Hi docs, I have been to six different surgeons who say that I'm not a good candidate for a mini lift bc my jowling isn't bad enough. As much as I'd love to believe this, I see so many drs on here suggesting lifts for patients with much less aging than me. Why is this? My skin doesn't have much laxity yet, but I have definitely had fat decent and early jowl formation. When I pull slightly towards my ears, the improvement is dramatic. The empathic denials for a FL are confusing
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Facial aesthetics is primarily determined by facial bone structure.
This is especially true for young people.
Soft tissue coverage tends to be very consistent from person to person and what differentiates each unique persons facial appearance is primarily based on bone structure.
Removing facial...
I love limited incision face lifts and have had nice results for years with the right patients. But I think there may be an easier answer for you at age 31. Despite your weight loss you appear to have good quality skin but I do see the jowling that bothers you. This could be addressed with...
If a face lift is probably not what you need.
Weight loss may help. Treatment of lower eyelid midface transition can be trick and in the end is probably best done with fillers if you can find the right provider
Mats Hagström MD
