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Facial PS Says No to Nasolabial Folds, and Instead Injects into Cheeks, Is this a Common Approach?

I visited a new facial PS as I wanted my tear troughs filled, and this isn't something my general PS often does. I also wanted filler in my nasolabial folds. My new PS explained that his approach to nasolabial fold filling had changed in the past year, and he now avoids it. Instead he injected quite a bit into my cheeks which did pull up the fold and created a younger, more round-faced look. I'm mostly pleased with the result, but it cost a lot more. Anyone else share this perspective? Why?

2 Doctor Answers | Asked by DanielleD in CO
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Fillers in the mid-face look more natural

Hi Danielle, I often tend to fill the cheek or mid-face region to soften the folds, rather than fill the folds itself. The reason most people have the folds in the first place is because the the fat (and volume) from your cheeks has descended. So you are left with a lack of volume where your cheekbones used to be, but all that volume is now sitting closer to your mouth, immediately above the nasolabial folds, which creates these deep folds. If we then put filler into the nasolabial... more
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Liquid facelift

No problem in plastic surgery has only one solution and it sounds like your doctor gave you a nice result by adding volume to the cheeks which then pulled the face up a bit and lessened the folds. I would bet you look better than if just the folds had been done because of the enhanced cheek volume. What is the price you are willing to pay for a nice result?
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