Minimally invasive aesthetic treatment of male patients: The importance of consultation and the lower third of the face

Abstract

Men represent only a small proportion of the overall patient population in aesthetic medicine. Indeed, in 2018, only around 10% of minimally invasive, non-surgical facial treatments using hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers or botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNTA) were given to male patients. 1,2 Men are also under-represented in clinical trials of these products. 3 However, growing numbers of males are consulting with practitioners about the possibility of facial aesthetic treatments. 4,5 This apparent increase in popularity may be driven by several factors, including the following: greater desire among many men to look

Nonsurgical Reshaping of the Lower Jaw With Hyaluronic Acid Fillers: A Retrospective Case Series

“…In 2020, also Mastroluca et al focused on the lower third definition in male patients to achieve a more masculine identity; even in this paper, the focus was not on the reversal of the facial aging process of the lower third [18]. Most published articles about nonsurgical chin and jawline definition are focused on the use of a single filler, usually with a high G' [17,19].…”

“…Several case series of lower jaw nonsurgical reshaping with the use of fillers are published in medical literature, even though most of them are not focused on the treatment of the aging mandible [14,[16][17][18]. In a recent paper, Bertossi et al described their experience in the nonsurgical definition of the chin and jawline in younger adults, using a grid system approach.…”

“…Consultation plays a key to achieve high patient satisfaction, especially with naive patients [18]. Usually, patients consider HA fillers as just an "injection" due to information found on the internet or in ads.…”

“…Some papers regarding the use of a single filler or a single brand of fillers to reshape the mandible have been published [14,[16][17][18]. However, in the present paper, we focused on the mandibular ligament fixed point and a little retrogenia) or young patients with retrogenia who do not want to undergo surgery [31].…”

Odontologia: uma visão contemporânea - Volume 11

“…O uso de toxina botulínica e preenchedores faciais para tratamentos estéticos tem crescido nos últimos anos. Atualmente, procedimentos como correção de sorriso gengival (POLO, 2008;MAZZUCO e HEXSEL, 2010;CHAGAS et al, 2018;CENGIZ et al, 2020), redução de hipertrofia de músculos da mastigação para evitar recidivas em tratamentos ortodôntico/cirúrgico (SEOK et al, 2013;PARK et al, 2015;MUCKE et al, 2016;SHIN et al, 2018), correção de assimetrias e contornos faciais em pacientes padrão II ou III (BRAZ et al, 2020a;MASTROLUCA et al, 2021;DALL'MAGRO et al, 2021) entre outros, tem sido incorporados nas indicações de tratamento com esses materiais. Entretanto, essas indicações são bem específicas e devem ser analisadas com critério para um planejamento individualizado (MASTROLUCA et al, 2021).…”