Don't overdo cosmetic procedures. Recently, a woman reportedly requested doctors to inject 20-30cc of hyaluronic acid into her face in one session to achieve beautiful cheeks. Compared to the typical 1cc used per session, this is a "huge difference." Excessive amounts are difficult for the skin to absorb, resulting in cheeks resembling a "flat, wide face" and causing the skin to sag even more.
Over-injection of hyaluronic acid easily causes side effects. Excessive amounts hinder skin absorption, resulting in "flat, puffy cheeks" and increased skin laxity.
Beyond side effects from over-injection, traditional methods focus on "single-point" treatments—addressing isolated issues like "headache-head-pain, foot-pain-foot-pain"—failing to achieve comprehensive facial sculpting and lifting. This naturally diminishes results.Plastic surgeon Huang Yaozhu explains that to achieve a more three-dimensional facial appearance while maintaining overall harmony, a newer approach to hyaluronic acid injections has emerged, known as the "heart-shaped" technique.
The heart-shaped injection technique involves lifting the entire face starting from the hairline, building volume from the underlying muscle layer. As little as 3cc of hyaluronic acid can beautifully refine facial contours upward, creating a "heart-shaped" beauty with a positively uplifted face.
Why start lifting from the hairline? This technique originates from the concept of women tying their hair in a ponytail. When securing hair in a ponytail, the prominent back section elongates the face. Simultaneously, anchoring the hairline backward naturally lifts and firms the lateral facial skin, creating a more sculpted appearance resembling a perfect heart shape—plump and elastic.
The Heart-Shaped Injection Technique involves injecting hyaluronic acid starting from the hairline to lift the entire face.
Practically, it uses the heart-shaped proportion line from the ponytail concept, supplemented by the ancient Greek 1:1.618 theory. It employs the vertical thirds and horizontal fifths of the facial golden ratio to deliver appropriate hyaluronic acid from the hairline, creating volume from the muscle base. This gently lifts facial contours upward, plumping the upper forehead while simultaneously lifting the eye area and cheeks. It also defines the jawline's extension, sculpting a face that naturally curves upward into a "heart-shaped" beauty.
Mastering the Heart-Shaped Injection Technique: 3 Principles:
Inject non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid along both hairline edges to lift the entire face.
Target the mid-face or upper nasolabial folds to simultaneously lift the cheekbones.
Inject the chin area to extend the facial contour line.