide cheekbones are a mixture between the high and central cheekbones. This type of cheekbone is often present on square and round faces and on top models.
Scale of cheekbone sagging
Stage 0
High cheekbone
Stage 4
Very heavily collapsed cheekbone
Stage 1
Slightly sagging cheekbone
Stage 2
Sagging cheekbone
Stage 3
Heavily sagging cheekbone
Modifications caused by the ageing
With time, the cheekbone flattens due to the ptosis (dropping) of the malar fat and bone re-absorption around the upper jaw.
In youth, the face can be seen as triangle, where the base is centred on the cheekbones, but with age, the ptosis of the fat, and re-absorption of the bone causes this triangle to turn upside down.
POSSIBLE TREATMENTS
Hyaluronic Acid Injection
The aim of the hyaluronic acid injection is to restore the volume of the cheekbone without overfilling. The result must be natural.
This filling of the malar region helps to lift the underlying soft tissues, including improving the nasolabial folds and jowls, and smoothing the tears valley area by eliminating or reducing puffiness and bags.
One or more areas of the malar region can be injected: (see two images)
- Central malar region to raise and define the cheekbone.
- The side malar region for more up the cheek (digging the cheek) and give a definition also to the side of the cheekbone.
The injection is done with the cannula or the needle in bone contact, small amounts can be placed subcutaneously.
The quantity and type of product used are chosen according to your face. The product is often a very cross-linked volumizer type Restylane Perlane, sometimes I choose a less cross-linked volume Restylane type.
The product remains in place one and a half or two years.
BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES
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