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What is a Mid-face Lift?

What is a midface lift? How is that different from a regular facelift or a mini face-lift?

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A midfacelift addresses the lower eyes and cheeks

In our practice, a cheeklift, a type of midface lift, is effective at smoothing the lower eyelids at the level of the cheeks, for slight elevation of the cheeks, and for reducing the hollowness below the lower eyelids (especially the LUSIC cheeklift with LiveFill). Many people think of a cheeklift as an alternative to a facelift. It is not. It is a new procedure designed to make the lower eyelids and midface look better and less hollow. It is also very valuable in correcting the... more

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Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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A Midface Lift / Cheek Lift

Midface (Cheek) Lift The primary aging change in the cheek area consists of a combination of deflation and descent of the cheek fat pads, creating a hollowed appearance below the lower lids and deepened nasolabial folds (oblique lines which extend from each side of the nose to the area beside the corners of the mouth). Descent of the midface/cheek fat pad can also contribute to the exaggeration of marionette lines and downturning of the corner of the mouth. This aging change is... more

Michael Law, MD

Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Midface lift = Upper cheek lift

The midface is an essential component of an attractive face. With the aging process, the fatty tissue that normally drapes over the cheekbones can begin to sag with gravity. The result is less prominent cheekbones, and a droopy fold of skin and fat between the nose and the cheek (the nasolabial fold). The sagging cheek fat can also alter the appearance of the lower cheek. For example, bagginess of the lower eyelids often becomes more apparent after the fat of the upper cheek begins to sag.... more

Sam Naficy, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Midface lifting addresses the sagging present in your...

Midface lifting addresses the sagging present in your cheeks with aging. It can help improve your cheeks and lower eyelids, leaving you looking refreshed and younger. Fat that is normally centered high over your cheekbones descends with age, giving a flat appearance to the face and heavy lines in the nasolabial area. Any procedure that increases the volume in the cheek region can have the effect of lifting the midface, such as: Implants Filler Fat injections Surgery to lift the midface... more

Manish H. Shah, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon

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A midface lift addresses the soft tissues located over...

A midface lift addresses the soft tissues located over the cheek that tend to drop or descend with age. This lift can be performed in several ways, including endoscopically via incisions hidden behind the hairline in the scalp, directly through a standard facelift incision (in front of the ear) or directly through a lower eyelid incision. This is different than a facelift, which often (but not always) refers to improving the contour and appearance of the neckline and jawline. The key is to... more

Shahram Salemy, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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Midface Lift

A Midface lift concentrates on correcting mid-face sag, which is the area between the lower eyelid and upper lip region. This is a form of minilift and is usually performed through lower eyelid incisions. A side benefit of this procedure is that it does diminish the nasolabial fold, creates a rejuvenated mid-face appearance and also results in some small improvement in the jowl area. It is a good procedure for a man or woman who has early facial aging changes. It may also be successful for... more

Deason Dunagan, MD

Huntsville Plastic Surgeon

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A midface lift is a procedure aimed at elevating the...

A midface lift is a procedure aimed at elevating the cheeks. A 'regular facelift' generally refers to a facial rejuvenation procedure aimed at improving the jowl (lower jawline) or neck area. A mini-lift is a minimal incision lower facelift which usually is used to adress the jowl area. A midface lift can be performed using several techniques with various incisions. Silicone or other implants can be placed through incisions in the mouth to add volume to the cheeks. Fats can be transferred... more

D.J. Verret, MD

Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

What is the Mid-Face lift?

Mid-face lift is also called cheek lift and essentially is release and elevation of the cheek muscle, fat and skin up towards the eyes to restore the fullness to the upper part of the cheek which is the 2 cm ( 3/4 inch ) segment below the eyelashes. This area could appear hollow with buldging of orbital fat pockets due to resorption of the soft tissues of cheeks and/or lack of strong cheek bones as we mature. The latter is seen in youger persons too. The surgery may take no more than one... more

Mohsen Tavoussi, MD, DO

Huntington Beach Facial Plastic Surgeon

Midface (Cheek) Lift

A midface lift, also called, midface suspension, meloplication, or SOOF lift (a less comprehensive procedure) elevates and tightens the skin and underlying cheek tissues. By elevating and tightening the cheek structures, the lower eyelid and cheek will have a more youthful, fuller appearance with reduction of under eye hollowness (tear trough deformity) and excess skin, and softening of the folds between the cheek and nose (nasolabial) folds. The midface lift can be performed... more

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Adam J. Cohen, MD

Chicago Oculoplastic Surgeon

The power of a mid-face lift and why it works

The following is my opinion. I have lectured on this very point to plastic surgeons at international conferences. The MF lift is my favorite procedure due to its elegance and power in transforming the facial shape from aged deflation to curved youth. As we age,almost all of us lose facial fat. The pockets of fat in the face are not united, but rather separated by thin walls of collagen. As they go horizontally across our face in our youth, deflation results in the more vertical folds we... more

Mark E. Richards, MD

Bethesda Plastic Surgeon

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Mid Face Lift is a type of Mini Face Lift

Mid face lift surgery is performed from incisions in the hairline that are about the size of the width of a drinking straw. This allows us to place endoscopes and micro instruments to lift the skin, muscles and fat of the cheek. This lifts the central portion of the face, and reduces nasolabial folds and sinking of the cheeks around the mouth. There are no visible scars. This is a technique that fewer surgeons perform due to the highly technical nature of the procedure. I have... more

Andrew Jacono, MD

New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

Mid facelift vs. facelift -what is the difference?

This is a great question because there is a lot of confusion over these two terms in the marketplace. In my opinion the term that is the most misunderstood is 'facelift'. FACELIFT- As Dr. Fleming stated, the facelift is the lifting of only the lower part of the face. He described the area that is below the line connecting the corner of your mouth to the top of your ear. This is indeed the area that a 'facelift' addresses. However, the term 'facelift' is often times used in a general... more

Ricardo Rodriguez, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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Midface lift vs cheek lift

First draw an imaginary line from the top of your ear to the corner of your mouth. The face and neck below that line is treated with facelift surgery. A mini facelift is more limited surgery in the same area. A midface lift, or cheek lift, improves the area from the lower eyelids to the upper lip. This procedure is frequently combined with a facelift if necessary.

Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Mid Face Lift Information

A Mid Face Lift, also called a Partial Face Lift or “Cheek Lift,” focuses on improving the cheeks when the neck is not an issue. The incision is usually mainly in front of the ears and well hidden within the folds in that area. It does not address the lower two thirds of the face like a traditional Face Lift will.There are of course other techniques used, and every surgeon will have their own preferences on preferred techniques. Many people mistake this procedure as an... more

Scott W. Mosser, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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MidFace Lift

Patients have varying degrees of facial aging and may have differing amounts of cheek fullness or sagging. A mid-face lift addresses the nasolabial folds, tear trough, lower eyelids, and cheek areas. This is a refined modification of a facelift and is used to address key areas of the face.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Midface lift is the upper half of a facelift

I tell my patients that a necklift corrects problems of the neck and jawline. The midface loft lifts the cheeks, marionette lines and jawline. The facelift is the combination of a midface lift and a necklift.

Robert M. Freund, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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A midface lift blends the lower lid or cheek junction

A midface lift, also known as a 'cheek lift,' blends the lower lid/cheek junction. It differs from a lower facelift or facelift, which addresses the lower two-thirds of the face. There are several different techniques that plastic surgeons utilize to address the midface, including techniques through the lower eyelid in both the subperiosteal and suborbicularis planes. Other techniques can approach the midface from the temporal approach in the hair and from the mouth. Others will address the... more

Sanjay Grover MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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A mid face lift is an operation designed to restore fat...

A mid face lift is an operation designed to restore fat volume to the cheek area. Fat in the middle portion of the cheeks is moved in vertical fashion. Cheek implants can also be used in conjunction with mid face lift or as a standalone procedure to augment the cheek area.