An Innovative Approach for Facial Rejuvenation and Contouring Injections in Asian Patients

Abstract

An increasing number of Asian people are seeking nonsurgical facial aesthetic treatments. Ethnic Asians differ from Western populations in both facial appearance and baseline structural facial anatomy. And there is a lack of clinical instruction to doctors who provide facial aesthetic treatment for Asian patients. The authors proposed the " Future Codes" design in Chinese calligraphy describing the art of facial injection in Asians to help doctors perform well. "" are pictograph of 2 Chinese characters, translated into English as "Future," which represent beautiful meanings and vividly describe the procedure and operating area of the design methods. The concept encompasses a systematic overall design for the art of facial injection in Asians, and these procedures are easy to learn and perform safely. This is the first systematic solution available in the clinic that can be used to design facial aesthetics and rejuvenation in Asians through Eastern philosophy and culture.

Figure 1.

(A) The proportion markers on a beautiful Asian face (26-year-old female). The green line is the baseline X, then the blue line is 1.618 X, the black line is 0.618 X, the orange line is 0.382 X, and all the same color lines are the same length; 1.618, 0.618, and 0.382 are all gold ratios (the theory of proportion markers from Dr Arthur Swift). (B, C) Female, 48 years old, before (lower left) and 3 months after injection (lower right) according to “Cui Codes” design method.

Figure 2.

Dr. Cui’s “Cui Codes” design based on Chinese calligraphy. (A) 2 Chinese characters “未来,” which means “Future” in English. The concept encompasses the systematic overall design for the art of facial injection in Asians. (B) The middle line of the face (a 26-year-old female) passes through the forehead, the glabella complex, the nose, the lips, and the chin. (C) The first horizontal line passes the arch of the temper region, the eyebrow, and the glabella complex. (D) The second horizontal line passes through the cheeks or the “apple muscle.” (E) The other 2 oblique lines run along the nasolabial folds. (F) Finally, 2 nasojugular folds, tear trough, are added.