Lower Face and Jaw Contour
Before & After Gallery

Procedure: Jaw and Chin Contouring

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 23 Year Old Male

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Since the FDA approval of Juvederm Volux for the jaw and chin contouring, more men are seeking filler treatments to improve their lower face definition and their attractiveness. For this young patient, I squared off his jaw angle and chin and defined the body of the jaw. The end result to lower face enhancement with filler is not one size fits all. I tailor the results to each patient’s preference, timeline and budget.

Case Number: 00598

Procedure: Jaw and Chin Contouring

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 24 Year Old Male

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: This young professional asked for a more defined jaw. My assessment is that his small chin and anterior jaw do not match his cheeks and posterior jaw. So, we agreed to focus on the squaring off his jaw angle, enhancing his anterior jaw and as well as his chin to bring harmony to his entire face. In his after photo, he looks less juvenile and more professional. Improving the size and shape of the chin along with the jaw has also improved his under-chin fullness.

Case Number: 00599

Procedure: Correction of Smile Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 46 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: This impressive before and after transformation illustrates change in facial messages with correction of the deep nasolabial lines. She looks angry and disapproving in the before photo. She looks more relaxed and neutral in the after photo. Like many athletic individuals, this patient has minimal facial fat. Even after correction of the nasolabial folds, her face remains gaunt in the lower cheek region behind the nasolabial folds. As this area becomes more gaunt, jowls and marionette folds begin to form. This area is the next treatment zone recommended for this patient.

Case Number: 00600

Procedure: Lower Face Filler

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 70 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: The before image shows a lower face with noticeable wrinkles and creases around the mouth area. These lines can make the face appear aged and tired and may even cause the person to feel self-conscious. The after image shows the lower face with a significant reduction in the appearance of wrinkles and creases around the mouth area. The use of lower face fillers has provided a smoother, more youthful-looking appearance to the skin. The marionette lines are visibly softened, giving the face a more refreshed and rejuvenated look. Overall, the after image showcases a noticeable improvement in the appearance of the lower face, resulting in a more confident and vibrant look.

Case Number: 00600

Procedure: Chin Augmentation

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 31 Year Old Male

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: The before image displays a profile view of a face with a small or recessed chin. This may give the impression of an unbalanced or weak facial structure. The after image showcases a profile view of a face with a visibly enhanced chin. The use of filler for chin augmentation has provided a more defined and balanced facial structure, creating a harmonious appearance to the face. The chin is now more prominent, which can also help to elongate the face and improve overall facial proportions.

Case Number: 00601

Procedure: Lower Face Filler

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 69 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: The use of filler is an effective method to diminish the visibility of wrinkles on the lower face, such as marionette lines and accordion lines. These wrinkles can contribute to an aged and fatigued appearance. Following the treatment of the patient's lower face wrinkles, the skin exhibits a more refreshed and smoother texture, resulting in an enhanced, confident, and appealing look, as shown in these fabulous results.

Case Number: 00602

Procedure: Chin Augmentation

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 45 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: The before image shows a face with a small or recessed chin and sagging jowls. The after image displays a face with a visibly enhanced chin and lifted jowls. The use of filler for chin augmentation and jowl lifting has provided a more defined and balanced facial structure, creating a more youthful and vibrant appearance. The chin is now more prominent, which can help elongate the neck and improve overall facial proportions, while the lifted jowls contribute to a more lifted and rejuvenated appearance.

Case Number: 00603

Procedure: Lower Face Filler Correction

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 60 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: The before image displays a lower face with noticeable accordion lines, also known as the vertical lines, that form around the mouth when smiling or speaking. The accordion lines are visibly softened, giving the face a more refreshed and rejuvenated look. Overall, the after image shows a noticeable improvement in the appearance of the lower face, resulting in a more confident and vibrant look.

Case Number: 00604

Procedure: Correction of Marionette Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 53 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Marionette lines are the vertical lines that form from the corners of the mouth to the chin, and they can contribute to an aged or tired appearance. The use of filler for marionette lines can provide a significant reduction in their appearance, resulting in a smoother and more youthful-looking lower face, as shown in these beautiful results.

Case Number: 00605

Procedure: Lower Face Filler Correction

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 51 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Filler can be an effective way to reduce the appearance of wrinkles on the lower face, such as the marionette lines and accordion lines. These lines can make the face appear aged and tired. After treating this patient’s lower face wrinkles, her skin appears smoother and more refreshed, giving the face a more confident and attractive look.

Case Number: 00606

Procedure: Correction of Smile Lines/Nasolabial Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 47 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: In this patient, her lower face aging, namely in the nasolabial area is out of proportion to the rest of her face. This is because she is naturally a jovial person and is always smiling. The repetitive contraction of her facial muscles with smiling has broken down the collagen in the overlying skin resulting in these deep folds. Correction of these folds makes a dramatic improvement in her appearance at rest as well as with smiling.

Case Number: 00607

Procedure: Correction of Smile Lines/Nasolabial Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 34 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: This Instagramer was bothered by her smile lines and would photoshop her selfies before posting. She asked to treat her nasolabial/smile lines so that she can avoid having to photoshop her selfies. She was very happy with her final result.

Case Number: 00608

Procedure: Correction of Smile Lines/Nasolabial Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 43 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: The new way of improving lower face aging is by first addressing aging mid face aging. In this patient, I augmented and lifted the cheeks to its pre-aging youthfulness. This treatment in turn improved the smile lines naturally, prevented smile lines from being over injected. Over injected smile lines change the human face to an unnatural simian/monkey like face which I avoid.

Case Number: 00609

Procedure: Lower Face Filler

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 47 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: As we age our faces begin to fall forward resulting in jowling or marionette lines and a deepening of our Nasolabial folds around the mouth. By using Juvederm Ultra Plus in strategic areas of the face, I can disguise these lines and correct volume loss to create a more youthful appearance.

Case Number: 00610

Procedure: Filler in Lower Face

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 50 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Lower face aging changes include deepening of smile lines, formation of marionette lines and formation of jowls. If not done correctly, filler treatment in the lower face can look heavy and simian or monkey like instead of looking beautiful and natural. I address mid-face sagging before treating the lower face. By first lifting the mid-face and lower face, I prepare the lower face for natural and beautiful filler treatment results and avoids these pitfall complications seen with inexperienced injectors.

Case Number: 00611

Procedure: Jawline Contour

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 36 year old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: A defined jaw line is a desirable feature in both men and women. This young patient asked me to improve her jawline definition. This beautiful result was accomplished with Juvederm Voluma. Jawline filler also pulled her lower face back and improved the shadows around her mouth and her under chin fullness.

Case Number: 00612

Procedure: Correction of Smile Lines/Nasolabial Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 40 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: This beautiful social media influencer was tired of photoshopping her smile lines on her many daily photos and asked for a natural correction. I used Volbella from the Juvederm family of fillers for a natural looking correction of the nasolabial lines.

Case Number: 00613

Procedure: Correction of Smile Lines/Nasolabial Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 51 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Nasolabial folds or smile lines are a natural part of the human anatomy. Completely erasing them makes the human face look unnatural and simian/monkey like. But when they are exaggerated as in this patient, their correction enhances facial features. I’ll choose the appropriate filler from the Juvederm family of fillers based on the depth of the correction needed. Juvederm Vollure is one of my favorite long lasting fillers ideal for the moderate to severe folds.

Case Number: 00614

Procedure: Correction of Moderate Volume Loss Lower Face Buccal Fat Area with Long Lasting Fillers

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 63 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Athletic thin individuals with low body fat composition may be quite healthy but look emaciated in the face. As these individuals age, their facial fat loss becomes even more exaggerated. These changes can be corrected with filler treatments in the lower face making the patient look healthier. This patient is very happy with her treatment.

Case Number: 00615

Procedure: Correction of Jawline Contour and Chin

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 37 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: This beautiful patient had an AmpliPhi Filler consultation to determine how to enhance her youth and beauty. Beautiful faces have symmetry, harmony, balance, and proportions. The most beautiful proportion to the human eye is ratio of 1 to 1.618 which is called the golden Ratio. I augmented this patient’s lips, chin, and her jaw contour to bring her facial proportions closer to the golden ratio.

Case Number: 00616

Procedure: Correction of the Smile Lines/Nasolabial Folds with Juvederm Ultra Plus

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 53 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Smile lines or nasolabial folds form when there is soft tissue and bone loss anywhere at the site, all the way up to the cheeks. Exaggerated smile lines make the face appear unapproachable and angry. Some patients fear having everything corrected at the same time and prefer to stage their facial rejuvenation over several appointments. This patient chose to address her lip lines and jowls at a later time. I encourage my patients who have had Juvederm Ultra and Ultra Plus in the past to consider opting for longer lasting Vollure at the time of their retreatment.

Case Number: 00617

Procedure: Correction of Smile Lines/Nasolabial Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 47 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Exaggerated nasolabial folds near the nose make the individual appear as if they are snarling or are disgusted. Correction of this fold allow for a more neutral and approachable facial expression. This patient was pleased with her results and told me that people are less alarmed around her.

Case Number: 00618

Procedure: Correction of Smile Lines/Nasolabial Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 62 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Thin individuals tend to look older than average weight or overweight individuals as they age. This is because the facial volume depletion in thin individuals is more exaggerated. This beautiful patient asked to make her look less aged. She was very happy with her transformation. I advised her that anymore filler in the lower face would look unnatural and heavy. However, she would benefit from filler in the temples and the midface, both of which will help to lift the lower face and make her look even better.

Case Number: 00619

Procedure: Correction of Smile Lines/Nasolabial Lines

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 35 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Collagen loss leads to thinning of the skin and a formation of a fold or a wrinkle. Most of the time collagen loss is due to aging changes. Sometimes collagen loss is due to mechanical impact of repetitive muscle contraction on the overlying skin. This is the case of this lovely patient whose excessive smiling has led to her smile lines! I prefer to use long lasting fillers such as Juvederm Vollure and Voluma for my busy patients who trust her expertise to keep them beautiful and ageless at each decade of their aesthetic journey.

Case Number: 00620

Procedure: Correction of Fine Lines Around the Mouth

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 44 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Not all wrinkles have the same depth. All wrinkles start out as collagen loss in the underlying skin. As this subsurface collagen loss progresses, so does the depth of the surface wrinkle. I’ll choose the appropriate filler to use for correction of wrinkles and folds based on their many characteristics. A filler that is too thin would not fill a deep wrinkle very well. Reversely, a robust thick filler would render bad results in thin skin with superficial lines. This patient was happy with her under the radar results with her long lasting filler.

Case Number: 00621

Procedure: Correction of wrinkles around the mouth

Provider: Monica Bonakdar, MD

Patient Information: 59 Year Old Female

Dr. Bonakdar Explains: Sometimes repetitive contraction of the tiny facial muscles result in loss of collagen in the skin and the formation of wrinkles. This is the case in this lovely patient. I erased this patient’s lower face aging by her expert filler injection. I prefer to use long lasting fillers such as Juvederm Vollure and Voluma for my busy patients who trust her expertise to keep them beautiful and ageless at each decade of their aesthetic journey.

Case Number: 00622