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For Men

Facial Surgery

While rejuvenation is always the main goal, cosmetic facial surgery in men has a somewhat different focus than in women.

Men typically have less need for volume augmentation with autologous fat injections in the upper face because they have a less round, more square face and less cheek fullness than women. Men have normally more skin laxity and eyelid “bags” than women. Consequently, upper and lower blepharoplasty in men is geared towards repositioning the fat and tightening the loose eyelid tendons and muscles. These are achieved via fat transposition techniques, canthopexy and SOOF lifting techniques. Any functional eyelid problems such as Ptosis, Ectropion, Floppy Eyelid Syndrome are normally addressed at the same setting.

Brow lifting in men is usually done using procedures that preserve the flat brow configuration that is typical for men, such as the Corrugator muscle removal or the Endoscopic Brow Lift. These brow-lifting procedures also avoid conspicuous scars postoperatively and are especially useful in men with recessive hair line or hair loss. In addition, brow surgery has shifted in recent years from lifting to contouring techniques that basically stabilize the brows and restore the natural fullness and shape.

The lower facelift techniques in men are primarily focused on the neck and redefining the jawline. The incisions are also devised in a way that does not affect the sideburns and are normally invisible once healed.

Non-surgical

Although the same products and devices are available for both men and women, the injection techniques in men differ considerably as they aim to preserve the masculine features of the male face. For example, men tend to have low-set and flat brows, as opposed to women that naturally have a higher lateral brow arch. To preserve the flat brow shape in men, Botox is injected in a special pattern that does not raise the tail of the brow, a desirable effect in women.

In general, men have a squarer face than women, with a stronger and more defined jaw angle. For this reason, fillers (hyaluronic acid) are injected predominantly in the lower part of the male face (jawline and chin) as opposed to the midface (cheeks) and upper face (temples) in women.

Men also have a stronger, wider chin than women, for which reason filler injection in the chin area is done in a manner that enhances its masculine features and the jaw line.