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Very Pleased with the Midface/cheek Lift with Lower Blepharoplasty/laser

3067anon
posted 3 years ago
updated 3 years ago

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Cost: $4,800
Dr. Curtis J. Schalit (daytona/ orlando)

I am one month post op from a mid-face/cheek lift,...

5 May 2010

I am one month post op from a mid-face/cheek lift, laser below my eyes to erase fine lines and lower blepharoplasty. My concern where: I was starting to get bags below the hollows of my eyes. I had deep smile lines around my mouth. I was starting to look tired. The pros- the results are better than I had expected. I have a beautiful contour to my face. It has improved my over all tone to my face. I do not even use foundation anymore! I use a fraction of the make-up I once used. I love my cheeks they look naturally high with out looking pulled. I no longer have the dark circles and hollows under my eyes and I still look like me.

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My Doctor: Dr. Curtis J. Schalit

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I am a medical professional. I was extremely cautious in picking my physician. I have seen first hand the issues of patients that go to one size fit plastic surgeons, those who do lipo on one body part, breast, and lift your face at the same time. To me that is the fast food of health care and I do not want to be 1 million served. Detail is quality. If I see a plastic surgeon for my face, he will only work on faces and the know intricacies of the facial structure! I went to one clinic in Orlando for a consult and they had a non medical 23 year old give the initial consultation. They where like used car salesman they tried to sell me on injectables and thermage. Which are non permanent and do not show a tangible improvement. and did not address the issues of my concern. I take care of myself - why would so I do not have to rely on a drugs or the medical community. So why would I consent to have a treatment plan I would need to depend on injectable drugs and have to repeat every few months. When I went to Dr S he was honest & directly identified the areas that concerned me. He did not try to sell me. He and his staff provided excellent verbal as well as written explanations of the procedure and care post-op. They and he both check on me over the week-end. His work is beautiful. This is coming from someone that has extremely high standards and is very detail oriented.

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edinburgh56 29 Apr 2013

Midface lift and cheeklift are not the same. My understanding is this (and I've had both) the cheeklift aka mini facelift is where the fat pads in your cheeks that have started the road south due to gravity, are lifted back up and resuspended. A midface lift is where the muscles in your midface (between the bottom of your eyes to above your mouth) are made shorter or more taught. The first relatively minor, the other has up to 3 months of recovery.

sydney1000 2 Mar 2013

you look great! what kind of laser was done under your eyes?

Diana in Virginia 7 Dec 2012

.You look beautiful. I am 1 month out but there are irregularities and I don't think it will get any better. I may have it redone with your surgeon. I spent $9000.

Kitten44 30 Nov 2012

You look amazing, I can't believe you're 50. I am 46 and am interested in this procedure. I live in Tampa so your surgeon is a possibility for me. How long was the recovery period? What was it like? How has this procedure held up since you had it done? I don't want a facelift at my age but am very sensitive about my nasolabial folds which horrify me every time I see my reflection. Unfortunately I recently wasted a ton on fat transfer to the face which was unsuccesful in an attempt to avoid fillers. I rapidly absorbed it all. I wish the surgeon's office had been candid about this being a possibility instead of lying to me about how this was "permanent". Nobody I have consulted with has wanted to go the lift route due to my age, rather they are all intent on addressing this problem with fillers. I am not keen.

breonnajackson90 13 Sep 2012

You look very beautiful now. This is really a good technology

mic123 2 Aug 2012

Great review, I am in the med profession also. The training of the PS and Board Certification is really important, also the before after pics, so you can be sure the PS does what you want, not what others want. Some people actually want the "no wrinkles" look and end up wind blown. Your pic look great and I hope for similar results....well I am 65, so that is optimistic;))

9136 9 May 2013

Really? I am 75.

3067anon 14 May 2013

Every persons facial structure and aging process is different. For any person to make that kind of statement you have made shows such insensitivity and ignorance. I would make to suggestions for you member 9136. Stop make being so judgmental and learn to use spell check because, you present you self as moron

3067anon 3 Apr 2012

thanks

Lee2906 25 Mar 2012

You look amazing! I am looking into several options and will definitely keep a cheek lift in mind!

Sonyae 9 Aug 2011

U look great! How old are U? I have these deep lateral lines that go across my cheeks that have gotten worse as I have gotten older. I just had some radiesse and juvederm put in my face and cheeks. It looks better but hasn't solved the prob. I go back to the doctor for a checkup in 2wks. I will probable need some lasering and a cheek lift to solve the prob. ugh!!!!! I wish I hadn't of spent that money on a temporary thing. I am 43 btw.

3067anon 7 Mar 2012

Jezzebel 3 Apr 2012

Be sure to thoroughly research a cheek lift and be very careful in choosing a surgeon. Overall, its patient satisfaction rate isn't very high.

9136 11 May 2013

I think 43 is far too yong to go for ny type lift. Just use good cremes and smile a lot. Seriously-not trying to be funny. Be proud of who you are, and, I would NOT get anything like even minor surgery unless you are in an accident or something.

edinburgh56 11 May 2013

I had a cheek lift at 42. Everyone kept asking me why I was angry. So, the cheek lift is just the fat pads, but it made a huge difference in how people perceived me. I guess my face looked like my mouth was downturned. I also had Thermage. Back when it first came out, it had much higher settings and within a month my facial skin looked fabulous. And stayed that way for 5 years. So my first serious surgery is now, 15 years later. After being a southern California sun worshiper for 30 years, I think if you need it and can afford it, do it.

3067anon 14 May 2013

9136 14 May 2013

OK--You win! I apologize. But--far as spell check--we "all" get rushed--and skip over the grammatical errors, don't we?

sukietawdry 19 Feb 2011

I am three weeks post midface lift. I still have some hard swelling in my outer cheeks near my ears which I am not worried about as I know that can take three months to resolve. What I am concerned about are the soft pouches of edema on either side of my mouth. They are very defined and have not gone down at all with time. They give me a very odd appearance. I would much rather have natural old lady jowls than this younger but bizarre and unattractive look. My doctor says it is probably lymphatic fluid that is not draining. Has anyone else experienced this and does it go away when the hard swelling goes down?
Many thanks for any help or information anyone can give me.

chellamia 27 May 2012

Sukietawdry, I have possible similar edema on either side of my mouth as well. I recently tried several tx of Refirm which didn't help and now I'm going to a woman who I've seen her before/after pictures of clients so I am hopeful the microcurrent treatments she does will help. If it doesn't I will probably try a filler but I think the only answer is going to be a full facelift as I am beginning to develop some turkey neck so I don't think the cheek lift would be enough. If that's your picture above, you do look good and Im wondering if the swelling ever went down and are you happy with mid-face now? Where do you live? You can e-mail me and I will send you picture as I would share it here but don't know how to crop it. Hope all is well.

sukietawdry 28 May 2012

Thank you for your comment, Chellamia. My pouches never totally went away. I believe now that they are buccal fat pads which were there before but not noticeable until I got the mini face lift. I do not look terrible but I think I looked better before and wish I had had the courage to age naturally. I would definitely not do the mini face lift again if I could turn back the clock! Best of luck to you.

Glad it's over 18 Aug 2012

I also have those pouches next to my mouth. I'm 6 months out. Mine appeared 2 weeks after surgery on one side. It looked awful. It took a long time to get better. It was on the side of my face that was more traumatized . Now this side looks better than the other. I think it looks awful and I'm disappointed. I'm considering a filler. Hate to start this as I had the lower face lift and neck lift to avoid these expensive non lasting solutions. But it's really bothering me. I have these silver dollar size puffy , swollen places on my lower cheeks. Still hoping that when this goes away that the lines on the sides of my mouth will diminish. Wishful thinking?
I'm 6 months out. I'm 63. I'm still

sukietawdry 18 Aug 2012

Dear Glad it's over, My pouches are still there but are less apparent after much massaging in an attempt to stretch out the jaw muscles and skin that were pulled too tight on the sides of my face near my ears. I still regret my decision and all the money I wasted. It is hard to live with but with time and massage things have improved somewhat. I totally empathize with you and wish you the best of luck!

Barrington8470 17 Dec 2012

Can you advise if your cheek lift was performed from under the eye.......or were incisions made on the side of the eye......or was hit pulled up with endotines and then anchored to the temple. Ive read that there are so many problems with cheek lifts that many doctors are no longer doing them. Do you think if you had not done a midface cheek lift but rather the traditional facelift you would have had a better outcome

Barrington8470 17 Dec 2012

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