Long Face Complex, Improve with Customized Solution

 

The most beautiful and harmonious facial proportions are those of 1:1:0.85 when dividing the face into upper, middle, and lower parts, and faces with ratios closer to this ideal look not only smoother and younger but also more defined. For this reason, harmonious facial proportions have become an essential aesthetic standard, and more patients are seeking plastic surgery to improve their long face complex.

"I want to reduce my long face; what surgery should I do?"

 

MOST IDEAL FACE RATIO (1:1:0.85)

 

Long faces can be categorized into three main types. First, there are those with a high proportion of the upper facial area, which extends from the hairline to the glabella; second, there are those with a high ratio of the middle facial area, which extends from the glabella to the base of the nose; and finally, there are those with a high proportion of the lower facial area, which extends from the bottom of the nose to the tip of the chin. Even if the face looks the same, there are different types depending on the location of the upper, middle, and lower facial areas, so if you want to improve a long face, it is essential first to diagnose the area that makes the face look long and find a solution accordingly.

How to Improve Long Face by Type?

1.    Upper Face: Forehead Reduction and Hair Transplant

Suppose you are suffering from a broad forehead. In that case, the typical solution is a forehead reduction procedure that reduces the forehead to a beautiful ratio by making micro-incisions along the hairline and pulling down the scalp and a hair transplantation procedure that corrects the hairline and minimizes the area of the forehead by transplanting hair roots taken from the occipital area to the hairline.

2.    Long Midface: Rhinoplasty, Fat Graft

In the case of a long midface, you can be raised the nasal tip to make the nose appear relatively shorter. At the same time, it can give the effect of your face looking shorter or fat grafting can be used to add a defined look to the midface area, such as the front cheek, nasolabial fold, and front cheek, to make the midface appear shorter visually.

3.    Long Lower Face: Chin Surgery, Square Jaw Reduction

If you have a long lower face, you can improve it with a chin surgery that reduces the length of the chin in a balanced way by osteotomizing the middle of the chin bone. Suppose you have a protruding lower jaw and a prominent, broad square chin below the ears; you can improve the front and back position of the chin with a chin surgery and slim down the angular, broad chin with a square chin reduction to reduce the area of the lower face and create a smaller, slimmer face shape.

In this way, it is possible to visually shorten a long face by narrowing the area of the area that causes the long face, such as the forehead or the tip of the chin, or improve to have a defined look or nose. Patients visit TS Plastic Surgery to improve the long face complex and apply customized solutions depending on the type.

 

BEFORE/AFTER IMPROVEMENT, DEPENDING ON THE CASES

 

1. BROAD FOREHEAD

Personalized Solution: Hair Transplant (Hairline Correction)

This patient came to us to improve the appearance of a long face due to a broad forehead. She wanted to correct her hairline not only because of her wide forehead area but also because of her M-shaped hairline. We transplanted hair from the occipital part of her head to the hairline to round out her forehead, and you can see that the area of her broad forehead has been lowered to the mark. When transplanting hair, we consider the direction of hair growth and the thickness of the hairline hair to create a natural hairline.

 

 

 

 

2. SAGGING NASAL TIP

Personalized Solution: Arrow Nose Surgery

If your midface looks longer due to a drooping arrow nose, like this patient's, you can improve it by lifting the drooping nasal tip to make the nose and midface appear relatively shorter. However, it's important to note that when lifting the tip of the nose, it's essential to only raise the bridge of the nose to a point where it blends in naturally with the lifted tip, as this can make a long face more noticeable.

 

 

4.     LONG & WIDE CHIN

Personalized Solution: Chin Surgery with T-Osteotomy

If you have a long and wide chin tip that makes your face look elongated, a chin surgery that reduces the length and width of the chin tip to the ideal proportions after cutting the chin bone in a T-shape can be performed to shrink the lower face and improve the jawline.

 

Improvement of the long face complex, sufficient consultation with a specialist first!

In most cases, people often consider a double jaw surgery or facial contouring to improve their long face. Still, as mentioned earlier, even the same long look can be enhanced differently depending on the type of it, so it is essential first to diagnose which type of face fits you and make a customized plan accordingly.

 

For example, if you have a long mid-face, a chin tip surgery can make your mid-face look longer by shortening the chin tip, or if you have a long chin tip and only have a hair transplant, it can lead to unsatisfactory results, such as reducing the area of the forehead but not improving the impression of a long face.

 

Therefore, if you want to improve your long face, it is recommended that you first consult with a plastic surgeon to get an accurate diagnosis of the type of long face by considering the ratio of the forehead to the brow, nasal tip, and chin, as well as the volume of the front and the front and back position of the chin, and explore alternatives accordingly.