Mid face lift or cheek lift for laxity under eye?

A better option for not changing the shape of the eyes would be simply to place cheek implants to restore volume to the cheeks rather than trying to do a cheek lift. Cheek lifts and mid facelifts can change the shape of the eyes, making them smaller. This will not happen with a small cheek implant.

What you describe can usually be corrected with and lower lid blepharoplasty. A cheeklift is done when the cheek is sagging and we want to raise it. The safest procedure for not changing the lower lid position is a blepharoplasty done by a skilled surgeon.  

 Dear Skintech Both of these procedures have the potential for altering the lower eyelid shape.  The skin and lower eyelid muscle laxity are the results of the lower eyelid sagging.   Tightening these structures by tighting the lower eyelid with a canthoplasty may actually make the lower eyelid... more

In many ways these terms are used interchangeably. So it is difficult for me to recommend one over the other. The primary procedure which alters eye shape is called a lateral canthoplasty. This is a procedure where the outer corner of the eye is elevated to a new postion generally to achieve greater support to... more