PSP Facelift Results As Dramatic As SMAS Facelift?

I am seeing a surgeon tomorrow, who suggests going ahead with a PSP Facelift. I'd like to know first, will PSP facelift results look as dramatic as...

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Where Do Jowls Go when SMAS Muscle is Lifted and Tightened?

Do they move outward or up next to the sides of the mouth and just hang? Would lifting that muscle cause the lower face to appear heavier?

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Options for Correcting SMAS Face Lift Scars?

I had a SMAS Face Lift, Brow Lift, and Liposuction under my chin in June 2008. The scar in front of my ear is perfectly hidden on one side, but is...

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Should I Lose Weight Before SMAS Facelift and Neck Lift?

Should I lose weight before SMAS Facelift and Submentoplasty Neck lift?  I am having a Face lift & Neck lift & Brow Lift is being...

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What is Your Opinion of the Roundblock SMAS Facelift Technique?

I'm 46 years old Finnish woman and am having some signs of ageing, especially on the neck. One plastic surgeon recommended a Roundblock smas...

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How Much Does an SMAS Facelift Cost?

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How Long Will a SMAS Facelift Last?

After a SMAS Facelift is performed, what prevents the sutures from slicing thru the tissues and the face dropping back down and what causes little fat...

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SMAS Facelift Incision?

After speaking with plastic surgeon about SMAS Facelift, and he said he does the SMAS, starting inside the ear, around the earlobe and about halfway...

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SMAS Facelift to Improve Jowls?

I had a lower lift done recently. I still have the jowl and a loose neck. Doctor says that is all that can be done. It was a SMAS lift. Does the SMAS...

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SMAS Facelift Side Effect True for Smokers?

I keep reading that SMAS Facelift is bad for smokers--it has something to do about the skin dying. Is this true? Should I not have one, as I do smoke?...

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Swelling After SMAS Facelift

Had smas lift and jowls are still swollen after 4 weeks post up. Also had fat injections. This is the second one - had a mid face lift 2 years ago...

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Would SMAS Lift Help TMJ?

Would an SMAS lift help with the TMJ I have? The right side of my face sags more that the left. I think this is caused by TMJ. I have managed to...

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Do You Lose Cheekbone Definition on the Side of the Face After a SMAS Facelift?

I really didn't want to lose the tightness I had on the sides of my face which included a well-defined cheekbone area. Have I lost this definition...

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Can a Doctor Call a SMAS Lift a Mid Face Lift?

I had researched the midface cheek lift, because dr. said that is what I was getting. (I paid for a mid face lift to soften the nasal laugh lines.) He...

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Does Lifting and Tightening the SMAS Cause Cheeks to Flatten?

A doctor told me that tightening the SMAS causes the cheek to flatten. Is this true and if so how do you avoid that? Also, if you just do a composite...

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Can Facelift Affect Skin Tone?

Will a deep tissue lift or SMAS resection plication affect the skin color or tone and is there any skin bunching around incision site?

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Post SMAS I Developed a Deep Dimple Upon Smiling - What Could Cause This?

Post SMAS I developed a deep C shaped dimple upon animation It begins with a dimple punctuating highest part of the central crest of my cheekbone with...

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Swelling in Front of Left Ear/earlobe 9 Weeks After SMAS Facelift

My swelling was much worse on left side after surgery to begin with and then I developed an infection in left ear incisions and had to take course of...

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Ice After Facelift

I had my SMASS facelift (and upper eyelids) done 4 days ago. My cheeks are very swallen and hard, and I wonder for how long is it helpful to use ice...

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Is TMJ a Contraindication for SMAS Facelift?

I would like a face lift, mainly for jowls but I also to correct other problems. I have an old fracture to the zygomatic arch on one side resulting in...

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SMAS or Endoscopic Procedure for Cheeks?

I am a 36 year old man who desires a more youthful appearance. I've gone from 400-200-280 pounds in 20 years time. After researching all of the...

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Raised Ridge Along Jaw Line 4 Mo Post-Op SMAS Lift, Is This Normal?

I am 4 mos post op after mini smas lift with absorbable sutures. There is a raised ridge along my jaw line about 1 inch in length just below ear....

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Intermittant Swelling 6 Months After SMAS Lift

Normal for intermittant swelling around the ears 6 months p.operative? I have swelling in the area where the SMAS was lifted sometimes more than...

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Facial Widening with SMAS Facelift

Four months after SMAS facelift my face is still wide where the SMAS was folded for suturing. Is there a reason why a surgeon elects to fold the SMAS...

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Should Jaw & Lower Mouth Pull So Much That Talking and Eating is Difficult After SMAS Face? (Photos)

Facelift changed day of surgery from endotine to SMAS facelift. Hard jowls (swollen). Lower face (lip) and jaw is very stiff..hard to make...

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Best Solution for Redundant Lax Neck Skin After SMAS Lift?

I had a SMAS lift in May. I think my PS did an excellent job, as overall, I have been very pleased with the result. However, in the last month, I have...

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SMAS Facelift "Pull" on One Cheek

Hello, I had a SMAS facelift 3 weeks ago. Immediately after surgery the right side of my face was very swollen and almost twice the size of the left...

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Can Monocryl 3-0 Suture Be Used for Lifting the SMAS Layer?

I got a smas facelift done a year and 8mths ago .There was no difference at all so the plastic surgeon done correction work after 1 year he made...

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Lack of Mobility In Jaw Area After SMAS Facelift? What To Do?

SMAS facelift 21 days ago. Lower jaw is very immobile, stays open when I sleep, difficult making certain sounds (f, b, p), trouble keeping food (dry)...

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Should I Worry SMAS Facelift (Short-scar) Had to Be Reopened During Surgery? (photo)

After being closed, my cheeks started bleeding (while I was having my eyes done) and both were reopened and suctioned. That was six weeks ago, and...

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What is the Outcome of This Lateral Sweep?

I am 4 weeks po. Will this lateral sweep go away?

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Can SMAS Lift Helps to Fill in Dent in Cheeks, and Jowls?

Im 34 year old female. I had orthodontic work done 5 years ago with 5 teeth extracted. I ended up with a flat profile. I lost support of my cheeks. My...

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What is an SMAS Facelift, and How is It Different Than a Normal Facelift?

I was curious because I have been hearing about them recently and wanted to know if it would work better.

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My SMAS Facelift and Revision Work Both Failed What Can I Do?

Got a smas facelift it made no difference PS agreed revision by doing a one stitch lift on the smas layer he said that would take the jowls out but it...

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SMAS Lift Technique Results?

Minas Constantinedes says (in his website video) that a plain SMAS lift gives just a pull close to the ear and therefor the patient develop in five...

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Will You Please List the Kinds of Tissue Found in the SMAS Layer?

What are all the different types of tissue found in the SMAS layer?

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During a Full Face and Neck Lift Which is More Effective: SMAS Plication or SMAS Trimming?

Direct sutures or suspension (NOT thread) sutures into the SMAS? What has been your experience long term?

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Revision Surgery. Should You Got to Your Original Surgeon or Seek Another Surgeon?

I had a SMAS facelift/ neck lift with platysma band plication and liposuction under my chin 15 months ago. As early as 6 months after surgery, my neck...

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Platysmal Banding After SMAS Facelift, Is This Normal?

I am just short of 3 months post SMAS facelift. I had an incision under my chin and around my ears. So far, healing seems to be going well; however, I...

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Noticing Pulled Up "Muscle" Cords After SMAS, Will It Improve? (photo)

Had smas lift 6 mos ago. I still see pulled-up muscles "cords" under skin. One side since surgery--pic with scar. As swelling has decreased,...

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My Ears Are Ringing Post SMAS Face Lift, What's Going On?

I had a SMAS facelift about 3 months ago, In the past three weeks, I have been experiencing ringing in my ears, especially on the left side. I asked...

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Is an SMAS Facelift a Good Choice for Me? How is Recovery?

Hello, I am 46 years old. I have a slight waddle on my neck line...no fat, just skin. I have slight jowling and nasal labial folds. Overall I look...

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I Had a SMAS Facelift 2 Weeks and 3 Days Ago. Swelling/Numbness Normal?

Swelling/numbness has accumulated mostly alongside stitches & jawline & although the swelling is even on both sides the swelling feels dense,...

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