Does filler lift the muscles/fat in your face?

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Ive had alot of filler in tear trough, cheeks, pyriform fossa and nasiolabal crease over the past 2-3 years. I want to dissolve the tear trough and redo it and also dissolve the cheeks. Ever since having cheek filler in the apex , this muscle/fat next to my nose sticks out. My face looks like its weighed down and i look older Wll dissolving cheek filler fix this?

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Hello eliza bethany! My name is Jessica, I am a physician assistant, and one of the providers at Shah Facial Plastics. Thank you or your question. Based on the image, it is difficult to determine. I highly recommend scheduling an in-person consultation in order to better assess your areas of concern and discuss an appropriate treatment plan to help achieve your aesthetic goals. Our office phone number is: (312) 944-0117. I hope this helps and best of luck!

Leonard Grossman, MD · Answer

I have been saying this for over 2 and 1/2 decades, no hyaluronic acid filler should ever be placed into the tear trough. Even though at first, it may look quite good, overtime because of the gelatinous structure of hyaluronic acid it gets moved over towards the nose and superficially, creating a bubble. When I see patients like yourself, I generally very gingerly, dissolve the hyaluronic acid, where the effects are not very good, or desirable, and do this over a period of 2 to 3 sessions, so as not to Dissolve the naturally present connective tissue. Once the hyaluronic acid is gone, I perform fat grafting using your own fat. This allows me to restore a more youthful face that you had some 20 years ago with the results that are absolutely natural in appearance and practically permanent. The recovery is almost nonexistent. I hope this helps and good luck from New York City Plastic Surgery.

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