Facial Contouring

One of the best parts of a facial contouring procedure is that it can be customized to your exact aesthetic preferences. During your initial consultation, we take the time to get to know your goals and your unique facial features. Do you want a more symmetrical face? Or are you only looking to enhance specific features? These are questions we’ll discuss with you. We’ll also go over your medical history and answer any questions you may have. Then, we’ll come up with a personalized plan with you, including estimated costs, the dermal fillers we’ll use, and recovery guidelines.

Before any cosmetic treatment involving fillers, there are certain things you must do to achieve your desired results as quickly and painlessly as possible. One of the cardinal rules of dermal fillers is to stop taking blood-thinning medications or supplements at least one week before your appointment to minimize bleeding from the injections.

You must avoid any unprotected sunlight for at least two weeks before your appointment, as sun-damaged skin will be more prone to scarring and pigmented healing. You may want to stop using any potentially irritating skincare products, such as retinoids. Please reschedule your treatment if you have active skin infections, including cold sores, fever blisters, and eczema.

The driving force behind this treatment is the use of dermal fillers. While many dermal fillers are used to restore facial volume to reverse the visible signs of aging, there are special dermal fillers that can be used to contour the face. Generally, dermal fillers with thicker gel formulas are used to contour and sculpt the face. These special dermal fillers are injected into tissues deeper than the skin to enhance the shape and appearance of your bone structure and are also used in the sub-dermal skin tissues to restore or augment facial volume.

Your treatment appointments for facial contouring in Chicago will generally take about 20 to 40 minutes to complete, depending on the amount of work needed and the type of treatment that is happening. For example, facial contouring that only involves liquid fillers is one short 20-minute appointment, while you may have a separate appointment for energy-based treatments that may take as long as 40 minutes to complete.

Following your treatment, it's important to refrain from touching or rubbing the treated areas to ensure the even distribution of the filler. For the initial 24 to 84 hours post-treatment, it's advisable to sleep on your back to minimize any potential disruption to the filler. Additionally, during this period, it's best to avoid activities and environments that could lead to swelling, including hot tubs, hot showers, saunas, strenuous exercise, and direct, unprotected exposure to sunlight, including tanning beds.

This treatment is ideal for any patient who wants to achieve facial perfection. From defining the bone structure of the face to augmenting facial features to enhance natural beauty, this treatment is ideal for any adult patient with aesthetic goals that can be achieved without surgery.

There are a few advantages of this treatment that are attractive to prospective patients, such as how long the results of the treatment can last and the minimal downtime you should expect after your treatment. Some other advantages include:

• Non-Surgical: Non-surgical treatments are less painful and often just as effective as surgical treatments. A non-surgical treatment is less invasive, less traumatic, and has a significantly lower risk of any scarring. Although some surgical treatments may produce longer-lasting results, non-surgical treatments can usually achieve the same results much more quickly and are also more cost-effective.
  
  
• Customizable: This treatment can be completely customized to your exact needs and aesthetic goals. No two facial contouring treatments are exactly the same because every patient is different. For example, some people don’t require any fillers for the lips, while others may require more; some people want to correct facial symmetry, while others merely want to enhance the appearance of select facial features. No matter what your aesthetic goal is, this treatment can help you customize your beauty to your exact standards.
  
  
• Natural-Looking: One of the best advantages of this treatment is that it produces natural-looking results. The benefit of natural-looking results is that these results are generally more attractive and appealing.
  
  In general, cosmetic treatments that produce “plastic” results are considered failures since fake-looking results may suggest the patient is unhealthy. On the other hand, natural-looking results merely emphasize good health and fitness, which can significantly boost self-confidence.