Baggy Skin After Mini Lift

asked 3 years ago by Genie in Kansas City
Latest answer by Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
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Tags: sagging

I'm 52 years old and female. I got a mini face lift last spring and look pretty good around my neckline. I also had my lower eyelids done, which look good, too. Problem is just that my mid face looks tired and the skin beside my nose is kinda baggy. When I lift it up with my little finger, it looks great. What can I do to handle this? Are Mid Facelift and Subperiosteal Cheek Lift the same?

6 answers to Baggy Skin After Mini Lift

Types of cheeklifts

There are many types of cheeklift. Technically any cheeklift is a midface procedure because it deals with the tissues below the eyes into the cheek area. Subperiosteal is one method of cheeklift. Largely, the subperiosteal cheeklift performed through a lower eyelid incision is falling out of favor because of the chance of pulling down of the lower eyelid, or ectropion, even in highly skilled hands. In response to the problems that were occurring with the subperiosteal subciliary... more

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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Mid facelift and Subperiosteal cheek lift

A Mid-facelift is a generic term that includes all sort of techniques to enhance the area around the eyes and cheeks. The subperiosteal cheek lift is one way of doing it. One could also combine a variety of other techniques just to improve the look around the midface area, such as fat grafting, implants, or even deep threadlifts. What is really important to understand is that the midface is what other people concentrate on when they look at your face. see video

Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Midface Procedures Defined

Midface procedures can greatly enhance the overall appearance of the face, whether in isolation or combined with other more traditional facial rejuvination surgeries, such as facelifting or blepharoplasty. Just recently, plastic surgeons have begun to appreciate the significant role of the midface in the aging process. The midface is the area below the lower eyelid and above the corner of the mouth that lies to the side of the nose. This region is made up the the cheek and facial bones,... more

Richard W. Westreich, MD
Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon

Cheeklifts

The subperiosteal lift is one technique for doing a midface or cheek lift. There are multiple alternatives; the approach selected should be individualized to meet the needs of each individual patient.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Mini lift gives mini results.

Unfortunately, in answering question like yours, I make the above statement frequently. I'm glad you had nice results for your neck and lower eyelids. By not doing the entire facelift, your surgeon was not able to address the area that now bothers you. I'll bet the savings of a "mini lift" over what will now end up being two operations, two recoveries, and two times off work or social activities is now costing much more than a single "full" or "standard"... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

Not all midfacelifts are created equal

Hi Genie, If only we had a surgery that does what can be accomplished by pushing the face around with one's hands. Many mid-face lifts have an incorrect vector of pull. This includes the so-called subperiosteal mid-face lift. The most common vector of pull is superior and toward the temple. Surgeons like this because the dissection plane is well understood and there is good tissue to sew to in the temple. However there are two problems with this approach. First, the malar fat pad falls... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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