Facial Balance

What's in this section

Facial balance treatments realign the proportions between the nose, chin, jawline, cheeks and lips so that no single feature dominates the others. At Dr. Havva Duru İpek's Nişantaşı clinic, treatment is offered across the full spectrum, from injectable options with no downtime to permanent structural surgery:

• Chin Refinement — filler, implant, genioplasty or reduction for permanent profile balance and jawline sharpening.
• Jawline Contouring — filler, Botox, Morpheus8, liposuction and custom jaw implants for a sharper lower-face contour.
• Cheek Enhancement — filler, fat transfer and malar implants restoring midface volume with a natural, harmony-first philosophy.
• Lip Refinement — Russian, classic, cherry, keyhole and lip-flip techniques enhancing lip volume in proportion with the face.
• Bichectomy — surgical buccal fat removal that sculpts a rounded lower face into a more defined shape.
• Botox — surgeon-administered botulinum toxin for forehead lines, frown lines, crow's feet, jaw slimming and neck banding.
• Facial Mesotherapy — vitamin, hyaluronic acid, peptide and amino-acid micro-injections for hydration, glow and fine lines.

Who this is for

The most important initial discussion is whether surgical or non-surgical facial balancing is right for your goals, anatomy, and timeline. Patients considering facial balance treatment are typically seeking to correct a specific proportion — such as a weak chin side profile, a flat midface, an undefined jawline, or lips that are out of proportion with the rest of the face — rather than a complete change to their appearance.

The practice also specialises in facial balancing for patients with specific ethnic aesthetics, including Asian facial features, approaching each case with deep respect for cultural identity and natural harmony.

Surgical & non-surgical approaches

Creating genuine facial harmony requires a deep understanding of anatomy and proportion.

Surgical facial balancing. For structural, permanent change, combining rhinoplasty with a chin implant or genioplasty is one of the most transformative profile procedures available. When the nose and chin are addressed together, the entire side profile is rebalanced in a single surgical journey. An important decision in this process is choosing between a sliding genioplasty and a chin implant — both achieve chin projection and definition, but through different mechanisms. Results from surgical facial balancing are permanent and structural.

Non-surgical facial balancing. For those not yet ready for surgery, or for whom surgery is not appropriate, dermal fillers offer an excellent path to immediate, visible improvement. A popular combination is liquid rhinoplasty and chin filler, addressing the two most profile-defining features without any incisions or downtime. Fillers are also highly effective for flat midface correction, addressing a receding chin, softening a double chin illusion, or adding subtle cheek volume, all through carefully placed injectable treatment — typically 2–6 syringes depending on correction needed.

Investing in facial harmony begins with understanding your options and their costs: treatments range from subtle injectable tweaks to major structural surgeries, all priced transparently with no hidden fees. If you are considering a permanent solution, your full surgical cost is presented in writing during your consultation, covering pre-operative assessments, anaesthesia, the procedure, and follow-up care.

Who performs these procedures

Facial balance treatments are performed by Dr. Havva Duru İpek, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon with 17+ years of experience and NYU fellowship training, specialising in deep plane facelift and rhinoplasty, at her clinic in Nişantaşı, Istanbul. Non-surgical facial balancing is also covered in more depth on her academic site, drhavvaduruipek.com. Discover which facial balancing approach is right for you with a personal consultation — use the contact page to get started.