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Cheek Wrinkles After Lower Face Lift
I had lower face lift, but now have horizontal lines on cheeks instead of vertical wrinkles. What's the best treatment for this now? I am happy with the results on my neck, since the surgeon did away with my ugly jowls. I also like the shape of my face, but the wrinkles have to go. Should I consider filler, laser, or what for this problem? Thank you.
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mary lou
in lombard, il
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Midface wrinkles after lower facelift
Dear Lower Facelift Patient from Illinois,
According to your description you had a lower facelift and it has given you a great result, correcting your jowls and neck. Remember aging process affects the entire face. At this point your lower face is rejuvenated, yet your mid face is still showing signs of aging. To treat this area, you need fat grafting to fill the area or you may choose to have laser resurfacing to correct the mid face creases. Good luck and good healing
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Many options for your facial wrinkles
Hello Mary Lou,
This is a very good question. I will try to answer it taking into account various reasons you might be experiencing these wrinkles and providing possible solutions to them.
Scenario #1: You had your facelift recently
It is not uncommon that in the early recovery process of a facelift that there is swelling of skin and underlying tissues. As a result wrinkles, puckering of skin, lumps and bumps, folds, etc. are common and in majority of cases go away as the healing...
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Wrinkles following facelift. What now?
The aging process involves 3 things ; downward decent from facial laxity, skin surface aging characterized by wrinkles and discoloration, and loss of volume especially in the cheek area.
Failure to treat all three may make you more aware of what is not treated: in your case the wrinkles. The fact that you only had a facelift, means the other two factor are still cause for your concern. In that case use of fillers or fat transfer will help fill out the skin and may minimize the...
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Laser,Laser,Laser
Bottom line is you did not opt to add Laser at the time of your procedure, or your surgeon didnt offer it. Today it is common for laser to be offered at the time of the face lift. It is safe, and is incredibly predictable with regard to results. A Sciton Contour or Juele Laser which utilizes A dual Erbium source is a great tool to tame the wrinkes now and it can be done as an office surgery. I have laser patients whose wrinkes still look better than they did 10 years before after doing...
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Treating wrinkles post lower facelift
You might be a candidate for fillers, which will help add volume and smooth out these wrinkles. However, without a picture it is hard to judge what treatments you will benefit from the most. You can send me a picture or if you are in the Los Angeles area you can come in for a consult in order to give you a full assessment.
The solution to your problem really depends on the type of wrinkles and how deep they are.
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Facelift Wrinkles
I understand this fantastic question. At times, the vector of lift is too horizontal and less vertical. I have seen this in many post-operative patients. This can be corrected, but it can usually be avoided by carrying the incision slightly higher in the temple.
Obviously you need to see a qualified surgeon. I would start by communicating with your previous surgeon. I would also ask for a second opinion. I think you will likely require a second...
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Wrinkles After Lower Facelift
I would recommend see a doctor that has access to multiple techniques such as laser, fillers, and possibly an Aesthetician. I think with the combination of all these possibilities one can find an answer that would fix what you desire. It is hard to give you an idea on line with no pictures. Best of Luck!
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Lower Facelift and Wrinkles
Deeply etched lines in the face and neck can be redistributed and re-oriented based on the vector of elevation of the original Facelift procedure. Sometimes this is correctable and sometimes not, but will likely require facial resurfacing (fractionated or fully ablative CO2 laser).
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Cheek wrinkles after lower facelift
A lower facelift is a powerful and effective procedure to recontour the lower face, the jaw, and neck. During this procedure, the deep tissue of the neck is identified, the excess fat is treated, and this tissue is resuspended to be stronger tissue around the ear and skull. It is possible that you may be seeing are some of the underlying structures that have been resuspended to help contour the lower portion of your face. At this time, it is best to wait to see if these lines will...
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Laser resufacing will correct deep wrinkles after lower facelift.
You perhaps should have had a full facelift. However, deep wrinkles after a facelift will probably demand laser resurfacing, as unpleasant as that can be.
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Wrinkles of face
It is difficult to tell you what to do about this lines without seeing them. Many times this is from the positioning of the skin when redraping it during a facelift.
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You may need to treat the skin itself with a laser or peel
A facelift will re-drape the skin, fat, and muscle and correct jowls but it doesn't do anythign to change the quality of the skin itself. Without seeing you, it's hard to know for sure what the best way to treat your horizontal cheek wrinkles are, but it sounds like you might need laser resurfacing or a chemical peel to improve your skin. This is particularly likely if you have alot of prior sun damage and/or if you are a smoker.
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You need to see a facelift specialist.
There can be many reasons for the wrinkles and without seeing them one can only guess. You would be smart to get a second opinion as well as discussing this with your original surgeon.
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