Madonna's Current Face & Marge Simpson Lips

Why do so many people who get aesthetic treatments look weird? I’ll tell you one thing, it’s not because all aesthetic treatments make you look weird. That’s like saying people have mullets so all haircuts are hilariously and horribly dated. 

Aesthetic treatments look weird when they don’t respect normal human anatomy. Let’s dig in (I promise this won’t be boring).

First off, your face isn’t just a balloon of fat, bone, and blood. It has discrete parts that are separated by layers of tissue. This means that each part can only hold a limited amount of anything–fat, filler, etc. When a provider puts in more filler than any one area can hold, it either looks taut and weird, or it leaks out. This is how you get Madonna’s current face, or Marge Simpson lips. 

Second, while there are discrete pockets within your face, your face as a whole works together to move and communicate. This means that if a provider changes any one area significantly (like the lips) without addressing the surrounding areas (like the chin and cheeks), you start looking out of balance (weird). 

These basic concepts are the reason why I choose to work mostly in full facial restoration. Full facial restoration takes into account the fact that no one area can hold too much filler, and that all areas are part of a whole face, and need to be considered together. 

We use small amounts of dermal filler spread out all over the face to give you a significantly improved appearance, but maintain balance and subtlety. During a full facial restoration, I address areas that almost everyone benefits from, but you’d never recognize it as a problem in the mirror. A good example of this is the temples.

Not one person has ever come in asking for temple filler, but every person who gets some is blown away by the difference it makes. Smoothing the transition from forehead to cheek in the temple reduces shadowing, helps open the eye and lifts the outer edge of the brow, creating a more youthful appearance. 

This is just one example of small adjustments that I make during a full facial restoration to give you subtle but significant results. It takes time to develop trust with your provider so that you feel good about asking them what they recommend for your treatment. “What do you think my face needs?” is a really vulnerable question. I’ll give you the time you need to develop trust and feel good about your treatment every step of the way. In fact, if I sense you’re not quite ready yet for any reason, I’ll recommend you wait until you’re feeling more comfortable. 

Having any aesthetic treatment is supposed to make you feel great, and I’m not willing to let you feel less than great, even temporarily.

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