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Do Cheeks Stretch or Just Become Saggy?

asked 5 months ago by morocha10 in Costa Rica
Latest answer by Daniel Kaufman, MD
Question viewed 205 times
Tags: sagging, stretched

I've noticed my left cheek is less firmer than the right cheek a couple months ago, I tried doing face exercises but I guess it made the issue worse, did I stretch my cheeks or are they just sagging? Thank You

6 answers to Do Cheeks Stretch or Just Become Saggy?

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Cheek Stretch or Sagging

Every body has inherent asymmetries within it, so that no one body part is EXACTLY the same as its counterpart on the other side. Same goes for breast, eyes, arms, legs, and yes, cheeks. As we age, our faces lose volume, especially prominent over the malar region, or the cheek. Additionally, gravity pulls the soft tissues over the cheek bone to create that "soft tissue descent" and "malar hollowing". This can cause the jowls to become prominent and the nasolabial folds,... more
Daniel Kaufman, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Cheek Enhancement

First lets discuss anatomy. The bony bulge under your lower lid is the malar eminence. There is a slight loss of fat over this prominence. Beneath the malar eminence is the submalar area and what we refer to as the cheek which is divided into 3 parts. This area loses the most volume as you age causing "submalar hollowing." Gravity also causes the cheek to move inferiorly (down) and anteriorly (forward) leading to deep nasolabial folds and jowls. A facelift can dramatically... more
Jacob Freiman, MD

Miami Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Do Cheeks Stretch or Just Become Saggy?

Actually they diminish in size from loss of volume. How many times have you seen someone at age twenty or so and said, "You'e lost our baby fat?" Well, the good new is that it looks great in the twenties, but the bad news is you continue to lose the fat, and it doesn't look as good in later years. As a youth, your cheek extends to the lower lid superiorly, the nose medially, your upper lip (or close to it) inferiorly and laterally is circular posteriorly. The most beautify... more
E. Ronald Finger, MD

Savannah Plastic Surgeon
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Do Cheeks Stretch or Just Become Saggy?

All of the above. The cheeks do sag, stretch, and lose volume as we age. Ultimately, gravity does affect all of us. The asymmetry you describe is also normal. Treatment is individualized and may include a cheek lift, cheek implants, volume replacement with fat or fillers, and/or skin treatments such as laser resurfacing or chemical treatments and peels.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facial Aging is loss of volume, not "sagging"

Most people think that the face age3s by getting loose and sagging. While there is some skin laxity that develops as we age, the majority of the signs of aging is from loss of volume. As we age, we lose fat - this cause the face to deflate, and the cheeks or jowls look like they are sagging. If we examine photographs over time, we notice that marks on the skin such as moles and scars, do not change position. This means that there is no drooping or descent of the skin! Rather, it... more
Matthew Schulman, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Do Cheeks Stretch or Just Become Saggy?

Do Cheeks Stretch or Just Become Saggy? - YES. Age is associated with loss of volume in the face (including the cheeks) resulting in deflation. It also results in some excess skin and in sagging resulting in the visible creases of the nose to corners of the mouth (nasolabial) and marionette ("drool") lines. Facial excercising will NOT add lost volume to the face NOR will it rejuvenate the skin. Depending on the amount of aging you may benefir from - addition of volume to the... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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