Cheek Wrinkles After Lower Face Lift

Depending upon how deep the wrinkles are and how far you are post op, it could just need more time or further treatment with laser or full facelift if necessary. It's best to get a complete evaluation from a qualified surgeon.

The aging process involves 3 things ; downward decent from facial laxity, skin surface aging characterized by wrinkles and discoloration, and loss of volume especially in the cheek area.

Failure to treat all three may make you more aware of what is not treated: in your case the wrinkles. The fact that you only had a facelift, means the other two factor are still cause for your concern. In that case use of fillers or fat transfer will help fill out the skin and may minimize the wrinkles and a skin resurfacing procedure such as a TCA peel or laser will tighten your skin eliminating the finer wrinkles and softening the larger ones. If Horizontal wrinkles still exist afterwards then this may mean that the facelift vector to a large degree was horizontal rather than vertical which is by nature anti-aging.