Look younger and restore your face’s health against facial volume loss with the rejuvenation experts at FSIBR. Explore the very best treatments for facial volume loss available in Boca Raton and Palm Beach.
Facial volume loss describes the changes to underlying facial muscles, tissue elasticity, and fat that cause a sunken, hollow appearance in key areas of the face.
Facial volume loss is extremely common. As we age, our skin produces less and less collagen, elastin, and other essential proteins responsible for skin repair and rejuvenation. Underlying muscles in the face also lose strength with time and are unable to maintain tautness and plumpness.
Other factors such as certain medications, sudden or significant weight fluctuation, diet, smoking, and exposure to the elements can further compound facial volume loss.
FSIBR’s Dr. Hancock and Dr. Klimczak offer expert treatments to restore the strength and structure of your facial volume, including both surgical and non-surgical procedures tailored to your case.
Understand the major forms of face volume loss, including those affecting your most prominent facial features: eyes, cheeks, cheekbones, jawline, and more.
Midface volume loss refers to a drooping, flattened appearance of the face surrounding your central facial triangle. Over time, this area naturally experiences both static and dynamic changes. Structural proteins deplete with age, gravity pulls down midface muscles, and years of expressions and elemental exposure can all result in midface volume loss requiring intervention.
Hollow cheeks occur when facial volume loss is concentrated in the muscles and tissue in the face’s buccal area. Sunken cheeks can disproportionately emphasize the cheekbones creating unflattering angles, and also contribute to the depth and noticeability of certain facial wrinkles such as nasolabial folds, marionette lines, and sagging jawlines.
Hollow eyes can prematurely age the face, drawing attention to undereye circles and wrinkles, plus creating a sunken, asymmetrical appearance. Volume loss in this region can comprise both the tissue supporting and surrounding the individual eye sockets, but also the malar region just above the cheekbones sitting right below the eyes.
Sudden or significant weight loss depletes the fat stores in your face, both near the surface as well as in deeper dermal layers. This fat loss carries a de-volumizing effect, causing the skin to “sink” closer to the face’s underlying bones and muscles, reducing perceptions of youthfulness and supple, plump skin.
Facial volume loss will compound over time. If untreated, its hollows, related wrinkles, and sunken contours will grow more and more pronounced until treated.
Early facial volume loss often starts in your late 20s through early 30s. Such loss is often tied to the decreased collagen production beginning in this age range. Symptoms may include:
By age 40 up, facial volume loss grows more prominent and noticeable. Compounded by lower collagen stores, decreased cellular turnover, fat redistribution, as well as years of potential aging lifestyle choices, this de-volumizing can create dramatic changes to your appearance. Changes include:
Facial volume loss can be driven by several factors, from the inevitability of aging to external stressors. Consider these main causes for midface volume, eye, and cheek hollowness.
Aging continues to be the primary driver of facial volume loss, particularly in the important soft tissue that comprises the central midface. As collagen production declines, skin loses its firmness, elasticity, and “bounce.” Simultaneously, many of the healthy fat pads stored in the cheeks, malar region, and jowls begin to shift and deplete, causing further sagging.
Perimenopause and menopause can both directly influence signs of facial volume loss. Women’s estrogen levels decline, further reducing collagen as well as the skin’s ability to maintain plumpness and hydration.
What’s more, certain thyroid conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hyperthyroidism can exacerbate facial tissue health. Consult with your doctor if you have these conditions and are experiencing dramatic changes to your facial appearance.
Low-fat, calorie-restrictive diets can often accelerate skin health issues, from thinning and dullness to tissue volume loss. Any diet lacking essential hydration, micronutrients, adequate proteins, and healthy amounts of fat over time likely contributes to premature aging.
Certain medications’ side effects, including those from some corticosteroids, weight loss GLP-1s, and certain acne treatments, can lead to facial fat loss or changes in skin texture, thickness, and hydration allowance.
Smoking, chronic stress, chronic undersleeping, environmental pollutants, and excessive sun exposure without wearing sunscreen can degrade skin health and tissue rejuvenation, accelerating overall facial volume loss.
FSIBR offers surgical and nonsurgical solutions for restoring facial volume, including treatments for hollow eyes, hollow cheeks, and midface rejuvenation.
Dermal fillers replenish lost volume using effective injections of hyaluronic acid or other collagen-boosting formulas. Fillers are most commonly applied to the cheeks, under-eye areas, and nasolabial folds, directly creating more youthful, plumper shapes and facial contours.
A liquid facelift combines distinct treatments of dermal fillers, neurotoxin injections, and neuromodulators, all to restore volume and lift sagging areas. Results can last between 12-18 months and are customized for each FSIBR patient.
The most dramatic solution for facial volume loss is facelifts, which provide long-term rejuvenation by surgically repositioning sagging tissue and restoring structure and volume. Facelifts are often combined with dermal fillers for a comprehensive approach to skin anti-aging, with effects lasting up to a decade given proper care.
The best treatment for facial volume loss varies by individual needs, age, skin health, and facial structure. Recovery follows suit, and depends on the type(s) of treatments received.
FSIBR specializes in reconstructive facial procedures. Our expert team is able to address all stages of facial volume loss, from mild onset presentations using non-surgical rejuvenation to mixed surgery/non-surgery plans for advanced results.
Explore common questions and concerns when understanding your best treatment for facial volume loss.
Dermal filler pricing can range from $500-$2,000 per injection syringe and formula used. While surgical treatments, such as facelifts, average between $10,000-$20,000. In Florida, prices tend to match national averages, with some variability based on a plastic surgeon’s expertise, treatment complexity, and facility costs.
Yes! Dermal fillers and non-surgical liquid facelifts are excellent options for restoring lost volume in hollow cheeks and hollow eyes without surgery. Treatments are always designed around each patient’s needs.
Unfortunately, most facial volume loss treatments are considered cosmetic and therefore are not covered by insurance. However, some exceptions may apply if volume restoration is necessary due to reconstructive reasons related to trauma or a diagnosed medical condition, such as some cancers.
FSIBR is proud to offer some of the best facial volumizing treatment options in the region.
If you’re experiencing facial volume loss, or feel unhappy with any signs of aging, book a consultation today.
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