Mini facelift or cheek lift? (Photo)

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I’m a 43F in very good shape, with overall quite good skin but am pretty bothered by how my lower face is starting to droop. I’ve gotten fillers a couple of times, but those don’t really do any “lifting” around the NL folds/chin/mouth. I don’t think I need a full on facelift yet, but am intrigued reading about the cheek lift (or mini lift? I’m not sure which is which). Would something like Ultherapy be a non-surgical alternative?

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

In the hands of an experienced, board certified cosmetic dermatologist filler expert all of the areas you mentioned can be treated with fillers successfully. In fact, my last patient yesterday had all of the following done in one treatment session just with fillers; cheek augmentation to create a more feminine, heart-shaped oval face using a robust HA volumizing filler; straightening and defining a jowly jawline; smoothing of the smile lines and marionette lines with an HA lifting filler; a filler chin augmentation, and nonsurgical filler necklift. 
When I read your question, all I could think was the following; you were treated by a novice, inexperienced injector; the injector selected the wrong fillers to get the job done, such as using only plain Juvederm or ordinary Restylane where more robust lifting and volumizing fillers were required or used the wrong technique of injection for each area, 
So before jumping to expensive light and energy-based gizmos treatments that have a whole lot of marketing hype and unreliable social media buzz to speak for them, or jumping into aggressive, invasive prolonged-downtime surgery, you would be wise to make sure to consult with an experienced, board certified cosmetic dermatologist filler expert. You would very likely be very pleasantly surprised with what a true expert injector can do for you in just a 30-45 minute treatment session. Hope this helps and best of luck.

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