Nk Park, MD

Hello, this is Dr. NK Park from Noonopi Plastic Surgery in Korea.
From a surgeon’s perspective, you are right — repeated thread lifts, HIFU, RF treatments, or injectables can indeed interfere with future facelift surgery. However, I also fully understand that from a patient’s perspective, it’s not easy to forgo all aesthetic treatments in the present just to preserve the possibility of future surgery.

That said, it is generally advisable to avoid those procedures for at least one year prior to facelift surgery. In fact, many respected facelift surgeons recommend refraining from any minimally invasive procedures for a year or more before undergoing a facelift.

Among the popular treatments in today’s aesthetic market, the one that least interferes with facelift outcomes is BBL SkinTyte. This treatment promotes collagen regeneration by targeting the superficial skin layers only, without affecting the deeper layers like RF or HIFU does.

Hello, this is Dr. NK Park from Noonopi Plastic Surgery in Korea.
It appears that the distance between the brow and the eyes is slightly short. An endoscopic brow lift would help create a more youthful appearance.

If you're open to a more comprehensive improvement, I would consider performing a new facelift. Based on the photos, there’s still room for improvement in the jowls and nasolabial folds.
Since you've previously had a SMAS plication, a high SMAS facelift using dual-plane dissection can be performed safely.

Hello,
This is Dr. Park from Noonopi Plastic Surgery.

The order of the procedure is extremely important.
When performing a face and neck lift, the facial SMAS should be properly fixated before proceeding with corset platysmaplasty sutures.

That’s why world-renowned facelift surgeons typically move back and forth between the face and neck during surgery to ensure the optimal vector and tension.

I hope this explanation helps clarify your concerns.

Hello, I’m Dr. Nk Park from Noonopi Plastic Surgery in Korea.
Because you have a very thin neck, it’s possible that your surgeon performed a very conservative neck lift.
Did you have an incision behind the ears? If not, extending the incision behind the ear and redraping the neck skin in an oblique vector—then excising the redundant skin in the retroauricular area—may significantly improve the result.
I wonder if your previous surgeon is familiar with this approach.

Hello, this is Dr. Park from Noonopi Plastic Surgery, Korea.

There are several causes of dark circles, but they can generally be divided into three main categories:
1) Pigmentation in the skin itself
2) Thin skin that reveals the underlying blood vessels and muscles
3) Shadowing caused by orbital fat atrophy due to aging

At our clinic, we treat dark circles using a combination of nano fat grafting, scarless lower blepharoplasty, and laser therapy when necessary.
The reason we often combine multiple treatments is that dark circles can result from various causes, and it's often difficult to identify a single underlying factor.

I hope this explanation has been helpful to you.