CONSULTATIONS FOR THE SHAPE OF YOUR FACE & NECK

In your consultation Dr Jake will aim to get an understanding of:

 

• Your 'wants' - essentially what you think you might want from an intervention

• Your 'needs' - what Dr Jake recommends based on your clinical photos, anatomy and facial examination

 

Obviously no-one needs an elective procedure and nothing will ever be done without your explicit understanding and consent. But occasionally what you thought you might benefit from or want isn't the best route to looking natural or achieving a result. So a lot of talking, examining and assessment will happen in a new patient consultation to help you understand your face, the signs of facial aging and what your options are.

 

Various things will be discussed depending on your needs but some common themes that many patients mention include:

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- to reduce the signs of sagging

- to reduce the signs of 'tiredness'

- to reduce the signs of looking 'sad'

- to reduce the signs of looking 'angry'

- to look more contoured

- to enhance existing feminine or masculine features

 

Facial aesthetics and the signs of facial aging is complex and it's not expected that patients should know what the best options are. This again is why a lot of talking and examining of your features will be done, to see what you think and ensure that you are understanding of the likely plan. A conservative and step-wise approach is most commonly suggested.

 

One of the main barriers to patients seeking aesthetic procedures is the fear of looking 'done'. And yet interestingly, they often ask for single areas of their face to be treated - which can risk looking 'obvious' and not very harmonious with the rest of the facial features. This simplistic approach of only addressing a single area of the face can risk looking disjointed, jarring or just very 'done'! If one part of the face is changed in isolation, it risks the rest of the face not matching or looking disproportionate. This is why Dr Jake rarely focuses on individual facial areas on their own and will examine all of your features to see how he can best balance your overall look.

 

It's often said that 'good' work goes unnoticed whereas 'bad' work is seen. Good work translates to you appearing to look rested and anatomically proportioned, but what was done remain discreet and unnoticeable. This is why you can't tell if someone with a good result has had anything done, but oppositely those with more obvious treatments tend to be easily spotted and this look is often perceived very negatively.​