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Do I need an additional lift? I don’t believe any ligaments were released. (Photos)

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Affectionate9318Nov 5, 2025

I had a deep plain facelift. I also had a brow lift upper eyelid lift, and some fat transfer to the lower eyelid. My tear trough area seems even more pronounced now.now.

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Michele A. Shermak, MD

Hello. This is not going to become "snatched." If you have lost faith in your physician you should see another board certified plastic surgeon in your area. You can find one at plasticsurgery.org. This can be revised but typically wait at least 9-12 months. Best of luck to you!

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

I perform facelift scar revisions commonly and the first ideal goal would be to address the scars so that you can go out in public without them being so noticeable. With that in mind, this will give you flexibility to address the skin loss, keloids, poor positioning, and nerve injury. Schedule a...

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Andrew Miller, MD

As we all age, you lose fat in the nasolabial and labiomandibular folds. A facelift may help a little, but the fat really needs to be refilled to soften them. Fat transfer is very easy to do under a local anesthetic, or you can simply have fillers placed to soften the creases. Be sure to see a...

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Alejandro Nogueira, MD

All happening to you: the redness, and burning feeling, the swollen look, etc is due to the infamous fat transfer. First thing I recomend is not choosing by yourself "from the shelf" the treament sounding to you more suitable or appealing, that's why you ended like this, you'll always find...

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