Can a Hairline Scar Incision Lift the Mouth Area?
asked 8 months ago by Lilacs in Kansas City, MO, USA
Latest answer by Toby Mayer, MD
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Tags: mouth, lift
Some doctors have told me that adding a hairline incision above the ear in a facelift can help give more vertical lift and help lift the mouth area that is too downward (even though I've had 2 facelifts). Others say, it can't do much of that. Who is right?
5 answers to Can a Hairline Scar Incision Lift the Mouth Area?
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Scarless mid facelift lifts the corners of the mouth.
Hi.
You probably don't need another regular facelift at all. The mid facelift is done though the mouth, and it dramatically picks up the corners of the mouth and fills the upper cheeks. There is a short incision in the temples, but it is way behind the hairline.
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Lifting the corner of the mouth.
Facelifts do not lift the corner of the mouth. Midface lifts done thru an eyelid incision will lift the corner somewhat. However, if the surgeon is not familiar with the technique to do this he may pull the eyelid down. Choose an experienced surgeon!
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Mouth Lift
This can be accomplished using an incision similar to a facelift. As a board certified facial plastic surgeon, it is something that I have had to do for some of my patients who have had nerve damage leading to drooping in the corner of the mouth. It has to be performed by someone who is trained to do this to get a natural appearing result and avoid a "Joker-like" appearance.
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Facelift and mouth lift
No facelift should pull or lift the mouth unless you want to look like the "Joker". If you have some drooping in this area there are a variety of perioral procedures to help with this that will not leave you distorted.
Michael L. Schwartz, MD
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
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There is no substitute for a personal consultation.
Lilacs
In order for a hairline incision to have an effect that low in the face, extensive facial surgery and pulling on the tissues is needed. Unfortunately, it is very difficult for facelifts of any stripe to have much if any effect on the mouth. The surgery being described to you is a very unnatural type of midface lift. You facial tissues did not drop from the temple area. Much of the midface tissues vertically fell from the under eye area. The long term...
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