I had a macs face lift six months ago.I have healed well but my chin is not defined.My surgeon would llke to redo in order to lift the jowl and improve the appearance of the lower face. I am not too sure that this was the right type of face lift for me and is concerned that I will endure another surgery with minimal results.Please could you advise if I need a different technique to get the desired results. I thank you for your feedback. could you tell me if I should
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The depressions that you see are a taught SMAS flap from the facelift that was performed. The odds of this improving over the next 2 months, when all scars are final, is very slim. The soft tissue redundancy near the right side of the mouth can be soft tissue laxity left from the surgery, but...
Liposuction under the chin to give definition to the jawline will give you improvement. Some women are very thin and have a very prominent jawline
which cannot be achieved in thicker skin without risk of irregularities.
The short answer, thankfully, is no. You can review the tabloids and see literal horror stories of people who have spent untold time and money to look like someone, or something, else. These stories never end well and probably begin from a point of deep unhappiness.
Fortunately, plastic surgery...