Can Cheek Lift Help with Hollow Eyes?

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Hello.   I am 30 years old female from Turkey.  My main problem is hollow eyes and sagging cheeks. Some of the Drs. advised Endoscopic Mid Face Lifting and also Fat transfer.  Some of the Drs. don't believe in Endoscopic Face Lift and also don't like Fat transfer (they say, there can be serious problems like unwanted lumps etc.).My  cheeks don't have much volume(I lived with hormonal problems in 2008, and I lost some volume on my cheeks).  Now I decide to have normal Cheek lift (with classical method).  I really wonder, if I have Cheek lift surgery, can it help hollow eyes?

Brent Moelleken, MD · Answer

Cheeklifts performed through the lower eyelid can absolutely benefit hollow lower eyelids.  We prefer an ultrashort incision type cheeklift (USIC), often with a fascial fat graft (LUSIC) at the eye cheek junction.  We prefer NOT to touch the orbital septum, the tricky layer below the eye that increases the risk of pulling down of the lower eyelid.
Cheeklifts that originate in the mouth and the temple do a nice job lifting the cheeks, but do little for the lower eyelid area, in my opinion.
Grafts, as your doctors have wisely suggested, must be very targeted and conservatively placed or they will be lumpy.
We prefer fascial-fat grafts for this purpose (in our practice we call them LiveFill(TM) grafts).
Below are a few references you may find helpful.
http://drbrent.com/cheeklift-procedure.php

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

At home peels like cosmelan, enlighten and aerify along with dermarolling (MTS roller with anteage MD ampules) should be started now. There are many things you can do to treat under eye hollows and dark circles. A surgical option to remove skin and/or fat will such as lower eyelid blepharoplasty with or without fat pad repositioning will be the best long term. There are many things you can do to treat under eye hollows and dark circles without surgery. Non invasive less downtime options such as fillers (Belotero, Juvederm Volbella​), lasers (Moxi/Halo/Fraxel/CO2​), Renuvion (J-Plasma), microneedling/PRP, stem cells and microneedling RF like Fractora PiXel8 or Morpheus can all help give some improvement. Accutite can often be used or stronger lasers like erbium or co2 spot treatment can tighten the skin and give very quick improvement in wrinkles and texture. A surgical option to remove skin and/or fat might be the best solution long-term. I suggest you get a formal consultation to see what is best for you and your goals. Best, Dr. Emer.

James M. Pearson, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question. The mid-face region roughly correlates with the area between the lower eyelid and the corner of the mouth. A mid-face lift, sometimes referred to as a cheek lift, can help to restore fullness to the mid-face by vertically repositioning the soft tissue of the cheek to a higher, more youthful position on the cheek bone. At the same time, lower eyelid appearance is often improved as the repositioned cheek tissue is more favorably redraped over the lower orbital rim, minimizing the unfavorable hollow appearance of the lower eye region. A well performed mid-face lift can be a powerful method for facial rejuvenation. Learn more about this procedure on our site. Anyone interested in learning if these procedures would address his or her specific concerns should consider an in-person consultation with a board certified facial surgeon who is experienced in this procedure. Warm regards.

Rian A. Maercks, MD · Answer

My opinion is to avoid cheek lifts.  If not done on an appropriate patient( appropriate patients are rare) and by a practitioner with good skill and judgement they can result in bizarre appearances.  better results can be obtained with fat grafting alone!   I hope this helps!

	All the best,

	Rian A. Maercks M.D.

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

This is done thru the lower eyelid and is fixed with the endotine device. If additional fat is needed I place it on the bone so it doesn't form the lumps you speak of.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

Cheek lifts can help the appearance of hollow eyes by transition the fat to the infraorbital rim. This is frequently performed incombination with cheek implants or fat grafting in order to achieve a longer lasting result.

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