I had a facelift brow lift and under eye fat transfer. Healing slowly. Developed this puffiness with a line like something is stopping it from moving. Will it resolve? Is it fat pads. Fluid?
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You are a candidate for buccal fat removal. This would reduce some of the fullness in your lower cheeks. Buccal fat removal is commonly paired with jawline lipo, which would add more definition to your jawline. You also appear to be a candidate for a genioplasty. Your chin is considered short...
Candidacy definitely matters. I saw a patient today who in general has a fuller face with softer bone structure that I felt would be a good candidate for buccal fat removal. In someone like her, because she already does not have a lot of definition to her face, removing some of that softness...
You do have full cheeks and buccal fat removal would have a nice slimming effect on your face. You do have some jowling so a facelift could be done at the same time.