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Can You Have a Mid-face (Check) Lift After a Traditional Face Lift or Are There Conflicting Issues?

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Mid-face (cheek) lift after facelift

If the facelift has been performed properly there is very little need for a cheek lift. However, if the cheek area were still flat after a traditional face/neck lift, then consideration for cheek augmentation can be entertained. Cheek implants can be inserted through an intraoral approach to augment and restore volume to the cheek area rather nicely.

Mid FaceLift After Facelift? Yes

I agree completely with Dr. Rand's post. The subperiosteal midface lift is a rather aggressive procedure with fairly limited results. With the advent of volumizers like Sculptra, which gradually and effectively add volume to the cheeks, the place for the isolated midface lift has become very questionable.

Mid-face (Check) Lift After a Traditional Face Lift

You can do this. But IMO, the midface lift is not the best procedure and it is full of complications and risk. I would consider filling your face with fat in a judicious way. see video

Philip Young, MD

6 reviews

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

Mid face lift and facelifts are often complementary

Mid face lift essentially focuses on the cheeks (mid face) and there are many techniques that address this problem. In contrast a facelift focuses on the jawline and upper neck. The incisions can be done through the lower lid, facelift incision and intraorally often combining techniques. It can preferably be done at the time of a facelift but also separately. Often times simple fat grafting can also achieve many similar goals while being less invasive.

Midfacelift or fat grafting

Forget the midfacelift. Most of the more experienced doctors are performing fat grafting to this area to raise it and augment it which is a sgnificantly less invasive and faster recovery surgery. It can be done with a facelift or after and in fact it can be done in many patients under local

Mid-Face Lift After Face Lift Surgery

The "mid-face lift" has a few variations in definition. If you are speaking of a vertical lift of the cheeks through an incision in the temple, this option is viable after a traditional facelift. In my practice, i prefer to add volume to the mid face after a facelift (or during the facelift with submalar implants or fat). From my experience with facelift patients, mid face descent in the cheek area (as a facial aging process) is more the result of mid facial atrophy (loss of... more

Facelift vs midfacelift

It appears from previous posts that even accomplished surgeons may disagree slightly on the nomenclature for facial rejuvenation. Regardless, the answer to your very astute question is most assuredly yes. In fact the quality of primary facelifts has improved such that secondary facelifts are fairly rare events. The secondary procedures that may become necessary usually are designed to take care of specific areas that return such as a loss of cheek volume or laxity at the jawline and return... more

Paul S. Howard, MD

3 reviews

Birmingham Plastic Surgeon

Mid face lift

The answer is yes but is it your best choice.If you want to highlight your cheeks you could do soem fat injections which would be easier and have less downtime.

Mid face and and facelift

The short answer is yes However a good smas flap facelift should achieve a lot of mid face improvements especially when paired with a subcilliarly lower bleph that elevates the upper cheek and blends the lid- cheek junction this is advanced stuff - stick to s board certified plastic surgeon who has experience and even extra training in the form of a cosmetic surgery fellowship I agree the others that fat grafting may play a role and I agree... more

Midface Lifting vs Fillers/Fat

There is no technical reason why a surgical midface lift could not be performed after a traditional face lift procedure. That being said the need for surgical midface lifting has dropped dramatically in recent years with the advent of injectable fillers and fat augmentation. In many cases adding volume back into the midface (with either fillers or fat) will lift and fill the cheeks achieving a very natural rejuvenation to the midface while eliminating the need for a traditional... more

Mid face lift

Yes you may have a midface lift after traditional facelift. But you may also obtain the same result with fat transfer or other fillers to the midface. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.

Donald Nunn, MD, DDS

3 reviews

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Can you have a mid facelift after Traditional Facelift?

I agree with the other posts, the midface lift can be replaced with filler/fat to the midface to revolumize the area. If your facial structure is very deficient in that area genetically, then perhaps tear trough implants would be a better option, it is very difficult to assesss your needs without an exam and pictures. Good luck and I would recommend obtaining multiple consultations to acheive your goals.

Generally midface lifts are a disaster.

It comes down to what do you need. Cosmetic surgery should not be self-prescribed. That is precisely what you do when you go to a surgeon and tell that that you would like a midface lift and a facelift. The scary thing is that surgeon will sometime perform exactly what you are asking for right or wrong. The ethical surgeon will carefully listen to your concerns, assess your actual issues and make recommendations based on what can or can't realistically be... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

8 reviews

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Mid face lift

If your original face lift was done right, and now you lack projection of the cheeck, then you have two options 1: endoscopic mid face lift 2: the other and most probably will resolve your problems is fat transfer to the cheeck

Mid face and complete face lift are compatibles

Yes mid face and complete face lift are compatibles whether together or after each one, even several years laps

Mid and Facelift

I agree with previous posts. I would also add the prolong recovery and swelling associated with mid face procedures. I also agree that fillers are a great "add on" to volumize the mid face, without the need of an aggressive mid face surgical procedure with prolonged swelling.

Michel Siegel, MD

37 reviews

Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Revising a previous facelift

It is quite possible to revise a previous facelift if portions of the lift did not provide sufficient benefit. If you have a cheek fat pad that has descended from your cheekbone or reaccumulation of jowls, then a revision of your prior surgery might involve only a midface lift. A consultation with an experienced board certified surgeon would be a good place to start to review your alternatives.

Facelift versus midface lift

If you already had a facelift and you are looking for more enhancement to your mid face, I would suggest fillers such as Juvederm, Radiesse or Sculptra. Good luck.

Midface Lift and Facelift

The Facelift can compliment the midface lift and the result is best with both. The midface refers to correcting the eyelid skin -cheek demarcation zone and hollowness. Young people do not have the demarcation and if they do it is higher. As we age the line between eyelid skin and cheek skin becomes more and more defined and we look hollow. So lift the cheek (midface lift). The nasolabilal area comes up with it. The fold by the nose decreases. ... more

Mid-face after full facelifts

In my opinion the results of a "mid-face lift" are very subtle and an aggressive approach there can lead to major problems with the lower lid pulling down. It isn't that you "can't" do one after a facelift but maybe you just need some fillers?