I am in my late 40s and am considering a deep plane facelift. I have a history of hemifacial microsomia (not noticeable to most people unless told/shown), partial right condyle and likely flattened discs on both sides. I do not have tmj pain issues as long as I avoid excessively chewing gum, jaw breakers etc. Would release of the ligaments, during a deep plane face lift, have any possible negative impact on my jaw/tmj? Thanks in advance for your response.
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Good morning from Washington DC,Thank you for your question (it is a super common question by the way, so you are not alone). The short answer is that doing a lift while younger doesn't necessarily make things easier from a surgery standpoint. The likelihood of a "good" outcome isn't largely...
This is fairly common and is the inner edge of your platysma muscles. In some cases they are sutured together but they pull apart over time in some cases, especially if they are strong. This can be treated with Botox or a simple revision of the surgery to suture them back together, which is not...
Thank you for sharing your question and photos. This is one of the most common reasons facelifts and neck lift patients seek revision. Moving forward with a platysmaplasty or any procedure that only addresses the midline neck would be grossly insufficient to correct this issue. I have seen many...
