How Can I Make My Face Less Round?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I wanted to enquire regarding some facial cosmetic surgeries. I was interested in buccal fat removal, cheek and chin liposuction, and possibly jaw + chin implants.

A:I can certainly see what you are trying to accomplish….take a rounder facial shape and change it into a more defined one. A good guideline to remember in facial reshaping is that one can not reduce their way into a better facial shape, augmentation is the primary method.  Meaning the fat removal procedures you have mentioned, which are all needed, are ancillary to improving your facial shape. Facial augmentation, such as that of your jawline, is the primary driver of change.(see attached imaging)

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon