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How Will a Facelift Effect the Definition of my Chin?

asked 5 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Michael R. Macdonald, MD
Question viewed 284 times
Tags: chin, sagging, definition, results

Are the changes in definition equal across the face with a facelift? Will certain areas be relatively unaffected by the lift?

21 answers to How Will a Facelift Effect the Definition of my Chin?

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Facelifts improve jawline and neck definition.

Facelifts improve jawline and neck definition. The chin can be reduced or augmented at the same time if needed. See an experienced facelift surgeon.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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Facelift Surgery and Symmetry

Hello, A lower facelift is a great treatment for sagging jowls and to improve the contours of the neck. The primary way this is accomplished is by removing excess skin and secondarily by elevating some of the deeper tissues. Areas around the mouth, nose, cheeks, and lower eyes are relatively unchanged with facelift surgery. Most surgeons make efforts to make the right and left sides as symmetric as possible. One thing that I frequently... more
Christopher Kolstad, MD

San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Areas of Improvement from Facelift

When most people use the term Facelift they are referring to a lower facelift. With that surgery, the vast amount of improvement will be in the neck, the jowls (lower cheek tissue) and the marrionette lines. You may see some improvement in the the nasolabial lines and upper cheeks but that is more variable. A midface ift and brow lift will give more improvement to their respective areas. Add on procedures can be done at the same time as a facelift to tailor... more
Hannah Vargas, MD

Kansas City Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.vargasfaceandskin.com

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Facelift surgery can improve skin laxity, wrinkles, and contour in the lower face and neck, including the cheeks, nasolabial fo

Facelift surgery is precisely tailored to each patient's specific needs. In this way, it can improve skin laxity, wrinkles, and contour in the lower face and neck, including the cheeks, nasolabial folds, jowl area and improving or resolving and muscle bands that become apparent in the neck. While a facelift will accentuate the natural contours of your chin, it will not necessarily change the natural shape of your chin. It may be appropriate to consider addressing the contours of your... more
Michael R. Macdonald, MD

Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drmmacdonald.com

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Face lift and chin

It is difficult to answer your question without seeing your pictures – you should consider posting images showing your areas of concern. A face and neck lift will address the chin
Sam Naficy, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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How Will a Facelift Effect the Definition of my Chin

The improvements form a facelift will essentially stop form the nasolabial fold in, so not change in the chin or skin around the lips. How equal the definition is seen depends on how tight the skin is pulled and what the tissue below the skin look like and where they are placed
Julio Garcia, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

lvcosmeticsurgery.com

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Facelift and chin definition

A skillfully performed facelift will improve definition of all the areas of the face, but receding chin or depressed submalar areas (the area under the cheeks) may require augmentation with implants.
Kris Conrad, MD

Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Different types of facelifts for desired results

Dear Patient, There are many different types of facelifts and each of them has a differential effect on the face. For example, a mid facelift will predominantly change the cheeks and nasolabial folds. Where as a lower facelift will improve the jowling and the upper part of the neck. I suggest you consult a certified plastic surgeon who will be able to find which facelift is best suited for you to obtain the desired results.
Teanoosh Zadeh, MD

Montreal Plastic Surgeon
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Face lift and the different areas that you can change

It all depends on what you want done. You have to effectively communicate your thoughts with you surgeon to reach a result that you want. The chin can be altered in many ways. Face lifting is just one way to achieve this. Fat grafting, facial implants are other ways.
Philip Young, MD

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift and chin definition

The chin may be better defined if you have alot of soft tissue descent in the jowl region. A physical exam would help provide a better answer.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift and Chin Definition

There is no such thing as a singular Facelift but there are MANY facelift methid, each aimed at certain categories of facial aging. A good Plastic surgeon will customize the facelift which would BEST address your needs and wishes. Commonly, liposuction of the neck followed by neck tailoring will improve the definition of the chin and the neck with a more acute and youthful chin to neck angle. The key is to tell your Plastic surgeon what bothers you and ask him how he plans to correct... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Can a face lift change the shape of the chin.

Facelift can improve the appearance of the chin by changing all the tissue around the it. For example by removing the fat under the chin and tightening the skin, the chin can be much better defined and visible.
Farhad Rafizadeh, MD

Morristown Plastic Surgeon
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Does a Facelift Effect the Chin

A facelift mainly lifts and defines the jowl, jawline, upper neck and submentum (below the chin). The point of the chin itself is usually not effected, just everything around it. If a person wants better chin definition and rejuvenation, an easy and common combination is to do a chin augmentation with a facelift.
John Bitner, MD

Salt Lake City Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drjohnbitner.com

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Effects of a Face Lift on Chin Definition

A face lift procedure can definitely improve the appearance of the chin. By releasing the mandibular ligaments and lifting upward and backward on the SMAS, the jowls are repositioned up into the cheek area and the chin is more defined. Removal of excess fat in the area under the chin using either liposuction or direct fat removal will also improve the definition of the chin. Finally, in some patients with a tight platysma muscle (the muscle in the neck that creates the... more
Michael Sundine, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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How Will a Facelift Effect the Definition of my Chin?

The proper aesthetics of facial beauty outline the most important areas, of the face, to shape and contour. Face Lifts remove excess skin, muscle and fat from the face and neck but further shaping and facial contouring typically needs to be done using fillers (Perlane, Radiesse) and or cheek/chin implants in order to make the face more youthful and naturally attractive. Be sure your plastic and cosmetic surgeon understands and follows the proper facial aesthetics to avoid... more
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift and chin definition

A facelift is designed to address sagging of the soft tissue and muscle in the face. Often times the sagging occurs with the soft tissue falling over the jawline creating a jowling effect. The jowling effect makes people look older. A facelift will reposition the sagging muscle and soft tissue into their more natural, youthful position above the jawline which results in a more defined jawline and chin. Areas that are more difficult to address include the marionette lines around the... more
Todd C. Miller, MD

Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Depending on how your face has aged, the facelift can make your chin worse.

Part of aging is loss of forward thrust in the chin due to both loss of bone, retrodisplacement of the mentum (the end of the Mandible) and loss of tissue in front of the tip of the mandible. This can result in a less elegant neckline as well in the worst situations development of a "Witches Chin". For this reason part of my facial evaluation is how much forward thrust has been maintained at the tip of the chin. Typically at least one in three of my facelifts will have a... more
Nathan Mayl, MD

Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon
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Does a Face Lift Affect Chin Definition?

A face lift will have minimal effect on your chin unless it improves your neck or jowls, in which case it will make the chin more defined.
Karol A. Gutowski, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift and Jawline Definition

A full facelift will improve jowling and an obtuse cervicomental angle, meaning the jawline and neck. Although your chin will not change (as it is mostly bone) the areas around your chin will have improved definition. Certain areas will not be affected. Unless you include other modalities such as dermabrasion, the lines around your lips will not be affected. Also, certain facelifts will actually deepen your nasolabial folds. Make sure you only go to a plastic surgeon who is knowledgeable in... more
Jacob Freiman, MD

Miami Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Improving chin definition with a facelift

If you have significant jowling and neck laxity, a face and neck lift may improve your contour by restoring the tissues to their proper position. Additional improvement in definition can be achieved with a chin implant.
Suzanne Kim Doud Galli, MD, PhD

Reston Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift will improve jawline

A facelift is designed to help improve laxity in the face and the neck where the aging process has occurred. The jawline in particular is effected by the removal of excess skin giving you a more youthful appearance. When doing a proper facelift including SMAS you are providing fullness in the mid face, removing sagging skin and fat in the neck and jawline. The areas that are "relatively unaffected" would be the brow, upper eyelids, and the immediate perioral region. more
Michael Elam, MD

Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

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