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Facelift with upper / lower bleph? Or fat transfer?

CancanHouNov 27, 2022
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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