UPDATED in January, 2024
Dermal fillers diminish the visibility of jowls by focusing on submental fat in the jowl and neck region.
Nonsurgical Jowl Lift in Los Angeles: The best treatment for a sagging jawline no longer requires invasive surgery, a scalpel, or a significant financial commitment. Using the collagen-regenerating, skin-tightening technology of dermal fillers, It is possible to reduce or remove jowls in a 30-minute non-invasive, nonsurgical procedure. A non-surgical jowl lift is a safe way to restore a youthful jawline’s tight, natural, beautiful contour with almost no downtime post-procedure.
What Are Jowls?
Jowls are the skin and fat tissue beneath the corners of the mouth that sag below the jawline with the aging process. Once the skin and subcutaneous tissue sag beyond the jaw bone, jowls form and become more prominent over time. This sagging tissue creates the appearance of the lower cheeks becoming dangling or hanging flaps of skin, also known as jowls.
What Are The Causes of Jowls
Regarding aging, most women and men think of wrinkles, hair loss, and age spots as the main culprits. However, sagging jowls, or a sagging jawline, is a dismaying cosmetic challenge that most people over 50 deal with. As we age, our muscle and fat tissue begin to atrophy, and the skin loses elasticity. The face is no exception.
What is the Best Treatment for a Sagging Jawline?
Radiesse for Nonsurgical Jowl Lift
Asking, “How do I get rid of my jowls?” now has a safer, quicker, more cost-effective, and far less traumatic solution than a surgical facelift. A nonsurgical jowl lift at the Dr. U Skin Clinic uses Radiesse to raise, shape, and structure the jawline.
Radiesse is a firm gel compound comprised of calcium hydroxyapatite particles. These tiny particles are a natural component of our bone and collagen tissue. By injecting them into the jawline, they act as a scaffold beneath the skin, facilitating a structure or framework to support the growth of new collagen fibers. Its ability to correct and reinforce structural and cosmetic issues, rather than acting merely as a “filler,” makes Radiesse the best treatment for a sagging jawline.
With a nonsurgical jowl lift, you can expect a restoration of youthful beauty and confidence, yielding more natural and subtle results than surgery. This is partly due to the versatility of Radiesse while the procedure is being performed. Once injected, Dr. Umar can mold and contour the thick gel substance to best suit your face shape and jaw structure. Eventually, new collagen growth will begin to replace the gel filler.
Restylane for Nonsurgical Jowl Lift
Depending on the stage of your jowling and your desired results, Restylane is another dermal filler used to mitigate or remove jowls. This is generally used as an early-stage or preventative treatment, injected into the nasolabial folds (laugh lines) to help lift the sagging jowls, which fall beneath either side of the mouth. Restylane is a hyaluronic acid filler used to add volume to tissue instantly, and it can also promote collagen regeneration.
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This patient from Los Angeles wanted a non-surgical solution for her jowls and the vertical frown lines between her brows. A dermal filler called Radiesse was used to achieve her goals. Images of her results are shown here.
Benefits: Nonsurgical Jowl Lifting Using Radiesse Versus Jowl Surgery By Neck lift or Face Lift
A few prominent options for removing jowls through surgery include a neck lift, facelift, and thread lift. There are many types of neck and face lifts, such as skin-only facelifts, lower facelifts, and high-SMAS face and neck lifts; what each surgery involves depends on the plastic surgeon.
A skin-only facelift is just as the name implies and is not recommended due to the elastic nature of the skin. Another procedure would likely be needed as the skin continued to sag.
A lower facelift implies lifting both the skin and fat of the lower 1/3 of the face, where the skin is tightened, and the atrophied fat is moved back into the midface cheek area.
Typically, SMAS references a deep-layer facelift. SMAS is a stronger type of tissue consisting predominantly of collagen. This lift also targets some muscle fibers, in addition to the fat and the tightening of the skin.
Although touted as “nonsurgical,” thread lift requires a small incision and an absorbable thread or suture insertion. This suture is placed beneath the skin and pulled upward to hoist the facial tissue physically. Recent studies show that a thread lift lasts only 3 to 4 months.
Except for the semi-permanent thread lifts, the above procedures are invasive, and any error or scarring is permanent and may result in an “overdone” look.
By comparison, a nonsurgical jowl lift is:
- Non-invasive
- A quick procedure
- Low cost
- Safe
- Yields natural-looking results
- Creates minimal trauma and downtime
You’ll be free to drive yourself to the procedure and won’t lose days or weeks to planning and recovery. If jowl removal is something you desire for a special occasion and doesn’t have time for extensive surgery, dermal fillers are the ideal solution. Additionally, the injection of dermal fillers doesn’t break the bank. Missing work or sacrificing valuable vacation time is no longer an issue with avoiding surgery. The procedure can be performed during lunch hour or in between errands. With minimal disruption to your life and schedule, dermal fillers still produce the most desired cosmetic result compared to surgery.
How the Procedure Works to Remove Jowls
First is a free consultation with Dr. Umar, during which you will discuss your desired results and the best treatment. Before the procedure, Dr. Umar will use a numbing cream or local anesthesia to minimize the initial pain of the injection. He will then mold and contour the Radiesse or Restylane beneath your skin to achieve optimal results. The procedure requires 30 minutes or less. Results are immediate, and there is typically no downtime.
How Long Do the Results of Nonsurgical Jowl Lift Last?
The results of Radiesse last anywhere from 12 to 18 months, depending on how quickly your body breaks down and metabolizes the filler.
The Restylane procedure lasts approximately four months, based on the same variables.
Some people view dermal fillers’ temporary nature as a drawback; however, at Dr. U Skin Clinic, we believe subtlety and natural beauty best serve our patients. While surgery produces permanent results, potential complications and errors are often permanent. Surgery is always high-risk. Additionally, as the face ages, one surgery may not be enough, and additional surgeries may be required. Having your procedure with dermal fillers done every year to two years enables Dr. Umar to reassess your needs and sculpt the most beautiful results every time. Using Radiesse, you will age with cosmetic confidence but also with grace.
Patient Results of Nonsurgical Jowl Lift
This non-surgical jowl lift before and after photo is only one example of how Radiesse can give you a more youthful appearance in only 30 minutes.
Nonsurgical Jowl Lift Patient Result Video:
How Do I Get Rid of My Jowls? Alternative Treatments:
Alternative treatments for jowls include:
- Radiofrequency skin tightening (discussed and described below)
- Ultrasound skin tightening (discussed and described below)
- CO2 Laser treatment
- Jowl surgery/Face and neck lift
Nonsurgical Jowl Lift Using Radiesse versus Ultrasound and Radiofrequency Skin Tightening or CO2 Laser
As you research the best treatment for nonsurgical jaw lift, you’ve likely come across resources citing using ultrasound and radiofrequency devices to tighten the skin and reduce or remove jowls. At Dr. U Skin Clinic, we believe the injection of dermal fillers to be a safer, lower-risk, and less painful approach to correcting sagging facial skin.
Ultrasonic devices generate extremely high temperatures at focal points beneath the skin to heat targeted tissue, creating a line or vector to pull up the tissue beneath. However, there is no guarantee that non-targeted, healthy facial fat won’t suffer. This can cause atrophy of buoyant, elastic tissue and, in turn, worsen the condition rather than offer a resolution.
Similarly, radiofrequency devices use a high-powered electrosurgical current to cauterize and fulgurate the tissue. This procedure is high-risk, as surrounding areas may atrophy, resulting in undesired complications.
Finally, CO2 Laser uses selective photothermolysis to destroy skin tissue in the deep skin layer. As the area heals, new collagen is formed, with tighter, firmer skin forming in its wake.
Furthermore, while these devices can reduce or remove unwanted sagging tissue, they cannot fill, plump, or add volume to degenerated tissue, as is done by Radiesse, which is often the leading cause of sagging skin.
Why the Jawline is an Important Facial Feature for a Youthful Appearance
With a focus on forehead wrinkles, crow’s feet, smile lines, and hair loss, women and men who pursue non-invasive cosmetic rejuvenation may end up with an unbalanced appearance. The face ages uniformly; therefore, enhancements and corrections should be performed uniformly. Loose skin around the neck and jaw is often the most significant indicator of aging because the area goes untreated by many. If you’re pursuing anti-aging treatments, address all areas of concern with Dr. Umar during your free consultation to achieve the most natural and uniformly youthful results.
Possible Preventative Measures for the Development of Jowls
There is not much you can do to fight the aging process – it happens to all of us. The forces of gravity and the atrophy of the skin, fat, and muscle are inevitable. However, you can take some measures to decrease the appearance of jowls and slow down their development.
- Exercise and stretch the lower face, jawline, and neck daily. Just like the rest of the body, the face functions through muscle movement. Therefore, you can strengthen the facial muscles by exercising this area, just like your arms, legs, abdomen, etc., to help prevent atrophy. There are several exercises you can do, and they require less than 10 minutes of your day.
- Ensure the lower face and neck are always well hydrated with a skin-firming moisturizer.
Contact Dr. U Skin Clinic for a Free Consultation
At no cost to you, Dr. Umar offers a commitment-free consultation to better your understanding of nonsurgical jowl lift and discuss the best course of treatment for your cosmetic needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Radiesse used for other procedures besides jowl lift?
Yes, Radiesse can be used for several non-invasive cosmetic procedures, including a nose job, cheek lift, and chin augmentation. Please see our complete list of Radiesse procedures here.
After the jowl lift procedure, will there be bruising, swelling, or pain?
Trauma, pain, and downtime are minimal. However, some patients see redness or swelling and may experience itching at the site of the injection post-procedure. This should subside in a few days and can be treated with cold compresses to reduce soreness and swelling.
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Further Reading
Learn more about skin tightening and resurfacing with a Fraxel Laser treatment.
See how Radiesse can be used for nonsurgical cheek lifts.
References
- Healthfully. Healthfully. https://healthfully.com/how-to-prevent-loose-jowls-sagging-facial-skin-3959307.html. Published 2022. Accessed July 29, 2022.
- Therapeutic ultrasound – Wikipedia. En.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapeutic_ultrasound. Published 2022. Accessed July 29, 2022.
