Cheek Lift procedure and finding experienced surgeon?

I am 33 years old and my face is beginning to get a droopy, tired look. I always had a kind of droopy expression but now I am also getting a deep nasolabial fold and jowels. It looks like my cheeks are dropping down, giving me also a dent in the cheek under the lid. I am considering a cheek lift, with incisions from the lower lid. How is that procedure done and where do I find an experienced surgeon?

Cheek Lift procedure and finding experienced surgeon?
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A: Cheek or Midface Lift

Christopher L. Hess, MD

Cheek or Midface lifts can be performed by many different methods.  The "standard" or most common way that it is performed is by making an incision in the temporal hair line and elevating the tissues off the bone into the cheek.  A lower lid incision may be added to elevate the tissues... more

A: Do your homework!

Toby G. Mayer, MD

 We televised our technique using the Endotine device to the UK about 5 years ago. We think this is currently the best technique for the cheek lift. But you need to find a surgeon in your area who has a great deal of experience. If the surgeon does not perform it properly, you can end up with the eyelid... more

A: Cheek lift.

George J. Beraka, MD

Hi! The cheek lift done through the lower eyelid has a lot of problems.  I would stay away from that. In New York, we do the cheek lift through the mouth.  It is effective, leaves no visible scars, and I think would help you. I don't know who is good at this in London.  You should start by... more

A: Midface lift and the mechanism of facial aging

Hisham Seify, MD, PhD

The cheek lift (midface lift) procedure is an ingenious procedure that introduced a revolution in the way we think about facial rejuvenation. A vertical descent of the cheek leading to deep nasolabial folds and a flat midface. The recent advances in performing a midface lift came from my mentors in Atlanta... more

A: Cheek Lift procedure and finding experienced surgeon?

Peter A. Aldea, MD

The operation has undergone multiple changes and permutations. Although not the inventors, independently, Finger, a plastic surgeon in Savannah, Georgia and a group of plastic surgeons (Hester,Codner,Nahai) in Atlanta, Georgia popularized a VERTICAL MID FACE LIFT.  The original... more

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