Would Liposuction Help Nasolabial Folds and Under Jowling?

Very good question. Sometimes if the patient doesn't want a cheek or face lift I have removed part of the "mountain " and filled the "valley". This will help more than just the filler, but not as much as lifting the tissue.

A more accepted theory as to the development of deeper smile or nasolabial or meilolabial folds is that there is not an abundance of fat to the side of the fold, but atrophy or loss of fat in the medial (inner) and mid cheek. This loss of fat creates a loss of support and the cheek falls folding over and making a deeper smile crease. Volumization of the cheek areas that have lost fat may help lift the cheek and lessen the fold. Attempts at liposuction of the "meaty" cheek next to the smile fold have been attempted but are not universally accepted as a good treatment for this condition.

Conservative liposuction of the tissue that's causing your nasolabial folds has been described. Specifically, Tonnard and Verpaele from Belgium described this technique as part of a MACS-Lift, short scar facelift in patients with very heavy folds.
You should discuss this with your surgeon. I think this must be done carefully since indentations or asymmetery in the midfacial area could result.
I hope you find this helpful.

Liposuction under local anesthesia with the microcanulas helps the jowls look better but doesn't do much for nasolabial folds since they are do to more loose skin than fat usually. Liposuction of the jowls run about $1500-2500.

Liposuction will help the jowls somewhat. However, if there is moderate to severe ptosis (drooping of the skin) you may be better served with a lower facelift. As for the nasolabial folds, liposuction would not be very helpful. It would be best to do fat grafting or dermal fillers to your midface to help elevate the drooping tissue. Good luck.

Sometimes what seems logical is not always true until you analyze the conditions causing the observed findings. In this case, the fullness of the NLF is not just fat but loose skin that accompanies the descended facial fat. A midface lift is probably your best option to treat this but that is a more extensive procedure than most people desire, hence the popularity of injections and fillers. Liposuction is a surgical procedure and, although it is a relatively minor, has risks such as contour irregularities with visible linear fibrotic tunnels or persistently loose skin. That is why fillers seem like a nice option.

Hello,

Thank you for the question.  Nasolabial folds are a normal part of human facial contour.  With aging we have both volume loss and increased tissue laxity.  Both of these aging processes lead to a deeper nasolabial fold.  Liposuctioning of the tissue around the fold will not address either of these issues and make the aging process worse.

All the best,

Dr. Remus Repta

Liposuction will help with improvement of the jowls. If the problem also includes sagging tissues, then a lift will help the jowls more. In my experience a lift jives more improvement if the ML folds and/or filler on the area, not liposuction.

It would seem to make logical sense that liposuctioning of the fullness of thenasolabial folds would reduce their thickness and, thereby, reduce thenasolabial creases. Unfortunately, liposuction in this area just doesn’t work!In fact, in many cases, the swelling produced by the attempted liposuction increases the fullness of the nasolabial folds.
Your doctors who recommend the use of fillers in the nasolabial folds are correct. There is an assortment of excellent fillers for this region. Some fillers may last for a few months, some last for a year or more, and there are some that are permanent. On the other hand, judicious conservative liposuction does reduce the fullness in the jowl region.

Easy answer: No. The cause of the nasolabial flods and jowls is more involved than just extra fat. Please see boarded plastic surgeons to discuss in full detail.
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