Full Face and Neck Lift 3 Months Ago. Jowls Have Come Back?

Jowling should not return so soon after a facelift.  The question is why type of facelift did you have?  Were the muscles tightened?  If so, you should not have the jowls come back at 3 months.  I see this sometimes with patients that go and have some type of mini lift or weekend lift where they only work on the skin.  You definitely need to discuss this with your surgeon.

Thanks for the question. First 24-48 hours after the operation face will be swelling. After 48 hours swelling will be decreases. Scalp area stitches are taken from the day 10. Final results may take 1 month. Patients can return to work after 1 week. The effect of gravity varies according to the aging speed and lifestyle but it provides an average permanent effect of 10 years. I wish you all the best.

Without photos, it is difficult to determine what areas of your face were lifted. But It sounds like your full facelift and necklift addressed : tightening neck, smoothing the jowls and lifting the cheeks. Any eyelid or forehead work would not affect the jowls.

The type of lifting procedure depends on how "saggy" the jowls are before surgery. Usually to lift the jowls, the deeper SMAS tissue to the skin needs to be tightened.

However, I would return to your plastic surgeon and review any improvement by before and after photography. Then you can discuss with your provider non-surgical and surgical options to reach your expectations and a satisfactory result.

There is always some fallback after the facelift but this should be modest and certainly not expected to three months. I definitely would take this up with your surgeon.

Hello, and sorry to hear you are not happy with your result. Your jowls will not spontaneously "come back" after 3 months. It is possible your jowls were not addressed properly in the first place. What was the plan you and your surgeon discussed ahead of time? I would suggest communicating your concern to your surgeon, and ask what exactly was performed in the operating room if you do not know already. To advise on whether or not this is "normal" would require more information about your surgery. It can be made better with a revision procedure if the initial problem was not addressed. If he does not agree, then there is a miscommunication between the two somewhere. If you and your surgeon both decide a touch up would be necessary to obtain your desired result, then this would be the next step to take. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.