The ghost of aging haunts many women and men, its features begin to appear on the face and body, where the face is one of the most important areas that draw attention to age. With age, the face begins to lose the fat that gives it smoothness and beauty, and wrinkles begin to appear threatening the face with loss of freshness and beauty. Therefore, everyone dreams of delaying its appearance as long as possible and maintaining a permanent smoothness of the face.

Aging is not the only reason why the face loses fat. In many cases, some people resort to following different diets to keep the body from obesity, and with repeated diets, the face begins to lose the fat stored in it. Even when a person returns to obesity, the face rarely regains fat storage. It rarely returns freshness and softness.

Learn with us in this article about the ways to increase the size of the face, its types and the different materials that are used to increase the size of the face, as well as the complications and risks expected for some methods of increasing the size of the face, their cost, the best places to perform them, and more.

What are facial fattening operations?

Facial fattening operations are operations aimed at restoring the freshness of the face, eliminating wrinkles and maintaining a youthful appearance. Therapeutic operations to increase the size of the face range from local injections to some areas of the face to the implantation of some implants in the face to obtain permanent results.

The types of “fillers” or fillers that are injected into the face as a treatment for facial fattening differ among themselves, and the duration of the results depends on the type of materials used in the injection. Facial fattening operations are divided into two main types, namely:

Injecting fillers into the face

These operations include the injection of autologous fat extracted from elsewhere in the body, or the injection of a filler such as hyaluronic acid, collagen, or some synthetic polymers. Face augmentation is a non-surgical procedure that is done to fatten the face using local anesthetic and without the need for general anesthesia.

Some implants (stents) in the face²

It includes surgeries performed using general or local anesthesia, in which the face is inflated by implanting silicone stents in some areas of the face that need strengthening or increasing their size. These operations are characterized by the permanence of their results as a treatment for facial fattening.

Face fattening methods

There are many people who have a thin face due to genetic factors, as the absence of fat makes the facial bones stand out. In other cases, a thin face is the result of being underweight, whether the weight loss is the result of a disease or by following a low-calorie diet. In all cases, some people need to fatten the face. There are many ways to fatten the face, including:

To fatten the face through some exercise.
To fatten the face through nutrition and increase the calories in food.
Different methods of fattening the face through direct injection of some substances in the face.
Implantation of stents in the face.
Some home recipes used to fatten the face, which are placed as a mask on the face, such as rose water and shea butter
Ways to fatten the face through exercise
There are some simple and easy exercises that can be practiced to fatten the face, taking into account their practice daily to notice an effective result. Among the ways to fatten the face through exercises:

Take a large amount of air through your mouth and inflate your face as if it were a balloon for 15 seconds, then release the air and repeat this exercise 5 times.
This is similar to the first exercise where you take a large amount of air and inflate the cheeks, but we empty the air directly from the cheeks and do this 10 times quickly, then the air is expelled and breathing normally. This exercise is repeated 3 times.
In this exercise, we fill the mouth with air and then move the tongue right and left on the cheeks for 15 seconds. If you find it difficult to breathe, remove the air and start again.
Put all the air in one side of the face and then move it to the other side, and repeat this movement for 15 seconds.
Gently pinch the cheeks up and down on both sides daily.
In addition to these exercises, following a healthy diet and eliminating tobacco and alcohol abuse will also help improve facial skin and give it a more attractive appearance.

Methods of fattening the face at home

There are many ways to increase the size of the face at home through natural recipes such as rose water and shea butter, and these methods include:

Use of honey: It is very useful for moisturizing the skin with rose water and shea butter as well as making it look plump and healthy. Honey contains antioxidants that can make your skin healthy and remove toxins well. Honey can be used to increase the size of the face by mixing some pieces of papaya with a teaspoon of honey with a cup of rose water and shea butter, then put the mixture on the face for 10 minutes and then rinse it with lukewarm water. Repeat this recipe once every morning. Or, mix a cup of warm water with a tablespoon of honey and drink it once daily.
Using milk: Because it contains proteins, minerals and vitamins that you can take advantage of to get a permanently fat face, by massaging the face with cold milk for 15 minutes, then leaving it for more than 5 minutes and rinsing it with warm water. Or drink two cups of low-fat or skim milk daily.
Eat foods rich in carbohydrates.
Include oils in your diet every day such as olive oil and coconut oil. You can also use avocado oil, almond oil, olive oil, coconut oil and shea butter to massage gently after exfoliating the face and washing it with rose water.
Always moisturize the face, drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, avoid drying out the skin, and use sunscreen.

Methods of fattening the face through injections

There are many ways to increase the size of the face through injections, due to the variety of fillers known as facial fillers, which can be injected and stuffed into the face, and these materials include:

Collagen: It is the natural protein found in the skin. It is made from soft tissues made from purified cowhide. It is used to fill wrinkles, lines and scars on the face. It is absorbed into the body.
Hyaluronic acid: It is the natural filler that is already present in our bodies, and several companies produce it under brand names such as Restylane and Juvederm.
Sculptra: An injection made of synthetic lactic acid, the first injection approved by the FDA to restore lost facial volume (correction of lip atrophy) in people with HIV.
Captique injections: used to fill moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds around the nose and mouth, are soft tissues that are injected to add volume to specific areas of the face. Derived from non-animal hyaluronic acid.
Hylaform injections: Fills moderate to severe wrinkles around the nose and mouth, a chemically modified dermal filler made of hyaluronic acid. Designed to temporarily smooth the surface of the skin.
Radiesse injections: A synthetic dermal filler made with calcium hydroxyapatite to correct moderate to severe wrinkles and folds. This injection is the longest lasting filler because the body forms collagen around it which adds volume to the injected areas.
Endogenous fat: It is fat extracted from the human body, and it is one of the preferred ways to increase the size of the face, as it does not cause allergic reactions to the person, as it is a natural substance that is not chemically treated. It is taken from another area of ​​the body of the person to whom the filler is to be injected, then the fat is re-injected to the face again. The disadvantage of this type of filler is that it does not last for a long time, and its costs are high due to the presence of liposuction prior to the injection process, which is the process of extracting self-fat from another area of ​​the body.
These substances fill the face, contributing to the elimination of wrinkles, increasing the volume of the face and removing scars. A plastic surgeon can tell you what is best for you.

What is the expected cost of facial fattening treatment?

The cost of “fillers” differs from the cost of face augmentation surgeries. The cost of the “filler” also varies according to the material used to increase the size of the face. Injections with “calcium hydroxyapatite” cost on average about 650 dollars, while the prices of collagen injections range between 500-800 dollars, depending on the source of the collagen used in the injections.

As for autologous fat injections extracted from the same person, the cost starts from 1,500 US dollars and sometimes reaches 5,000 or 6,000 US dollars, depending on the place from which the liposuction is used. This process is often done in the event that the patient needs to get rid of some localized fat in the abdomen, thighs, buttocks and buttocks. This fat is used as a way to increase the size of the face by re-injecting it into the cheeks, chin, lips, or some areas of the face that need fattening.

As for injections using "hyaluronic acid", the average cost is about $ 778. The cost of injections with “lactic acid” polymers is approximately $800. As for methyl methacrylate micro-polymers, the cost of injection is approximately $900.

On the other hand, the cost of facial braces ranges from $2,000 and sometimes reaches $5,000. The cost of face-lift operations starts from 5,000 US dollars, and its average cost is about 7,000 US dollars, and sometimes it may reach approximately 10,000 US dollars, depending on the patient's condition, needs, and the surgeon's wages and experience.

Recovery from the facial fattening process, and the expected recovery period

With regard to “filler” injections in the face, there is no recovery period for the operation, because the process of fattening the face through “filler” is a non-surgical localized process, so the injection is done in one or two sessions, after which the patient is discharged to practice his normal life. However, the patient should avoid smoking, because smoking leads to the body absorbing the “filler” and getting rid of it very quickly.

After the filler injection process, the patient may suffer from swelling or swelling in some areas of the face, or some numbness or redness in the areas of the face, but these symptoms quickly disappear after a short period.

In the case of increasing the size of the face using the stent implantation process, recovery from it takes a period of one week to several months, like traditional surgeries, and it also requires care for the wound according to the doctor’s instructions. In both cases, the patient adheres to some instructions, such as avoiding sleeping on the face for a certain period.