Mid-facelift on young patient after cheek implant removal.

Among the operations on the face that are lousy and which I never perform both cheek implants and the mid face lift are on the list.  Just get implants removed and wait until considering any further surgery.  Themudfacd luct sillonly make things worse.

Thank you for your question.
It is certainly possible to do both the procedures at the same time. I often remove the implants first to see the degree of sagging so that the type of mid face lift can be determined. All The Best !

Mid facelift after cheek implant removal? Thesis not a good idea in my opinion. I do not like fillers for this. There are other options to stabilize the cheek after implant removal  and I would need to feel your cheek to determine if this is feasible in your situation.

In a younger patients the mid-cheek lift can be problematic.  Most likely, you could benefit from some type of tissue augmentation, whether with structural fat grafting or temporary filler like a Juvederm product.  Of course, only an in person evaluation can determine the best treatment approach.  Seek out an experienced and talented plastic surgeon for a second opinion. 

I think you need to be very careful what you do and with whom you do it.  There can be no substitute for in person assessment.  It is essential for any potential surgeon to approach you ethically and understand your personal goals rather than focus on what other procedures they can get you to do.  Midface surgery is not a reliable surgery.  It is done in many ways by many different surgeons with no reliable way of achieving a consistent and predicable result.  I routinely remove cheek implants and perform a mid face lift through a method that I developed 20 years ago using a method that avoids most skin incisions.  You can review results of this work on my website.

Dear Goducks,I think that you won't need a lift because you are very young and there is a high chance that you don't have so much loose skin. It would be the best to discuss this with a board-certified plastic surgeon because fillers or fat grafting might be a lot better option.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery 
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

The answer to your question is, "Yes, you can removen cheek implants and do a midface at the same time." On the other hand, that may not be what you want to do. 
Visit with an excellent plastic surgeon for a through evaluation and full discussion of the options.

This is a good question.  Fat Transfer in the mid face area is a much better procedure than cheek implants.  Cheek implants have a tendency to become visible over time and other problems may occur as well.  Fat Transfer is a great procedure without any of these problems.  It is long term and permanent with great results.  Some surgeons do not perform this procedure and prefer implants.My recommendation is Fat Transfer for the best outcome.  At 26, it is unlikely that you need a mid facelift.  A consultation in person is the best way to decide.  Good luck.

Sounds like you would be better off just putting a smaller cheek implant in. If you are young you will get some skin contracture that may not need anything further done. Keep it simple and try to avoid a face lift at a young age if you can.

Because a cheek implant develops a slippery surrounding capsule and has disinserted some of the cheek's soft tissue attachments, you are wise to be aware of potential cheek sag with their removal. Besides the fact you are still young and don't have the overall loose tissues that come with age and the unknown variable of whether true cheek sagging will occur with implant removal, it would be prudent to take one of two approaches. Remove the implants and wait and see whether such the problem develops. Or remove the implants and its capsule (capsulectomy) and tack the soft tissues back up and down to the bone from inside the mouth. Avoid any more invasive midface lifting procedures as they likely are not needed and can cause their own set of issues.