Midface lifting addresses the sagging present in your...

Manish H. Shah answers: What is a mid-face lift?

What is a midface lift? How is that different from a regular facelift or a mini face-lift?


Manish H. Shah, MD
18 months ago
By Manish H. Shah, MD - Denver Plastic Surgeon

Midface lifting addresses the sagging present in your cheeks with aging. It can help improve your cheeks and lower eyelids, leaving you looking refreshed and younger.

Fat that is normally centered high over your cheekbones descends with age, giving a flat appearance to the face and heavy lines in the nasolabial area.

Any procedure that increases the volume in the cheek region can have the effect of lifting the midface, such as:

  • Implants
  • Filler
  • Fat injections

Surgery to lift the midface produces the longest lasting effects because it actually takes the fallen tissues and puts them back where they belong. Recovery time for midface lifting can be several weeks with prolonged swelling and cheek numbness being the most worrisome problems.

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