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Does a lower facelift stretch the mouth out from side to side?

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delilah5Oct 22, 2014

I am 45. I have marionette lines that filler did not help much and I am starting to get jowls. I am going to get a lower facelift, but I have concerns that it will stretch my mouth out from side to side. I see this in so many celebrities and it looks so unnatural. Is there a way to avoid this?

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