In spite of being a comparatively small part of a person’s body, the face receives by far the most attention, as an indicator of beauty and expression, and as a region where many body functions are concentrated. All sensory perceptions aside from touch are generated from the facial area, and a lovely face can compensate for the presence of many other bodily flaws.
On the other hand, deformities are more aggressively pronounced if they are on one’s face instead of any other body part, and ugliness is most often associated with a hideous face, even if the rest of a person’s body is aesthetically perfect. Likewise, the attractiveness of a person’s face is a delicate thing, easily ruined by an unfortunate injury or the gradual ravages of aging.
Naturally, it is the area that receives the most meticulous cosmetic care, from dermatologists and surgeons alike. Much of the development in cosmetic surgery, in particular, has resulted from experimentation with restoring or augmenting the human face. If one were to start from the forehead region and work downwards to the chin, one would be able to identify a large number of specific areas where cosmetic surgery may be performed.
The forehead is a primary culprit for aging, as wrinkles and lines in this region can be particularly prominent. It is also the main beneficiary for various facelift procedures that raise this patch of skin upwards to compensate for sagging or other deterioration. Excess skin may be removed from behind the forehead to let the expanded skin in this area stretch out, and muscles beneath the skin layer may be adjusted or secured with sutures to further enhance the appearance of a sleek forehead.
The eyelids complement the forehead to form what is referred to as the upper face region. Scraggly lines appear around this area even earlier in one’s life, and are some of the first indicators of the onset of age. Drooping eyelids, also a product of aging, may actually obscure vision and make simple activities like walking and reading difficult.
For persons of Asian ethnicity, they may be born congenitally without upper eyelids, and may seek surgical treatment to provide them with what they lack. Surgery in this region mostly involves excision of extra skin, suturing the muscles beneath for added support, or for eyelid addition, the creation of an artificial flap by cutting out a portion of skin to serve as such.
The nose is a prime subject for both purely cosmetic operations, to improve form and position, and for reconstructive reasons, such as when the nose suffers some structural trauma, to return it to normal. In certain cases, corrective surgery may be needed to fix a deviated septum, that bridge of cartilage that separates the nostrils, if the person is having difficulty due to air blockage caused by the deviation. The incisions are made inside the nostrils to avoid visible scarring.
Hollowed-out cheeks and sagging chins may be the subject of silicone implants, either to restore a supple, youthful appearance or as a form of enhancement. In the case of chins, the incision is made under the jaw, and the bone structure reinforced with both sutures and splints.
Creating or restoring a gorgeous smile is the province of the emerging field of cosmetic dentistry, which focuses not only on keeping one’s teeth healthy but on arranging and improving one’s pearly whites to sparkle in immaculately straight rows. There's one more surgery that people can opt to improve their simile: Dimpleplasty. There's a majority of people who don't have dimples on their cheeks. While most of them never give them such important, there a a few people who want wish to have them. If you're among them, Dimpleplasty surgery could help you get them on your face.
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