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Does a Cheek Lift Tighten the Underlying Muscles, or Only the Skin?
I am 42yrs old and have been recommended a cheek lift (mini face lift?). Dr said this would be performed by tightening only the skin - no adjustment to the underlying muscle or stitches to the tissue under the skin. Does this sound right? Or will everything end up sagging pretty soon after if only the skin is tightened?
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Mid face lift
In any type of face lift the most important and state of the art approach is to lift the underlying structure, called the SMAS.
Tightening skin only does not last, itis 1960 technology
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Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Cheek lift options.
There are many approaches to a cheek lift. Some are performed below the skin, others by suspending various fat pads (SOOF or malar), muscle, and/or the periosteum(covering of the bone). Skin lifts only are unlikely to provide long term correction.
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Sounds Like a Mini "Skin Only" Lift
Without understanding visually the aging changes that you have at age 42, it is very difficult to give specific advice. However, it sounds as if you are having a "skin only" form of mini lift. "Skin Only" procedures rely on elevation of skin, removal of redundant skin, and placement of tension on the skin. For a variety of reasons, such procedures are no longer commonly performed. A second opinion is what I would recommend.
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A cheek lift should elevate the cheek below the the eye.
This is usually done by elevating the muscle and skin. This would depend on what your problem is and the skill of the surgeon. It is not a facelift. See an experienced facelift surgeon to find out which is right for you.
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Skin lifts relax from stretching. Muscle tightening is better but midface lifts are not a good option
This is in my opinion. Traditional procedures tend to change the way you look and they tend to not return your face into the position it once used to be. The aging process is due, in large part, to a volume loss. The tissues in the face then retract inward and downward. Traditional procedures tended to pull back this tissue keeping it inward but upward and backward, no outward and forward. So you end up no where near where you used to be. Fat injections are the way to go or some...
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A Mini-lift of the skin can work
Does a mini-lift of the skin last?
Depending upon the facial anatomy, mini-lifts that are skin only, can be the right procedure and provide pleasing and lasting results. Generally, very thin faces, with some early skin laxity, or repeat facelifts benefit most from these "skin only" procedures. If the underlying muscle support is reasonably good, pleasing and lasting results can be achieved with skin only mini-lift. However, for heavier faces, older patients and patients...
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Toronto Plastic Surgeon
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Technique for Cheek Lift
A cheek lift treats aging tissue in the triangle under the eyes; it is different than a facelift. The terms can be confusing. See an experienced surgeon to determine what is best for you and exactly what will be changed. Today most surgeons will lift or reposition the underlying muscles in most cases.
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