Dear Doctors Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. I am considering a SMAS lower facelift, SMAS lip augmentation, and eye blepharoplasty. I have a dx of vitiligo with hyopigmentation around the bottom lips and mouth, which is barely noticeable except upon examination and 2 noticeable hypopigmentation areas on my shoulders. I'm age 50. 1) Has anyone had experience with the procedures I am considering with a patient with vitiligo? 2) Has the vitiligo worsened or spread?
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In our practice, we perform a high-SMAS lower face and neck left. The goal of a lower face and neck lift is to tighten loose facial and neck skin, tighten loose facial and neck muscles, lift the jowls, and remove any fatty deposits in the neck which also includes a platysma-plasty. The...
Overall, you have excellent facial contour and volume retention. The aging you see in your face is normal. A facelift with a SMAS vertical plication would accent the volume of your face upward over your cheekbones, smooth your mid cheek and jawline, and contour your neck. The common line in all...
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Your description suggests that there is a moderate amount of fullness in the lower eyelids that makes them more prominent. This usually is associated with the perception that the orbital rim, the junction between the lower eyelid and the cheeks, sits relatively low...
