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Best option to feel like myself again?

I am in my very early 40s and my face is suddenly deflated/has early jowling. Aging gracefully isn’t a thing in my family so I need to be proactive. I have never smoked, don’t drink like a fish and wear spf 50 sunscreen daily. Would a mini facelift or just a jowl lift with fat grafting to under eyes and cheeks restore my face so I look more like myself again? What surgical procedure or procedures do you recommend that would provide the biggest improvement long term? Thanks for any advice.

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