Why Your Face Looks Bigger: Director's Column No. 1
A wide-looking face usually comes from one of three different causes — muscle, volume, or sagging. Reducing everything evenly rarely fixes it.
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Face Shape & Volume
Dr. Lee explains why faces look wide, flat or tired, and how to decide between filler and contouring.
Double Chin Won't Go Away After Weight Loss? Here's Why
A double chin that doesn't improve with weight loss usually isn't about fat at all. Here's how to tell the real cause apart and what actually treats it.
ReadBefore Cheekbone Reduction: Why Cheekbones Look Prominent, Director's Column No. 2
Cheekbones can look prominent due to surrounding volume and sagging, not bone size alone. Reducing the bone can sometimes flatten the face instead.
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Why a Face Looks Flat: Director's Column No. 3
A flat-looking face is often about missing volume in specific spots, not excess fat. Overfilling causes its own problems — here's how we approach it.
ReadWhy You Look Tired: Midface Filler and the Under-Cheek Hollow
A tired-looking face often comes from volume loss in the forward cheek, not sleep. Here's how midface filler is dosed based on facial proportion.
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Nasolabial Fold Treatment: Is It Sagging, or Volume Loss?
Nasolabial folds form differently depending on whether sagging or volume loss is the main cause. Here's how to tell which applies, and what treats it.
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Why Nasolabial Folds Deepen: Director's Column No. 4
Nasolabial folds deepen from three separate structural causes at once. Filling the line alone can cause its own problems. Here's the layered approach.
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Under-Eye Filler: Dark Circles and Hollows Aren't the Same Problem
Dark circles and under-eye hollows come from different causes. Here's how under-eye filler addresses hollows, and why it isn't a fix for pigmentation.
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