Face contour: a clean line back, without freezing
When the oval softens and the jawline blurs, the whole lower face changes. We first look at what’s shifting, then choose the right answer.
Contour isn’t just one thing
Your face contour is the line that draws the lower face, from the oval down to the chin. Over time that line loses definition, for reasons that don’t all call for the same treatment.
Volume loss and a softening oval
Tissues lose support and descend: the oval softens and jowls start to form.
We restore support
Double chin
A pocket of fat under the chin blurs the line between face and neck, sometimes even without extra weight.
We target the fat
An undefined jawline
The jaw lacks definition, from limited projection to begin with or from a bulky masseter muscle.
We redraw or slimWhy the contour blurs
Several factors act at once, and not all on the same sign.
Collagen and elastin
Their production drops over time, and the skin loses the support that kept the oval crisp.
Descent of facial fat
With age, fat pads shrink and slide downward, hollowing the upper face and weighing down the lower.
Bone resorption
The facial skeleton slowly recedes, and the jaw loses some of its projection.
Fat under the chin
A tendency to store fat under the chin creates a double chin that resists exercise and weight loss.
Genetics and weight
The shape of your chin and jaw sets the contour from the start, and weight changes make it shift.
The contour is crisp and firm. A double chin, if there is one, comes mostly from morphology.
- Well-defined jawline
- An early double chin is genetic more than age-related
- The right time to protect collagen
Support starts to drop and the oval softens a little.
- First signs of laxity at the oval
- The jawline loses some definition
- Ideal time to restart collagen early
Laxity becomes visible: jowls and a loosening neck.
- Jowls and loss of jaw definition
- Volume loss that hollows the lower face
- We combine support and firmness
Redefine and restore support
We give the face back the support it lost and sharpen the line, without overfilling or freezing.
Dermal fillers
They restore support to the oval and redraw the contour where it has hollowed. From $325 for a half syringe, taxes extra. Results vary.
See the treatment →Jawline definition
We redraw the jawline for a clean definition that stays within your face’s proportions.
See the treatment →Sculptra
Injected, it restarts your own collagen and gives the oval back its support. Results build gradually, over several sessions.
See the treatment →The lipolytic injection (double chin)
This injectable dissolves fat under the chin, which the body then clears. Approved by Health Canada for double chin. Usually a few sessions, results vary.
See the treatment →Neuromodulator to slim the jaw
Injected into the masseter muscle, it reduces its volume and softens a square jaw. This use isn’t officially approved by Health Canada, even though it’s common in clinics; we explain it first. From $11.50 a unit, taxes extra.
See the treatment →Firm with energy
To tighten the skin and restart collagen, we heat the deeper layers with no surgery and no needle.
XERF
Our go-to for firmness: an advanced radiofrequency that tightens tissue and firms the lower face at depth. $1,500 a session, taxes extra.
See the treatment →TempSure Envi
Radiofrequency heats the skin to tighten it and firm the oval, with no needle and no downtime.
See the treatment →Potenza
It pairs radiofrequency with microneedling to firm at depth and work the skin quality along the contour.
See the treatment →Microneedling and exosomes
Fine micro-channels and exosomes restart collagen and tighten skin that’s loosening at the oval.
The goal is that people find you look good, without guessing you had anything done.
How to choose, and combine
Redefining and firming often go together, in a set order. We build a plan after an evaluation, based on your face and what actually bothers you. The goal stays a natural result, never frozen.
We aren’t the cheapest, and that’s deliberate. Three nurses and three medical estheticians, seven years of experience and more than 700 reviews in Sainte-Rose, Laval.
Your questions
We start with your skin.
An honest evaluation, then a step-by-step plan. You decide, we advise.
