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Effective and Long-lasting Procedure for Lifting Jowls?

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SanDiegoBarbFeb 3, 2009

What's the best way to get rid of jowls that are beginning to appear from the corners of my mouth down to my chin? It's especially noticeable in my profile view. About a year ago, I had Restalyne treatments in the areas just below the corners of my mouth with only limited success. Is there any longer-lasting, more effective treatment specifically for "lifting" jowls? I'm 51 years old and have really good skin otherwise. I'm including two side by side pix after I was snorkeling in Aruba last spring, so I look really bad, but it pretty clearly shows the jowls issue.

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Dr. Sachin S. Parikh, MD
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Dr. Thomas Buonassisi, MD
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Dr. Jacob Tower, MD
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Dr. Pedy Ganchi, MD
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Dr. Pedy Ganchi, MD
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Dr. Dimitrios Motakis, MD, PhD, FRCSC
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