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Will Cheek Lift Improve Hollow Lower Eyelids ?

asked 2 years ago by Cari in Canada in Canada
Latest answer by Lisa L. Sowder, MD
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Tags: lower eyelids, hollow

I had an aggressive lower blepharoplasty with excessive fat removal. I am now considering a Lower face lift/Neck lift and the surgeon wants to raise the cheeks as part of the lift. I understand this will give me more volume up to the orbital rim, but my hollowness is above the rim.

Given the extra healing time, would I not be better skipping the Cheek lift and treating the lower eyelid with fillers or fat? Thanks

9 answers to Will Cheek Lift Improve Hollow Lower Eyelids ?

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Cheek lift to help with hollow lower orbit

I think your surgeon is giving you some good advice.  I think the cheek lift done either using a crows foot incision or the standard facelift incision helps the lower lid quite a bit.  It provides support and improves the "cheek-lid junction".  I do not recomment having a cheek lift through a lower lid incision.  The risk of the lid pulling down is substantial and can be a very difficult problem to treat.  I think fillers are great for an isolated... more
Lisa L. Sowder, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Cheek lift

I think a cheek lift would be excellent for you if you have jowls that need to be treated or an ectropion.  Otherwise, I would go for fat injection or fillers.
Samer W. Cabbabe, MD

Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon
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Cheek lift never addresses the medial orbital rim

Some cheek lifts will improve the outer half of the orbital rim, but not the innner half. It will also not correct a hollow above the rim. Fat injection - Viafill is best - will correct these problems. Safe simple and avoids surgery.
Robert M. Freund, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Fat yes

Your surgeon wants to do a midface lift in conjunction with the facelift (which really is a neck lift). For the most part the midface lift involves lifting the tissues off of the bone or periosteum. This creates significant swelling that takes a long time to resolve. It is a great procedure to regain midface fullness and I am a big fan but you are right it will not help your lower lids. I would recommend lower lid fat grafting. Although this can often take more than one procedure it... more
Christopher L. Hess, MD

Fairfax Plastic Surgeon
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Lower eyelid and the midface lift.

A midface or cheek lift is an effective technique when performed alone or in conjunction with other procedures to reduce lower eyelid hollowness. Several different techniques for midface lifting exist, albeit an eyelid approach will offer maximal improvement of lower eyelid hollowing and smoothing of the eyelid-cheek junction. The eyelid approach can usually be performed through a small incision at the outer corner of the eye. The remainder of the incision is hidden on the... more
Adam J. Cohen, MD

Skokie Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Cheek lift for hollow lower eyelids

Although a cheek lift will improve the hollows of the lower eyelid, don't do this procedure unless you have ptosis (sagging) of  the cheeks. Injection of fillers or your own fat is a much easier technique to augment those depressions.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Yes, in the outer half of the lower lids.

Hi! In Manhattan, we think the mid facelift is a great operation. One of the things it accomplishes is correction of hollowness, but not so well on the inside (towards the nose). Of course it is hard to be sure without seeing you, but for you, well performed fat injections may be best. Much depends on how they are done. Skip fillers.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Maybe fillers would be better

It is really hard to address this question without pictures. If you have already had an "aggressive" blepharoplasty, I would recommend using fillers in this area and skip the cheek lift. However, if your surgeon (the only one who has examined you) can explain his/her understanding of your situation and sees a cheek lift as a possible solution, then that might be worth a consideration, but I would still lean toward fillers. Good luck.
Sirish Maddali, MD

Portland Plastic Surgeon
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Excellent question!

This question shows you are thinking well. Unless you have very loose cheek skin, this will not work. Furthermore you take the chance of pulling the eyelid down, unless the surgeon has a great deal of experience in doing this operation. Without seeing this my best guess is fillers or fat would be best--fillers are temporary--fat injection also takes an experienced surgeon so you don't end up with "sausages" in you lower lid.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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