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Phosphatidylcholine/deoxycholate lipolysis and hyaluronic acid augmentation to enhance nonsurgical lower facial contouring using botulinum toxin type A
Author(s) -
Wong Garsing Roger,
Chen WenPei
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cosmetic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.626
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1473-2165
pISSN - 1473-2130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2011.00549.x
Subject(s) - hyaluronic acid , phosphatidylcholine , contouring , medicine , botulinum toxin , pharmacology , chemistry , surgery , anatomy , biochemistry , computer science , phospholipid , computer graphics (images) , membrane
Summary Botulinum toxin type A can produce dramatic improvements in patients with benign masseteric hypertrophy but this method alone is not as effective for patients with a rounded lower face. The paper describes the effective use of selective lower jowl phosphatidylcholine/deoxycholate lipolysis and chin, cheek, and nose augmentation with hyaluronic acid to refine cosmetic lower facial contouring using botulinum toxin type A in a young Asian woman. A series of treatments was administered over 26 months. The patient’s lower cheeks were slimmed and jowl definition was improved producing the patient’s desired sculptured, heart‐shaped face. The injection‐based procedures provided much preferable alternative to surgery from the perspective of both the patient and her family. The authors believe that this is the first case report in the published literature reporting these three methods used in conjunction.