I am currently scheduled to have a facelift and am feeling very nervous about it. The doc originally said he thought mini facelift and fat grafting to temples, cheeks, tear troughs, and nasolabal folds. Another doctor recommended upper & lower bleph and mid facelift, which seems more on point given my face. I feel like my cheeks need lifting, and I don't like the festoons on my upper cheek. The 2nd doc says it's filler, but when that's removed, won't it be more wrinkled?
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Hello ! Thank you for your questionI have tried to evaluate your case from the information and photos you provided. Without your face photos it is very hard to make an evaluation of your case. If you could provide photos and more information I would be able to evaluate your case in a more...
Dear Ana1227,
After looking at the pictures you have attached it is recommended to have a physical examination to further exam your skin. Such fillers tend to stretch out the skin and after a time period when they dissolve it leads to saggy skin which you seem to be experiencing now. A...
I am assuming that you have healed more or less completely after facelift surgery.While surgery addresses deeper anatomy to reposition your tissues to a more youthful position, the skin and superficial tissues may benefit from adjunct procedures before and/or after your operation. Subcision with...