Radiesse or Lipo for Lifting Jowls and Marionette Lines?

asked 2 years ago by newbee in Minneapolis, MN
Latest answer by Grant Stevens, MD
Question viewed 3,618 times
Tags: cheeks, face, jaw line, marionette lines

45 yrs old. Within a year period I have had Radiesse, Restalyne, and Juvaderm Ultra-Plus for my marionette lines. Minimal results that lasted apprx two months.

Now my doctor is recommending Radiesse in my upper cheeks to lift jaw line and marionette lines. I can't afford a mini face lift. Maybe lipo around jowl area would work? Thanks

10 answers to Radiesse or Lipo for Lifting Jowls and Marionette Lines?

Save for a facelift

Injections are not the gold standard but certainly can provide some improvement. Neurotoxins have been used in the corner of the mouth with good success. This can turn the corner of your mouth upwards and together with fillers should improve the areas that bother you. The proposed cheek injections will not change the look of the corner of your mouth. I suggest that you save your money for a facelift. Dr Grant Stevens more

Grant Stevens, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

marinaplasticsurgery.com

You will have a better result with minilift

You already have spend a lot of money and you could had the surgery. Filler are great option in right patients. If you will be happy with minimal result, then it is reasonable to try fillers,but do not expect much check lift.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

A face lift is likely your best option

I am not a proponent of injecting fillers in the mid face to "lift" the lower face. This would take alot of filler and likely look strange. You already have prominent cheeks and I do not see any advantage to additional fillers for you . Personally, my advice would be to save your money for a face lift

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Jowls and marionette lines

Hi, From looking at your picture I can tell that injectable treatments would only provide minimal improvement at best. The marionnette area is very difficult to fill enough to completely flatten once it has reached a certain point. Cheek filler procedures using Radiesse can have very nice results with a wonderful impact on the face overall, however the lifting effect is minimal and not likely to give you what you are looking for in the lower face. A minilift would certainly help with... more

Behrooz Torkian, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

How to improve jowl and marionette lines

The correct answer is always more likely to follow if the question is heard correctly. The youthful face is an inverted triangle. As we age, with the descent of the cheek fat, the face becomes more rectangular. By revolumizing the central third of the face with Radiesse or Sculptra a more triangular shape, a more youthful shape can be achieved. Using tumescent liposuction to shave down the jowl pockets and revealing a more crisp jawline may also be beneficial. However, I believe the best... more

Pamela Carr, MD
Sugar Land Dermatologist

Fillers vs. facelift

For those patients who are dead set against having surgery, and don't mind repeated visits, even more than once per year, volumization may help them significantly obtain improvement in their appearance. Botox on the neck underneath the jowl can be done as an off-label use with some benefit to lift the cheek, liposuction can be done on the jowl (but this is surgery and there are risks) and tightening devices might improve the appearance, but all these treatements will not give you the same... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Have a Jowl Lift or Mini Facelift instead of fillers or Lipo

Better to have a jowl lift or mini facelift. The options you wish will not address the issues. Radiesse or any filler will only improve slightly the lines or folds. Lipo is not a choice I would ever consider. Regards.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Filler or Facelift

I dont know what you have spent this year on all that filler, but I would recommend waiting, save your money and then get a facelift, which is what I really think you need and would benefit most from. Good luck.

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Sculptra to Replace Large Facial Volume Loss

Hi New, Sculptra done properly will restore volume to your face, at an approximate cost of 4 to 5 thousand dollars for complete correction. Your alternative is to save for surgical correction. Good luck and be well. Dr. P

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

You need facelift for your jowls

I know you do not want to hear this, but, fillers WILL NOT SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS. You need a mini or full face lift. Do not liposuction the jowls, as we do not want to take fat from the face. As we age, we lose fat in the face. We replace the jowl fat back where it belonged. Possibly, fat injection to the face may help, but may be as expensive as a face lift.