I am scheduling my face lift in a few weeks and my big concern is avoiding the joker smirk. I see celebrities that have it as well as regular people. Four of my friends have had face lifts by the same board certified plastic surgeon and three look amazing while one has a disturbing joker grin. Is there a type of face that is more prone to ending up with this result? Is there away this can be avoided?
July 4, 2016
Answer: Facelift with a Natural, Younger Look Thank you for your question about facelift.The most important determining factor in avoiding the "joker mouth" after a facelift is the angle or vector which the plastic surgeon pulls or suspends the face. Straight back can give the wind-swept look and straight up can give the suspended like a curtain look. Pulling on the corners of the mouth gives the joker mouth. It is important that the plastic surgeon be atune to the subtle details in order to give you a natural look.
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July 4, 2016
Answer: Facelift with a Natural, Younger Look Thank you for your question about facelift.The most important determining factor in avoiding the "joker mouth" after a facelift is the angle or vector which the plastic surgeon pulls or suspends the face. Straight back can give the wind-swept look and straight up can give the suspended like a curtain look. Pulling on the corners of the mouth gives the joker mouth. It is important that the plastic surgeon be atune to the subtle details in order to give you a natural look.
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July 12, 2016
Answer: Joker smile This should be avoidable by limiting the tightness of the suturing to achieve the lift and the preventing an overly upward vector of lift for any suturing which affects the corner of the mouth. With the deep plane lift there is excellent control of these variables and thes are some of the reasons I feel the deep plane lift achieves the best results. Best wishes, Dr. Donath
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July 12, 2016
Answer: Joker smile This should be avoidable by limiting the tightness of the suturing to achieve the lift and the preventing an overly upward vector of lift for any suturing which affects the corner of the mouth. With the deep plane lift there is excellent control of these variables and thes are some of the reasons I feel the deep plane lift achieves the best results. Best wishes, Dr. Donath
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