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What is the Longest-Lasting Midface Lift Method?
asked 1 year ago by 3S in Japan
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
Question viewed 337 times
Tags: long-lasting
12 answers to What is the Longest-Lasting Midface Lift Method?
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Longest Lasting Midface Lift Technique
The longevity of results depends on the surgeon, not the technique. It is fair to say the results will last forever because you'll always look better than you would if you didn't have the surgery. The method selected does depend on the needs of each patient, but I prefer doing the midface lift via a lower eyelid incision with Endotine fixation.
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Midface lift not the best choice for most patients
The best way to address aging of the midface is by a face lift and fat grafting as opposed to a midface lift
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Mid face lift
There is no one operation that lasts longer than the next. The quality of the result depends upon the surgeon, as well as the individual tissues.
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Try a cheek suspension
I offer cheek suspensions instead of mid face lifts. It is less recovery time and it will lift your sagging tissue from the area above the nasolabial fold up and lateral to its original position. It will also improve your lip and the sagging skin next to it.
Luis A. Vinas, MD
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Long lasting results from midface lift
The longevity of results from a midface lift depends on several factors, including actual technique employed by the plastic surgeon and inherent tissue qualities of the patient. Your plastic surgeon should discuss what results may reasonably be expected in your particular case.
Olivia Hutchinson, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon
New York Plastic Surgeon
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Longest-Lasting Midface Lift Method
Having a good candidate, experience surgeon, no complications add to the longevity of a result Not a specific technique. Seek in person opinions from boarded surgeons in your area.
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The mid face lifting is a delicate operation. E
When a mid face lift is done effectively, it has to last forever because if not, the effects can be disastrous. The reason is that the mid face lift is often done with a lower blepharoplasty so that the excess laxity under the lower lid can be removed. If the results of the midface lift do not last then the lower lid would pulled and this would cause an ectopion or at least a deforming scleral show. Many different techniques exist but you have to make sure you go to the surgeon with the...
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Farhad Rafizadeh, MD
Morristown Plastic Surgeon
Morristown Plastic Surgeon
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Midface Lift longevity
There is really no way to compare longevity of methods, as there are so many different methods used. I, personally, do not do a separate midface lift. Instead, I lift the midface when doing a facelift or lower blepharoplasty (eyelift). You need to ask whomever you see to show you results and discuss longevity. A simple guideline, however, is that methods that secure the elevated tissues to something solid, like fascia or periosteum instead of other soft tissue, will generally last longer...
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Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon
Highlands Plastic Surgeon
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Longest lasting midface lift.
It depends on the quality and experience of the surgeon. I prefer the Endotine midface lift since I can lift the cheek closest to the problem (thru the eyelid and not the temple) and secure it to the bone. The BBC televised me doing this with the excellent result 5-7 years ago.
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Mid facelift and lasting results
Mid facelift focusing on the upper cheek and fold had many techniques and can be difficult to compare, however deeper plane lifts seem to be more lasting. The firm attachments that develop on the deep level resist relapse seen more often with suture techniques.
Best of luck,
peterejohnsonmd
Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Tough question.
Dear 3S
I do a great deal of midface surgery. We have no studies that put one method against another. So we only have clinical impressions regarding the various methods.
On thing for sure is that the suture methods have been a failure. I should also caution you regarding the midface surgeries that approach the midface from the temple area. Too often these surgeries are very effective in damaging the fat that lives under the skin and cushions the lateral...
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Longevity of midface
Longevity is an illusive parameter. Studies in midface area have not been carried out. The anatomy is different and the solutions varied from patient to patient so it is probably a question that cannot be answered. FOr example, some patients may get great benefit from a number of different facial implants that support the midface. These implants are permanent. Other soft tissue lifting procedures may last for varying lengths of time because of the presence or absence of underlying skeletal...
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