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Facial balancing means planning filler across your whole face, so your cheeks, chin and jawline look like they belong together. The goal is proportion, and it starts with looking at the full face before choosing any one area.
Cheek, chin and jawline filler each change a different part of the face. Below, our team walks through what each area does, how the three work together, and what happens at a first visit.
If you already want the details on products, the visit and aftercare, our page on dermal fillers in London, Ontario covers all of it.
Most of us look at our face one feature at a time. We notice flat cheeks in a photo, or a jawline that looks softer than it used to.
Facial balancing starts from the other end. An injector looks at the whole face first, from the front and from the side, and then decides where filler would help.
Our clinic describes dermal fillers as gels that add volume, smooth wrinkles and improve facial balance. The gel is most often hyaluronic acid, a substance found naturally in your skin.
According to Health Canada’s page on cosmetic injections, hyaluronic acid products are the most common type of filler in Canada. Health Canada regulates fillers as medical devices.
Cheek filler works on the middle of the face. Our team uses it to restore contour and lift in cheeks that have lost volume over time.
Cheeks catch the light. When they lose fullness, a face can look flatter or more tired in photos, even on a day you feel fine.
The aim with cheek filler is shape. A good plan gives back the curve your cheek used to have, in an amount that suits your face.
The chin shapes your profile, which is how your face looks from the side. Filler there can add definition and help the profile look more even.
People often notice the chin last. Even so, it decides a lot about how the lower face looks in a side photo.
Our dermal fillers page lists the chin and the jawline together. Both are there for definition and for balance in your profile.
Jawline filler works along the jaw. It adds definition to the edge of the lower face.
People ask about it when the line between the face and the neck looks softer than before.
The jaw ends at the chin. For that reason, jawline filler and chin filler often come up in the same conversation.
Each area has its own job in the face:
A plan can use one area, two, or all three. It depends on your face, your goals, and which change you care about first.
Sometimes a person comes in asking about the jawline, and the chin turns out to be part of the answer. Looking at the whole face is how our injectors find that.
Before the first injection, the injector maps where the filler goes. Our dermal fillers page calls this a customized plan, mapped for balanced and natural results.
Lips are part of the face too, and some people add them to the plan. Our page on lip fillers covers that treatment on its own.
Every filler plan at Kontour starts with a consultation. It is a thorough assessment of your concerns and your options, done before any filler goes in.
Our clinic is led by Belita Savage, a nurse practitioner. Every injector on our team trained under her guidance, and you can book with Belita herself if you prefer.
At the consultation we ask about your health too. Health Canada advises people with certain allergies, a bleeding disorder, or inflamed skin to avoid or put off filler.
The lidocaine many fillers contain is on that allergy list, so tell us about any reaction you have had. Health Canada also advises seeing a medical professional with experience in these treatments.
A consultation can end with a different answer. If another treatment fits your goal better than filler, we will tell you so.
The treatment session usually takes 30 to 45 minutes. Most fillers contain lidocaine, a numbing medicine, for comfort.
You see a change right away. The filler then settles over one to two weeks.
Mild swelling or tenderness is common for one to three days. Most people go back to their normal day right after the visit.
Before your visit, avoid alcohol, aspirin and anti-inflammatory pain pills such as ibuprofen. They raise the chance of bruising. Ask us first before you stop any medicine your doctor prescribed.
After the visit, do not massage or press on the area unless we tell you to. Skip facials and heat, like a sauna or hot yoga, for at least two weeks.
Results last from about 6 months to 18 months or longer. The product and the area treated decide where you land in that range.
Health Canada lists the side effects people report after filler. They include bruising, redness, swelling, lumps, infection, allergic reaction and filler placed in the wrong spot.
Health Canada says many are temporary, though some can last several months and need more treatment. Our team also offers an optional follow-up visit to check how your filler has settled.
Our clinic is at 1599 Adelaide Street North, Unit 101B, in London, Ontario.
If you have photos of your face from a few years ago, bring them. They help us see what has changed and what you would like back.
Bring your questions too, such as which area should go first and how much change you want. A good consultation answers both before anything is booked.
If you are curious which of your cheeks, chin or jawline would help your face most, book a consultation with our team in London, Ontario. We will look at your whole face with you and talk through a plan that suits it.
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