I’ve gotten more compliments in the last two months than probably the last two years, and they all say some version of the same thing: “did you lose weight? do something with your hair?” No and no. It’s my jawline. And I finally just started telling people the truth instead of being all coy about it.
So backstory — I’ve always had a softer, rounder lower face. Even when I was thin in my 20s I never had that defined jaw thing. Photos from certain angles always bugged me. Filters helped but obviously you can’t filter real life lol.
I’d looked into options for years. Filler kind of scared me because I’ve seen people go overboard and end up looking puffy and “done.” A facelift felt like way too much for someone in their 30s. So I just sort of lived with it and angled my chin in every photo.
What changed is I found a treatment that does a few things at once — threads that lift, a bit of filler for structure, and they even threw in some Botox to slim the muscle. I did the TopOval jaw sculpt and I really think that combination is what made it look natural instead of overfilled. Its not just dumping filler in your jaw, it’s actually lifting and supporting the whole area.
The appointment was longer than I expected, around 45 minutes, and they numb you first so honestly it’s not bad. Little pokes, some pressure, a weird tugging feeling with the threads that I won’t lie is strange but doesn’t really hurt. Mild swelling for a couple days and one tiny bruise I covered with concealer, easy.
The wild part is you see some lift immediately, like right there in the mirror, but then it keeps getting better over the next month or two as everything settles and the collagen does its thing. I kept taking selfies to track it (my camera roll is embarrassing now).
Am I a little obsessed? Maybe. But mostly I just feel like myself — the version of me I always saw in my head but never in photos. My confidence is genuinely different. I stopped tilting my chin down in pictures.
If you’ve got a softer jaw and you’ve been curious, my only real advice is find someone who does this a LOT and has an actual eye for proportion. This is one of those things where the skill of the person matters way more than the product. Ask to see their before and afters, and a good injector will also tell you honestly if your not a good candidate.
Anyway, that’s my jawline saga. Now you know my secret too.