Cheeks Swelling After Mid-face Lift?

It does take some time for the swelling to settle down after a mid facelift and fat injections. Full healing on a procedure such as this would be more in the three-month range, and you should be patient and wait for the swelling to subside.

Dear Ann Both fat transfer and midface surgery are associated with long term swelling. It is not uncommon to see swelling from midface surgery last 3 to 4 months. It is enough to drive both patient and surgeon insane. To my mind, there better be unbelievable improvement to justify this time of long term swelling. The fact of the matter is, many have figured out that you can get better results with next to no down time filling the midface with Restylane and Perlane instead of doing surgery... more

 I'm sure it will lessened in the next 4 weeks if it is only swelling. You may wish to get a second opinion tor peace of mind.

Hello Ann, Based on the fact that you had two procedures done at the same time (midface lift and fat transfer) it is not entirely out of the ordinary that you are experiencing swelling and "distortion" at this point. Fat transfers in and of themselves cause swelling and this can take several weeks to "normalize" (fat is often "overinjected" since we know that a certain amount of the fat will not survive). Also a factor is the fact that you have a history of... more

The cheeks are notorious for holding onto swelling after a mid-face lift. Swelling will also differ on the technique used. More invasive mid-face lifts will cause more swelling, but can often give more dramatic results. Swelling from a mid-face lift usually lasts longer than swelling from a facelift or eyebrow lift. So even though you are 25 days out and still swollen, do not pass any judgment on the overall result quite yet. I would recommend following up with your surgeon and expressing... more