The Asian Age

FILL in those CONTOURS!

With the V3 face lift, you won’t have to spend hours learning how to contour and highlight your face to look youthful!

- DR SHUBA DHARMANA

The V3 lift with fillers is a non- surgical lift with youthful enhancemen­ts that produce stunning results. Universall­y, women desire certain areas of the face to be contoured and highlighte­d. The makeup techniques employed use highlighte­rs to project and enhance certain bony prominence­s such as the temples, cheekbones, the angle of the jaw and chin.

On the profile, this highlighti­ng projects a number ‘ 3’ from the temple to the jawline. From the front, the oval or ‘ V’ shape is enhanced also by this highlighti­ng.

The V3 lift achieves the

‘ V’ and the ‘ 3’ with the help of fillers to naturally enhance and project the areas of the face for a harmonious, youthful and glamorous looking lift.

The process of ageing also not only involves loss of precious collagen but also absorption of bone in those particular regions that results in things moving southward. The oval or ‘ V’ shaped face that was a symbol of youth becomes more of an inverted V or triangle with the lower face around the jawline looking heavier than the upper and mid face.

WHO DOES IT: People who want to enhance their beauty by projecting certain areas. These fillers can also be used to enhance and make the lips look fuller, sharpen noses, enhance high cheekbones or to chisel and sculpt a round face to look more oval or heart- shaped which is more desirable. People who experience sagging, folds, loss of volume and youthfulne­ss too can make use of these fillers. PROCEDURE: After an initial consultati­on one can analyse what areas in the face need lifting and enhancemen­t with fillers or nonsurgica­l facelift with ultrasound technology or both. The treatments are discussed, planned and scheduled in a way that achieves best and natural looking results. Roughly the amount of filler in a syringe one needs is equivalent to the number of decades of the age of a person. So a 30- year- old may need 3 ml filler whilst a 50year- old may need a 5 ml filler for the V3 lift.

DOS AND DON’TS: It is important to follow post treatment instructio­ns given by your doctor, follow up with your doctor and approach them for any side effects you may experience like bruising, swelling, pain, lumps that you may not understand or are concerned about.

Don’t apply makeup for at least 24 hours post- treatment. Don’t massage or touch the area too much for fear of causing infection. Don’t indulge in a sauna, hot baths and tanning beds. Avoid alcohol for up to 72 hours post filler and avoid sleeping on the side of the filler for at least 24 hours post- treatment.

COST: The price varies from person to person. It largely depends on the amount of filler needed as per the age of the person. — The writer is a dermatolog­ist. Disclaimer: Always check with a cosmetic surgeon before going ahead with this procedure

 ??  ?? Picture of Madonna used for representa­tional purposes only
Picture of Madonna used for representa­tional purposes only
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Dr Shuba Dharmana

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