I use the "onion" as a good analagy of how we are put together anatomically.
The skin is the outer layer, followed by a layer of fat, and then, a strength layer, fat pads, and neres/muscles/blood supply.
Procedures like chemial peels, laser, coblation, are great for tightening the skin, and reversing the signs of premature aging due to sun, cigarette smoke, and environmental oxidants, etc. This will do nothing for lifting the deeper layers that have descended over time as a result of time and gravity. On the other hand, facial rejuvenation procedures such as face lifting, are great at restoring the deeper structures to a more youthful state, but they do not restore the skin (outer layer of the onion) to a more youthful condition.
The deeper layers contribute to the nasolabial folds (the ()'s) around the mouth, the jowls, the hollowness of the cheeks, and the loss of crispness of the neck. The face lift procedures are ideally suited for correcting the problems that are deeper than skin deep.
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