I can't do a mini facelift right now and have surgery so I have been using facelift tape and bands in the meantime. Only on special occasions. Will this make my skin worse and stretch it out more? And if so, if I only use them sometimes is that ok?
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I believe you are referring to the side profile assessment that your midface looks recessed (pushed back) compared to your chin/jawline which has more forward projection. This is most pronounced at the level of your infraorbital rims and less so down by the base of the nose. This is ideally...
There are three options: 1) As you mentioned, direct excision of the neck skin is the fastest, easiest and most effective, but leaves you with a zig-zag scar on front of neck. In my experience it has always healed well but there is certainly no guarantee how an individual patient will scar. Most...
Thank you for your question. At three weeks, it is still possible to have moderate swelling after a facelift (or any surgery for that matter). Remember, our timeline for judging results is several months. I would strongly urge you to stay in contact with your surgeon and have faith in him/her....