Saggy face skin, jowls, cheeks, I am female 32 years (photo)

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I have always had big chipmunk cheeks. In the ends of my 20s I was happy as I lost some volume but my skin was quite tight. With 30 I changed drastically, I also had personal stress, maybe it affected me, too. Body always slim, even a bit underweight. I am still young and feel very ugly and old. I normally have nice features but it's all destroyed my the overall shape. :( I would be so thankful for an advice. Do I need a facelift already, buccal fat removal, cheek implants,face lipo? Thanks you!

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

This is my expertise and a huge portion of my practice. Asymmetry is normal and expected. Buccal fat pad gives slimming not symmetry. Masseter botox will make you slimmer and make the jawline more loose. Fillers help give shaping and contouring. If you want perfect or close to perfect symmetry you need maxillofacial surgery or implants customized. I suggest seeing an expert to go through all options. Most of my younger clients use fillers to give them shaping especially on the cheeks, jawline, and chin which make the face look more slim and tight; and threads such as PDO or Instalift can build collagen and support the facial shaping and skin looseness over time, slowing down the aging process and given the face a more “snatched” look; and morpheus8 or PiXel8 deep microneedling RF can tighten crepe skin especially on the neck and jawline and is great for long term tightening of the full face, neck and chest; its often used to give the face a slimmer more sculpted look because it tightens the skin and gives lift. an early face lift can be performed as well even in younger clients if they want a different facial shape, maxillofacial surgery with bone breaking or shaving can also be done. For facial slimming a combination of treatments are always needed. Options include: 1. Buccal fat pad removal to reduce fat on the lower face 2. Factite or Renuvion/J Plasma to tighten the lower face, jawline, and chin to reduce fat and give the jawline and neck tightening and shaping. 3. Botox to the masseter to reduce the muscular size of the jaw giving the face an illusion of being more slender 4. Fillers to the jawline, chin, cheeks, temples and brow help to shape the face and make it more angled and defined Always use at home derma rolling (see link to Emerageskin x anteageMD roller plus stem cells/hyaluronic acid ampules) and peels like emeragecosmetics enlighten or aerify that can be used to improve skin quality and tighten the skin while improving wrinkles, pigmentation, acne, and Melasma. See an expert who does facial shaping with surgical and non surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.

Lawrence Osman, MD · Answer

To address your concerns, you would do best with filler to your upper cheeks to enhance your cheekbones and provide support.  In addition, tissue tightening technologies like Ulthera or Thermage would tighten your skin.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

Women are very soft, youthful and feminine when they have beautifully, full cheeks.  From the limited photo, you appear to have a very flat cheek area.  Having fillers or cheek implants and liposculpting the face would work well for you.  There are pros and cons to both fillers and implants.  Fillers are wonderful and look beautiful very quickly, but are temporary.  Someone with your facial structure, you would have fillers for a long time. Cheek implants are also beautiful and will give your cheek area the structure it needs, however it is a surgery.  I have been performing cheek implant surgery for over 20 years with great results!

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