What is the most common question I always encounter during consultation in the clinic?
“Doctor, I realized my face looks imbalanced and it does not make me look attractive. What should I do? I saw my friends do fillers and face threads at some beauty salon or clinics, I want to look exactly just like them!”
Facial beauty – Have you ever found someone or celebrities that look so pleasing to your eyes and you would love to have those facial features or skin condition?
What is ‘Beauty’? There are a few definitions but nothing really defines it.
“The quality of being pleasing and attractive”
“A person or thing that is pleasing and attractive” – Cambridge Dictionary
“The quality or group of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the sense or the mind” – Merriam-Webster
How Do We Define Beauty – Golden Ratio?
Throughout the age, humanity has been captivated by the concept of beauty. While the definitions of beauty can vary tremendously with different cultures and periods, there are specific patterns and proportions that many deem universally attractive – the Golden ratio.
This mathematical principle, for many centuries, has served as a benchmark for beauty. It harmoniously blends mathematics with aesthetics. When it is applied to the face, the Golden Ratio can gauge the balance and proportions of facial features. This ratio, rooted deeply in nature and art, suggests that certain proportions and arrangements of features are inherently more attractive to the human eye.
The Golden Ratio: Unlocking the Secret to Facial Beauty
Golden Ratio, often referred to in the context of facial aesthetics as the Phi Ratio. This proportion, 1.618 to 1, is believed to provide a blueprint for what constitutes a harmoniously proportioned face.
Let’s look at some examples: Imagine measuring the width of an eye. Ideally according to the Golden Ratio, the distance between eyes should be 1.618 times that width. Similarly, the nose's ideal length should be roughly 1.618 times the width at its base.
While the Golden Ratio offers a mathematical lens to view facial beauty and harmony, but beauty remains a multifaceted concept, where it evolves and is shaped by culture, personal and societal influences.
Key Components of Facial Beauty
There are some of the key components that are frequently being interpreted as attractive. Some of these facial features are:-
1. Symmetry
Have you ever noticed how faces deemed ‘beautiful’ often have a balanced appearance? Symmetry plays a crucial role here and often it makes us look more appealing.
2. Proportion
Beauty always lies in harmony and balance like I just mentioned, symmetry. Whether it is the distance between the eyes or the relationship between the nose and the mouth, proportions can be influential.
3. Skin Quality
A radiant, smooth and blemish free skin complexion is a universal sign of youthfulness. Such skin quality can make you look more attractive and glowy. Skin hydration is always the key.
4. Lively Eyes
They say “Eyes are the window to the soul”. Bright and expressive eyes can draw people’s attention and communicate with emotions, from curiosity to warmth.
5. Plump Lips
Fuller lips are a sign of youthfulness and can add a touch of elegance to the face. A full plump lips can definitely complement the face’s overall shape and size, making you more attractive and adorable.
6. Chiselled Jawline
A strong, defined jawline will highlight the lower part of your face and make it distinctive from the neck. It also creates a harmonious balance with other features of your face and enhances the overall appearance.
7. Proportional Nose
The nose acts as a centerpiece of the face. A nose that aligns well with other features of the face, often enhances beauty.
Approaching the Golden Ratio Through Medical Aesthetic
The concept of Golden Ratio has been seen as a hallmark of ideal proportions, particularly in facial aesthetics. It should be used as a guideline, a tool rather than a rule in the world of beauty industry.
There are factors that affect a person’s perception of facial beauty. Cultural nuances and individual preferences significantly influence beauty. For example, the appeal of lip fullness or chin prominence can differ depending on the society and individual taste.
This brings us to a very crucial point. Beauty is different in everyone’s eyes. It is multifaceted. The Golden Ratio offers a mathematical lens through which we can view proportions, and yet beauty is shaped by many other factors, from an individual’s features to their age and skin quality.
Approach the Golden Ratio Through Medical Aesthetic Treatments
If you’re considering medical aesthetic treatments to bring your features closer to this ideal ratio, here are some procedures to consider:
Eye Rejuvenation:
1. Fotona SmoothEye®
What is it?: A non surgical and non-ablative laser treatment that gives you an immediate freshness and tightness of your eye region, both upper and lower eye.
Purpose: Mild upper eyelid sagging and wrinkles formation over the lower eye are signs of aging as we tend to lose collagen due to the aging process. Fotona SmoothEye® is ideal for skin tightening and the intense, controlled surface tissue heating stimulates collagen remodelling and formation, which gives you an overall improvement of wrinkles, laxity and elasticity around the eyes.
2. Dermal Fillers and Skin Biostimulator
What is it?: A non surgical treatment using injectable substances to enhance areas around the eyes to give you a fresher look.
Purpose: The area around our eyes is prone to signs of aging, including wrinkles, fine lines and hollowness. Dermal fillers and skin boosters can address these issues by plumping up the under eye areas and smoothen wrinkles and fine lines and stimulate collagen, giving you a fresher, brighter look.
Nose Enhancement:
1. Non-surgical Nose Job
What is it?: A minimally invasive treatment that uses threads and dermal fillers instead of surgical interventions to reshape the nose.
Purpose: Nose threads and dermal fillers provide an alternative to those who are not ready to go under the knife and long downtime after a surgical procedure, rhinoplasty. It offers a subtle enhancement and more refined profile to your nose. The results are temporary, usually it lasts around 1 to 1.5 years, depending on the material of threads or dermal fillers used.
Face Lifting or Rejuvenation:
1. Fotona 4D® NX Line
What is it?: Fotona 4D® is a groundbreaking non surgical face lifting procedure that utilizes dual laser wavelength synergistically applied on the skin and inside our oral cavity, it targets the deeper, middle and outermost layer of connective tissues of the skin.
Purpose: Synergistic treatment from these dual laser wavelengths enables full thickness contraction of collagen for persistent, low to no downtime tightening and volumization (wrinkle reduction) without injectables.
2. Dermal Fillers and Skin Boosters
What is it?: Non surgical treatments using injectable substances to recontour and enhance your facial features and skin quality.
Purpose: As we age, facial bone density starts to resorb and it causes the facial fat pad to migrate downwards as they are losing the support needed. Furthermore, our skin is losing its collagen and elastin which are responsible for its skin glow and elasticity that resemble youthfulness. So we need dermal fillers to support those sagging facial structures and volumizing the hollowness of our aging facial structures, together with skin boosters that is going to reverse and stimulate our skin collagen and elastin to smoothen wrinkles and fine lines, giving you a fresher and brighter look.
3. Face threads
What is it?: A minimally invasive treatment that uses polymer threads that are inserted under your skin to create that lifted appearance and stimulate production of collagen.
Purpose: Face threads are usually being done for those who are not ready for surgical commitments. It offers a temporary lifting, typically lasting between 12 to 18 months, depending on the type of face threads used.
4. Buccal Fat Melting
What is it?: A minimally invasive procedure that offers a mixture of fat melting cocktails that removes fat pads from your chin area permanently.
Purpose: For those individuals desiring a slimmer facial contour higher cheekbone prominence, buccal fat melting injection offer a solution. By removing some facial fat, the face has a more chiseled look, offering a prominent definition of your jaw and neck.
5. Chin and Lips Augmentation
What is it?: A non surgical procedure that uses injectable substances to enhance lips and chin’s prominence and shape.
Purpose: A well defined chin plays a vital role in achieving a balanced facial profile. Lips which thin out and lose volume may make a person look older and less attractive. Chin and lip enhancement tailors the size and shape that suits your facial features, ensuring it complements other facial features for a harmonious appearance.
The journey to attaining a radiant face goes beyond just physical. It involves nurturing both our inner health and outer beauty. Consider some of the holistic approaches to enhance our natural beauty too.
1. Hydration
Drink ample water throughout the day. It flushes toxins and helps in maintaining skin elasticity and suppleness.
2. Nourish From Within
Having a balanced diet filled with good fats, proteins, and high antioxidant power food, like fruits and vegetables. These foods provide essential vitamins and antioxidants that promote skin health.
3. Adequate Rest
Make sure you have enough sleep, aim for 7-9 hours of sleep. A well rested face minimizes dark circles, puffiness and tired appearance.
4. Skin Protection
Protect your skin daily from prolonged sun exposure and harmful UV rays by wearing protective caps and always remember to wear your sunscreen. You can also add some extra protection by consuming oral sunblock.
5. Gentle Skincare Routine
Select gentle cleansers, toner and moisturizers tailored to your skin type.
6. Regular Exfoliation
Incorporate a weekly exfoliation into your regime. It will remove dead skin cells and give you that natural glow.
While Golden Ratio offers a framework to define beauty, it is crucial to consider your uniqueness and overall facial harmony when considering cosmetic enhancements. If you are interested to know more about your skin and facial features, drop by at Dream Clinic and talk to our doctors for a personalized treatment regime to achieve your ideal facial beauty.
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