Table 2.
Region | Area | Device | Technique |
---|---|---|---|
Lower face areas | Marionette lines and oral commissures | 27 G needle | Fanning, cross-hatching and microbolus 0.05 mL maximum and 0.05–0.1 mL/bolus (total volume: 0.5 mL/side); subcutaneous |
Mental crease | 25–27 G needle | Linear threading technique and retrograde injection 0.05 mL/thread (total volume: 0.3–0.4 mL); subcutaneous | |
Chin | 25–27 G needle | Bolus or linear retrograde injection 0.5 mL/side (1 mL average); supraperiosteal | |
PJS and jaw line | 27 G needle or 25–27 G cannula | Fanning injection (PJS area) 0.3–0.6 mL or more; supraperiosteal Vectoring-like injection and fanning (jaw line) 0.02–0.03 mL/vector; subcutaneous Mandibular angular multiple boluses 0.1 mL; supraperiosteal |
Abbreviations: PCL, polycaprolactone; PJS, prejowl sulcus.