Filler lymph blockage?

You’ve already had: buccal fat removal chin implant neck lipo At this point, the issue is likely: facial structure soft tissue distribution not excess fat What I would avoid: more fat removal (can age you) What may help: contour balancing (very conservative filler) or simply accepting n...

From your photo and description, it appears that the issue is more than simply a loss of volume. When a cheek "collapses" or wrinkles during smiling, it's often the result of a combination of facial anatomy, age-related volume loss, skin elasticity, and the way the facial muscles move together....

I can understand why this would worry you, especially when you've noticed that you can still feel the filler months later. The reassuring news is that it's very unlikely that yelling, crying, or becoming extremely upset caused your filler to migrate. By nine months after treatment, the filler...

From your description and the photos, these indentations appear to be dynamic cheek grooves that have gradually become more noticeable with age. This is something I do see in practice. In many people, these lines are related to the way the facial muscles attach to the skin, combined with the...

From your photo, this appears to be more than a simple acne scar—it looks like a tethered or rolling scar that has created a visible fold in the skin. This type of scar develops when fibrous bands beneath the skin pull the surface downward, creating a crease or indentation. Because the p...

This is an excellent question, and one that many patients don't think to ask. Understanding how injectors determine the correct plane of injection can help put some of those understandable anxieties into perspective. Experienced injectors rely on several things at once—not just one t...