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Kamran Jafri, MD answers: Too young for facelift and cheek implants?

I'm 20 years old and I'm unsatisfied with the way my mid-lower face appears. I think I'd benefit from getting a mid-face lift with cheek implants. Am I too young to be getting these procedures done?


Kamran Jafri, MD
7 months ago

Hello Lorabora,

I would personally say that without a question you are too young to be considering a mid-face lift or cheek implants at the age of 20 (I would say this even without looking at your photos!).

Unless you have a true boney or soft tissue abnormality of the mid-face (and I do mean abonormality such as birth defect, trauma, or moderate-severe midface retrusion) then surgery at your age does not make a lot of sense.

For one thing you are still going to see some changes in your face over the next decade or two and having a surgery done at this time will to some degree affect what you can do in the future.

While cheek implants are a relatively straight forward surgical procedure what must be kept in mind is that the implants should stay in place for a long time - they shouldn't be thought of as something that one takes in and out as time goes on. As I mentioned above your facial anatomy will be undergoing some changes and therefore an implant that suits you now may not do so in a few years.

A properly performed mid-face lift is an extensive surgical procedure that comes with significant risk and considerable change to your anatomy -- not a wise thing to do considering you have many, many years ahead of you!

I do not wish to downplay your concerns about your mid-face, so I would recommend that you see a board certified Surgeon in your area and let them examine you and answer your questions in a straight forward and honest way.

You may also find that a smaller procedure using fillers may very well address some of your concerns in a non-permanent and natural looking way.

Good luck.

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