Can jowls come back after a lower face/neck lift?

Is it true that jowls can reappear just a few years after a lower face/neck lift? i know a few women to whom this has happened. They are older than I am, and had more jowling to begin with. I am not yet 50 with very little jowling and neck skin. Can I hope for a longer lasting result?

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A: Return of the Jowls

Anil R. Shah, MD

Jowls can return after rhytidectomy. In fact in revision facelifts, often times in a "successful" facelift after 10-15 years it is only the jowls which need to be addressed and not the neck. The best approach to minimize jowl reformation are deep plane facelift techniques which can provide a more... more

A: Jowls

Steven Wallach, MD

Jowl surgery( i.e. facelifts)  longevity really depends upon several things.  First, the technique that is used. Second, the quality of the tissues. Third, genetics of the indiviudal. Fourth, environmental factors like sun exposure and cigarette smoking.  These are just some of the things that... more

A: How to minimize jowls

Brent Moelleken, MD

The facelift technique you have will directly influence how quickly the jowls come back.  Stringlifts and Minilifts are the first to go.  Deeper techniques with SMAS adjustments and aggressive platysmaplasties all help. There is an inherent difference in the thickness of the jowl tissue vs. the... more

A: Unfortunately, there is no way to completely halt the aging process; the jowls wil eventually recur.

Stephen A. Goldstein, MD

The goal with all facial cosmetic procedures is to look and feel natural, refreshed, and younger by setting the clock back a few years.  Unfortunately, there is no way to completely halt the aging process.  Even after following a face and neck lift, the signs of facial aging will reoccur.  On... more

A: Yes, the jowls can return

Richard P. Rand, MD

Regardless of what type of facelift you have had done, you will start aging the minute it is finished. This includes gravitational descent of the cheeks which causes jowling. If the first procedure really addresses this well, the result is going to be longer lasting. Other factors such as your skin... more

A: Yes, Jowls can come back

Kamran Jafri, MD

Hello Teresa, The short answer to your question is yes. Any surgical procedure done for the lower third of the face / neck is meant to "turn back" the clock ie. restore the sagging tissues to a more youthful position. Surgery does not stop the clock and the aging process, genetic factors and external factors... more

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