Do You Always Get a Mid Face Lift with Lower Blephoplasty or Are They 2 Seperate Percedure

The lower eyelid area continues with the midface and cheek area. Some surgeons consider them as one unit, while other plastic surgeons consider them as completely separate. The goal of facial rejuvenation is to reduce the separation of the lower eyelid and midface, ie. eyelid bags & cheek sagging, that occurs with natural aging. One may be able to obtain some lift of the cheek with a lower blepharoplasty alone, but more commonly a separate procedure is required for adequate cheek lifting. 

Only after a comprehensive evaluation can a surgeon help determine appropriate options for you. Best of luck.

Dr. Chaboki

 

Lower mid face lift  is totally different procedure from lower lid blepheroplasty.

When doing lower lid blepheroplasty ( If the surgeon have the knowledge) one has access to the cheeck fat called ( SOOF) which can be dissected off the bone sparing a big nerve called the infraorbital nerve, then pulling the SOOF will improve the mid face . The pull of the SOOF can be from the lower lid or from a hailine incision in the temple and through an endoscope the SOOF can be pulled and results in a mid face lift.