Facial Balancing
DESIGNED AROUND YOUR ANATOMY
Facial balancing takes a whole-face approach to non-surgical rejuvenation, focusing on the relationships between your features rather than treating one area in isolation.
Through thoughtful filler placement, the focus is on restoring harmony, preserving structure, and creating natural-looking results that last.
Understated by intention
Each facial longevity plan is built thoughtfully and conservatively, with the goal of developing an ongoing relationship centered around natural-looking results that age with you, not against you.
Your facial balancing visit begins with a comprehensive assessment of your facial structure to identify areas where subtle, strategic enhancement may improve overall harmony. Advanced techniques and tools, including ultrasound assessment, may be incorporated to support thoughtful treatment planning and patient safety.
Facial balancing isn't about the syringes, it's about the process. Here's what that actually looks like, from your first visit to your final result.
The Process From Consultation to Results
Every visit begins with an assessment. We’ll look at bone structure, tissue quality, and how your features relate to each other. Ultrasound guidance is then used for precision and safety, particularly in vascular-dense areas, like the temples and nasolabial folds.
From there, a plan takes shape around your whole face, not one area in isolation. The question isn't where filler could go — it's where the smallest amount creates the most natural improvement.
We understand that treatment itself can feel daunting and vulnerable for most patients, which is why we pre-treat with injectable anesthetics for a comfortable experience throughout.
Results show up immediately, but your facial tissues still need time to heal. Downtime is minimal, and final results are seen at the 3-4 week mark.
Full re-treatment is rarely necessary, but ad-hoc tweaks for maintenance may be needed.
Facial Balancing: Before & After
Pricing
Facial balancing is a signature and staple of Clemens Face + Body. Because every plan is built around your face specifically, investment varies by area and patient. The figures below reflect where most patients typically start.
Temples: starts at $900
Under-eyes: starts at $900
Nasolabial folds: starts at $1,000
Mid-face: starts at $1,400
Chin, pre-jowls, & chin shadow: starts at $1,400
Jawline: starts at $2,000
Jawline + chin: starts at $2,500
Soft lip enhancement: starts at $700 per treatment
FAQS
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a naturally occurring polysaccharide in the skin responsible for hydration and volume. Its concentration declines starting in your 20s, contributing to volume loss and reduced structural support. HA fillers are cross-linked gels that, once placed within specific tissue planes, restore volume and provide scaffolding support to the overlying skin.
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Longevity depends on filler composition, treatment area, individual metabolic rate, and tissue mobility. Full retreatment is rarely necessary, and often not advised. Most patients maintain their results with occasional, ad hoc top-ups rather than starting over, with structural areas like the cheeks or jawline typically needing less frequent maintenance than higher-movement areas like the lips.
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Not necessarily, and that's the goal. Rather than full retreatment on a schedule that has led to overfilled faces, our patients at Clemens are advised to maintain their results with occasional, small top-ups on an as-needed basis only.
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Filler can address loss in facial volume, structure, and deflation across the mid-face, under-eyes, nasolabial folds, jawline, chin, and lips.
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Initial volume is visible immediately, though swelling and bruising can temporarily obscure final contour. Most patients see their refined result within 2 to 4 weeks, once swelling has fully resolved.
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Expected effects from injecting include mild bruising, swelling, and tenderness at injection sites, and generally resolve within days.
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Unlike popular misconception, migration isn't an inherent property of filler, but rather a complication of technique. Conservative, anatomy-based placement with the support of ultrasound minimizes this risk substantially.
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Absolutely not. Our entire injecting philosophy is avoiding the epidemic of overfilled faces, and we safeguard against this by starting with facial diagnosis. When the root cause of facial dissatisfaction is identified, we can then execute a plan that gives our patients noticeable, yet undetectable results.
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Yes, and more often than not, more like yourself.
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Yes, which makes filler a popular and safer facial volumizer. Hyaluronidase, an enzyme, can be deployed to break down HA filler correctly if a correction or reversal is needed. This is discussed in further detail at your visit.
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This will vary based on the areas that were treated, but generally, we tell patients to expect a downtime range from 3 days to up to 2 weeks, with lips being the treatment with the longest downtime.
Common side effects like temporary redness and irritation, bruising, and swelling will likely occur in the first 3 days post-visit, but do not prevent patients from resuming normal life.
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Any injection can feel not only uncomfortable but also unsettling. We pre-treat all patients with an injectable numbing agent and provide distraction tools for optimal comfort during the procedure.
Your Provider
From start to finish, your visit is handled by Jo Sulistio, an aesthetic nurse practitioner who has learned the skill of facial balancing and filler safety under some of the world’s most prominent experts.
Breaking from medspa norm, her focus is not on volume-based metrics but on safe, predictable, and exceptional treatment outcomes. Her dedication to curated, one-to-one care is what separates her from most aesthetic providers in the city.
Unsure about filler? Book a consult.
The “Tell Me What I Need” Consultation is a personalized, one-on-one session to help you understand your facial structure and where subtle enhancement can make the biggest impact. You’ll leave with a thoughtful plan tailored to your features and goals, in addition to a treatment estimate. If you decide to move forward, 50% of your consultation fee is credited toward your treatment.