I recently attended a family event and was left speechless when I saw the photos. I’ve been working so hard to workout and I cleared my acne, but I don’t think I’ve ever looked worse. My cheeks puff out when I smile, my nose curves down, I have terrible upper tooth show, and I have a tear trough deformity. From some angles I look fine, but it’s definitely misleading. I’m willing to do anything at this point (non surgical and surgical) so I would appreciate any advice!!
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It would be very difficult to answer your question without in person evaluation and discussion about your goals. An experienced surgeon could place certain amount of fat grafts into almost any area, including location of buccal fat pads; however, question is whether that is needed in your case....
After a facelift, patients may still benefit from botox, fillers and other skin treatments. Botox of the masseter helps to slim the lower outer check in patients that have a hyperactive masseter muscle or grind their teeth. Filler to the malar upper check region helps with volume and asymmetry...
So I don't clearly see any asymmetry and for what it's worth. That's a very difficult thing to improve.
A round face in a young patient seems a common complaint at the moment. Due to media exposure, I receive a significant number of enquiries for buccal fat removal surgery.
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