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Facial Balancing

The Experience: Facial Balancing is an intentional approach to dermal fillers designed to harmonize and enhance your natural features. Small amounts of filler (up to 1.5 syringes in total) are placed strategically to restore natural volume loss, correct symmetry, and refine the contours of your face. This includes lifting cheeks, defining the jawline, and achieving a more balanced look. Our method prioritizes subtle, tailored enhancements over time, ensuring a refreshed and natural aesthetic without the risk of overfilling.

For Best Results: Pair with our 3 sessions of microneedling to enhance overall skin texture and collagen production

Frequently Asked Questions

Facial Balancing at CONTŌR is a full-face approach to dermal fillers that focuses on how your features work together rather than treating individual areas in isolation. Our providers’ expertise in facial anatomy allows for precise, strategic placement using a minimal amount of product to gently restore volume, refine your natural features, and support overall facial harmony. Rather than simply filling lines, we prioritize balance and longevity, delivering refreshed, natural-looking results that never feel overdone. Each treatment is a collaborative process designed to enhance your unique features while preserving natural expression.

Facial Balancing at CONTŌR includes up to 1.5 cc of dermal filler or biostimulatory filler per session, placed with intention to support overall facial harmony. Product is strategically distributed across key structural areas such as the cheeks, jawline, and chin to refine contours, improve balance, and address subtle asymmetries. This measured approach allows for refreshed, natural-looking results while minimizing the risk of overfilling.

Traditional dermal filler treatments often focus on a single area such as lips or smile lines. Facial Balancing considers how all facial features work together, using filler in key structural areas to support balance, symmetry, and proportion. The goal is subtle, cohesive enhancement, not dramatic change.

Facial Balancing may include the cheeks to restore midface support, the jawline and chin to improve definition and proportion, the under-eye area to soften hollowing, and transitional areas such as nasolabial folds. Each plan is customized based on your anatomy and aesthetic goals, placing product only where it is needed to improve balance.

Results are visible immediately following treatment, with refinement occurring over seven to fourteen days as swelling resolves. Depending on the products used and the areas treated, results commonly last nine to eighteen months or longer with appropriate maintenance.

Most guests experience little to no downtime. Mild swelling, redness, or bruising may occur and typically resolves within a few days. Many guests return to normal activities, including work, the same day.

We completely understand. That’s why, at CONTŌR, we prioritize long-term outcomes over drastic short-term results. Facial Balancing is designed to restore and refine, not overfill. Treatments are performed gradually and intentionally to ensure results feel elevated, natural, and aligned with your features.

Pricing for one session of Facial Balancing (1.5cc of filler) is $1,200. Most guests require 1 to 2 sessions based on their treatment goals. During your consultation, your provider will outline recommendations and review pricing transparently before treatment.

When performed by licensed medical professionals with advanced training in facial anatomy and injectable techniques, Facial Balancing treatments have a well-established safety profile. At CONTŌR, all treatments are performed exclusively by licensed medical providers with extensive, ongoing training. Most side effects are mild and temporary, such as swelling, redness, or bruising. More serious complications are uncommon and further minimized through expert assessment and meticulous technique.

Yes. Facial Balancing can improve the appearance of asymmetry by strategically restoring volume and support where needed. The goal is not to change your features, but to create visual harmony and balance so you look refreshed, proportionate, and like yourself.

While there is no ideal age, most guests pursue Facial Balancing in their late twenties or early thirties to address volume shifts, while others begin later to restore structure affected by aging. Timing is determined through consultation and individualized assessment.

Please note: regardless of parental consent, we do not treat minors (17 years and under).

Yes. Facial Balancing is often paired with wrinkle prevention, skin treatments, or lasers to create long-term results that support both structure and skin quality. At CONTŌR, we believe treating aging from both above and below the skin helps support natural, long-term results.

Most Facial Balancing treatments use hyaluronic acid-based fillers, which can be adjusted or dissolved if clinically appropriate. This flexibility allows for precision and refinement over time.

At CONTŌR, our approach to facial balancing is rooted in anatomy, proportion, and intentional restraint. Our practitioners take a personalized, full-face approach, evaluating your unique facial structure holistically to ensure every treatment enhances and harmonizes with your natural features. Rather than isolated corrections, we craft a customized treatment roadmap designed to enhance balance and symmetry over time, delivering results that are both natural-looking and long-lasting. Because we know the best outcomes are never one-size-fits-all, every plan is built around you: your goals, your anatomy, and your long-term aesthetic.

To minimize the risk of bruising or swelling:

  • Avoid treatment if you are currently ill, recently vaccinated, or have had dental work within the past 2 weeks
  • Avoid blood-thinning supplements (vitamin E, fish oil, omega-3s) for 5 days before treatment, unless otherwise instructed by your doctor
  • Avoid alcohol 24 hours before treatment
  • Avoid aspirin and NSAIDs (Advil, Aleve, Motrin, ibuprofen) for 24 hours before treatment

Arnica or Bromelain (started 2+ days prior) may help minimize bruising. Always consult your physician before adding supplements.

Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals are not candidates for this treatment.

You may experience some redness, swelling, or bruising, but these symptoms are expected to improve over the course of a few days. Makeup may be applied the same day if desired. Tylenol is safe for any soreness.

  • Avoid strenuous exercise until the following day
  • Avoid alcoholic beverages until the following day (excess alcohol can increase swelling)
  • Avoid excessive salt (can increase swelling)
  • Avoid flying for 48 hours
  • Avoid saunas and high heat exposure for 1 week
  • Avoid facials, facial massages, gua sha, or jade rollers for 1 week
  • Avoid dental work or vaccines for 2 weeks

We advise arranging a Wedding Consultation soon after your engagement. During this session, we’ll evaluate your skin’s current state and discuss your vision for your ideal look on your special day and throughout the pre-wedding period. Together, we’ll craft a thorough plan to ensure your desired outcomes are achieved. We even offer a special wedding package for our brides and grooms to be!

Our medical team is composed of experienced aesthetic practitioners, who are each extensively trained through our rigorous training program to ensure you’re getting the highest standard of care. All of our injectors have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Out of respect for your time and ours, no-shows or cancellations within 24 hours of your appointment will be charged a $150.00 fee.

We do not accept gratuity for any in-store treatments however we would greatly appreciate a review of your experience on Google: https://g.page/r/CXxel_L8DMtXEB0/review

Facial Balancing includes up to 1.5 cc (or 1.5 syringes) of dermal filler or biostimulatory filler per session. The product is placed strategically in areas such as the cheeks, jawline, or chin to restore balance, correct symmetry, and refine contours. This approach ensures subtle, refreshed, and natural results without the risk of overfilling.

Our providers’ expertise is what truly sets our facial balancing apart. As specialists in facial anatomy, they understand how to achieve significant, natural-looking results using a minimal amount of product. Rather than just filling lines, we make precise, strategic adjustments that restore harmony to your entire face, ensuring you look refreshed and balanced, never overdone. This “less is more” approach is combined with expert skincare guidance, because great structure deserves great skin. The entire experience is a collaborative partnership focused on enhancing your unique beauty.

Facial Balancing generally requires little to no downtime. Most guests resume normal activities, including work, right after their session. Some swelling or mild bruising may occur, depending on the areas treated; however, these effects are typically short-lived and can be covered with light makeup.

You’ll notice an immediate improvement in contour and symmetry after treatment. Some swelling may temporarily mask the final result, but this usually subsides within a few days. The most refined outcome is typically visible around 1–2 weeks post-treatment.

Results typically last 9 to 18 months, depending on your metabolism and the products used. Most clients return once a year for a maintenance treatment, which is ideal for preserving your natural, balanced results.

We use a prescription-strength topical numbing agent to maximize comfort. While you may feel slight pressure or a pinching sensation during injections, most clients report minimal discomfort. Mild tenderness can occur for a few days after, but it improves quickly. Please get in touch with us immediately if you experience sharp pain or unusual skin discoloration.

  • Avoid treatment if you are currently ill, recently vaccinated, or have had dental work within the past 2 weeks.
  • To reduce bruising risk, avoid alcohol, aspirin, and NSAIDs (Advil, Aleve, Motrin) for 24 hours before and after treatment.
  • Arnica or Bromelain (started 2+ days prior) may help minimize bruising. Always consult your physician before adding supplements.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals are not candidates for this treatment.

You may experience some redness, swelling, or bruising, but these symptoms are expected to improve over the course of a few days. Makeup may be applied the same day if desired.

Avoid the following:

  • Vigorous exercise for 24 hours.
  • Facials or facial massages for 7 days.
  • Dental work or vaccines for 2 weeks before or after treatment.
  • Aspirin and NSAIDs may increase bruising. (Tylenol is safe for soreness.)
  • Excessive salt or alcohol can increase swelling.

Our philosophy is refined, not overfilled. Facial Balancing is about creating harmony with your natural features, not altering them. By using small amounts of filler placed strategically (up to 1.5 syringes per session), we achieve natural enhancement while maintaining your unique look. Treatments are carefully spaced and tailored to your specific goals, ensuring subtle yet lasting results.

There’s no “one-size-fits-all” age. Many people seek Facial Balancing in their mid-20s to 30s when early volume loss or asymmetries become more noticeable, while others begin later. During your CONTŌR Consultation, we’ll create a personalized plan that fits your features, age, and goals.

Our medical team is composed of experienced aesthetic practitioners, who are each extensively trained through our rigorous training program to ensure you’re getting the highest standard of care. All of our injectors have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Unfortunately, most of our treatments are NOT suitable for pregnant or breastfeeding women. After your pregnancy, our postpartum team would love to help you as soon as you’re ready.

Cancellations or no-shows that occur with less than 24 hours’ notice will incur a $150 fee out of respect for our providers’ time.

We do not accept gratuity for in-clinic treatments. Instead, the best way to show appreciation is by leaving us a Google review:

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