What Facial Balancing Actually Means

In this short, Lily Zelaya, RN, Aesthetic Nurse Injector at Express Med Spa explains what facial balancing actually means, and what it does not mean. It is not a matter of adding filler everywhere. She walks through what she is looking at during an assessment: your facial proportions, your profile, where you have lost structural support or volume, and how each feature flows together. Sometimes support at the cheek improves harmony through the mid and lower face, and projection at the chin can change a side profile. Individual results vary.

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Video Transcript

Facial balancing does not mean putting filler everywhere. When I am assessing your face, I am looking at the big picture, not just one feature. I am also looking at your facial proportions, your profile, where you have lost structural support or volume, and how each feature flows together.

For example, sometimes adding support to the cheek can help create better harmony through the mid and lower face. Adding projection to the chin can help completely balance your side profile.

And one area people often overlook are the temples. As we lose volume in our temples due to the aging process, we can start to look more hollow or skeletonized. Restoring volume in the temples can help to soften that transition and create a more rejuvenated, harmonious appearance overall.

And sometimes you actually do not need filler in the place that you thought you needed filler. Therefore facial balancing is completely individualized, and can involve biostimulators, hyaluronic acid filler, neuromodulators, or even focusing on skin quality with treatments such as lasers or microneedling.

The goal is to never change your face. It is to restore support, enhance your natural features, and make everything flow together more harmoniously.

Wondering which areas apply to you? The full guide breaks down the cheeks, chin, temples, and the rest of the face area by area, and explains where biostimulators such as Radiesse, hyaluronic acid filler, and neuromodulators each fit. You can also check the current med spa price menu, or book a complimentary consultation at our Frankfort, La Grange, Shorewood, or Mount Greenwood (Chicago) location. A consultation is the right place to confirm what suits your anatomy and your goals.

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