A jawline that stopped sliding

She had been having filler along the jaw for two years and could see that it was making her face heavier without making it sharper. That is the classic sign that the problem is position, not volume — the tissue has slid down the vector and adding material below it only increases the load.

We planned the lift seated and showed her the movement in the mirror before placing anything. Four threads per side, following the vector her own face was falling along, with no filler added on the day.

The first week was the trade she had been warned about: visible swelling, a bruise near the left temple, and an odd tightness when she smiled widely. By day eight she was back at work without comment from colleagues.

The four-week photograph shows the jaw line continuous from chin to ear where it had previously broken. She describes the change as looking rested rather than looking different, which is what a lift should read as. We will review at twelve months.