Mini Lift: Q&A
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I have some jowling and would like to improve my deep nasolabial folds. Which type of minilift is best for me? Would a mid-face lift treat the n asolabila folds better than a lift targetting the jowls? I am also having upper and lower blepharoplasty and cheek implants put in at the same time.
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Dragonlady
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Fillers are probably your best option for NL grooves.
Fillers such as restylane/juvederm($550/syringe) or Radiesse ($630/syr) do great for the NL grooves but any kind of facelift or minilift doesn't help that area. Sometimes cheek implants do help alittle tho. Sincerely,
David Hansen,MD
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Treating Nasolabial Folds
Midfacelifts tend to improve nasolabial folds to some degree, but usually there is a limitation on the amount that can be improved without some type of filling. I am a big fan of augmenting the cheeks, through a combination of the deeper tissue "pull-up" (elevating upwards the midface cheek pads), and liquid fillers, producing the most impressive
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Mini Facelft to Treat Nasolabial Folds
A mini facelift will improve your jowls but will do nothing to improve your nasolabial folds or grooves. Fillers, fat, or soft tissue are used to augment the grooves.
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Mini-lift for nasolabial folds
I actually would not recommend a mini-lift to treat nasolabial folds. None are great options for nasolabial folds. Minilifts can potentially improve jowls but the folds will require volume restoration with multi level fat grafting or fillers like Sculptra. Good luck!
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Best to fill rather than pull
A mini lift, which has many diffent names. S lift, MACs lift , lifestyle lift. can modestly improve the jowl and neck. Improvement of the nasolabial fold however is best done by filling the depression. Fat, Fascia or commercial fillers are all helpfull in this regard. Perhaps in your case a combination of the two would be most helpfull. Good Luck
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Best Way to Treat Nasolabial Folds
The Mini-Face Lifts may be tough to choose from because of all the brand names such as LifeStyle Lift, S-Lift, Quick Lift, LiteLift, MACS and others. All Mini-Lifts address the jowls and lower nasolabial fold areas.
A midface lift in my hands primarily addresses the cheek and mid to upper nasolabial folds. The incisions for a midface lift may be made through the lower lid (which you are already having done, intraorally or through a facelift incision.A midface lift essentially...
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Mini-lift for Nasolabial Folds?
Essentially no mini-face lift technique is good for nasolabial folds. Since you have some jowls and deep nasolabial creases the procedure of choice for you would be a high-SMAS face lift. Cheek implants and blepharoplasty could be performed at the same sitting if indicated.
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Which Mini-lift Best Treats Nasolabial Folds?
None. Face Lifts treat Jowls and the neck. The NLF's should be addressed locally by reducing the subcutaneous fat and shaping the Cheeks following the proper aesthetics of facial beauty for the creation of a naturally, more attractive face...not a wind-swept, pulled, flat face IMHO.
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Mini lifts give mini results
Don't expect to see much of a change from a Mini Lift. NL folds need grafting, either fat or a filler such as radiesse or juviderm. Jowels need liposuction or a full facelift. Don't shortchange yourself.
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Mini lift will not address the nasolabial folds
This is an excellent and important question. Most facelift techniques will not significantly improve the nasolabial folds. One can expect improvement of the jowls and the cheek contour, depending on which type of procedure is performed. Repositioning of the cheek fat pad at the time of the facelift may well negate the need for a cheek implant.
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