I have a wish to get rid/remove of excess skin on my cheeks. Any suggestions? (photos)

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I have a wish to get rid of excess skin on my cheeks . I have tried almost anything so far, except for surgeries. It is a very serious issue for me physically(especielly when I eat) and have bothered for a very long time now. I just thinking there most be I way to fix this. I cant even describe how importment it is to me. Which procedure do you recommend? I have added some pictures to clarify what I exactly mean by that. Thank you very much for your time! Kind regards Marc

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

This is my expertise and a huge portion of my practice. Asymmetry is normal and expected. Buccal fat pad gives slimming not symmetry. Masseter botox will make you slimmer and make the jawline more loose. Fillers help give shaping and contouring. If you want perfect or close to perfect symmetry you need maxillofacial surgery or implants customized. I suggest seeing an expert to go through all options. Most of my younger clients use fillers to give them shaping especially on the cheeks, jawline, and chin which make the face look more slim and tight; and threads such as PDO or Instalift can build collagen and support the facial shaping and skin looseness over time, slowing down the aging process and given the face a more “snatched” look; and morpheus8 or PiXel8 deep microneedling RF can tighten crepe skin especially on the neck and jawline and is great for long term tightening of the full face, neck and chest; its often used to give the face a slimmer more sculpted look because it tightens the skin and gives lift. an early face lift can be performed as well even in younger clients if they want a different facial shape, maxillofacial surgery with bone breaking or shaving can also be done. For facial slimming a combination of treatments are always needed. Options include: 1. Buccal fat pad removal to reduce fat on the lower face 2. Factite or Renuvion/J Plasma to tighten the lower face, jawline, and chin to reduce fat and give the jawline and neck tightening and shaping. 3. Botox to the masseter to reduce the muscular size of the jaw giving the face an illusion of being more slender 4. Fillers to the jawline, chin, cheeks, temples and brow help to shape the face and make it more angled and defined Always use at home derma rolling (see link to Emerageskin x anteageMD roller plus stem cells/hyaluronic acid ampules) and peels like emeragecosmetics enlighten or aerify that can be used to improve skin quality and tighten the skin while improving wrinkles, pigmentation, acne, and Melasma. See an expert who does facial shaping with surgical and non surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

What you are demonstrating would be a procedure known as a lateral commissuroplasty. This is where the corners of the mouth are brought out further, making the mouth wider and getting rid of the skin overhang at the same time. Even when the corner of the mouth is moved out 5mms that can make a tremendous difference with a collective 1 cm mouth width increase.

Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD FACS (retired) · Answer

You may be a candidate for a corner lip lift which I have occasionally performed over the years for those who have a downward curve to the corners of the mouth. It can be modified to not only lift the corners but to extend them. This may or not be what you are looking for. Computer imaging  with  an inpetson consultation would help determine if you should have such procedures.

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