Endoscopic or Traditional Mid Face Lift for Cheek Lifting?

As some of the other answers point out, there are many ways to do a mid-face lift, though I am not sure what a "classic" mid-face lift is. I do mine in a sub-periosteal plane though a temporal incision. The youngest patient I have done was 42. I would think that your problems is more related to fat loss in the face. You do not mention if you have had significant weight loss leading up to this. With out seeing photos of you it is hard to know. I general I think that 30 is too young to undergo a major facial rejuvenation surgery and would suggest either fat grafting or soft tissue fillers. I hope this helps.

Over the past 30 years we have developed several types of "minface" or cheeklifts. There are two basic types: 1. Thru the temple 2. Thru the eyelid
Which of these is right for your situation is the key. Some patients only need a small amount of lift and have a normal lower lid without extra skin. I use a temple incision and endotine for this group. However, most have excess skin and or fat in the lower lids and in these patients I use a lid incision with a different endotine that is fixed to the bone. Excess skin and or fat is removed at the same time.

I would agree with your statemet that the success can be related to the experience of the surgeon. However, there are many other factors including the method of fixation. In general, with the traditional approach, more rigid fixation is possible and therefore it tends to be easier to achiev a longer lasting result.