Age 30. Sagging Cheeks Causing Prominent Nasolabial Creases and Jowls. Not Interested in Fillers?

It is hard to say what is needed without pictures. A facelift is not needed at age 30. Flat, hypoplastic cheeks can be augmented with placement of a small cheek implant. These silastic implants are placed thru an intra-oral incision under a brief general anesthetic.

It is difficult to answer this question without photos and/or a direct clinical examination. Typically someone in your age range (25-34) does not need invasive treatments such as a facelift. You mention not wanting fillers, but fillers are often a great way to address volume loss, sagginess, creases and jowls in a relatively young individual. Another option that may give some benefit (again depending on the clinical exam and patient expectations) is skin tightening. At this... more

Thank you for the question. Without photos and a direct examination, it is always tricky to give out good advice in this arena. But, in general, in someone of your age, skin excess is typically not your enemy. Thus, a face lift or other skin tightening measure is probably not necessary. If you feel that you have lost some cheek volume and your skin hangs or sags differently, then replacing that volume may be your best bet. To do that, you would either have to... more