What is this crease in my mid cheek? (photos)

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What is this crease in my mid cheek? I'm not sure if it's malar bags or pockets of fat,

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

This is my expertise and a huge portion of my practice. Asymmetry is normal and expected. Buccal fat pad gives slimming not symmetry. Masseter botox will make you slimmer and make the jawline more loose. Fillers help give shaping and contouring. If you want perfect or close to perfect symmetry you need maxillofacial surgery or implants customized. I suggest seeing an expert to go through all options. Most of my younger clients use fillers to give them shaping especially on the cheeks, jawline, and chin which make the face look more slim and tight; and threads such as PDO or Instalift can build collagen and support the facial shaping and skin looseness over time, slowing down the aging process and given the face a more “snatched” look; and morpheus8 or PiXel8 deep microneedling RF can tighten crepe skin especially on the neck and jawline and is great for long term tightening of the full face, neck and chest; its often used to give the face a slimmer more sculpted look because it tightens the skin and gives lift. an early face lift can be performed as well even in younger clients if they want a different facial shape, maxillofacial surgery with bone breaking or shaving can also be done. For facial slimming a combination of treatments are always needed. Options include: 1. Buccal fat pad removal to reduce fat on the lower face 2. Factite or Renuvion/J Plasma to tighten the lower face, jawline, and chin to reduce fat and give the jawline and neck tightening and shaping. 3. Botox to the masseter to reduce the muscular size of the jaw giving the face an illusion of being more slender 4. Fillers to the jawline, chin, cheeks, temples and brow help to shape the face and make it more angled and defined Always use at home derma rolling (see link to Emerageskin x anteageMD roller plus stem cells/hyaluronic acid ampules) and peels like emeragecosmetics enlighten or aerify that can be used to improve skin quality and tighten the skin while improving wrinkles, pigmentation, acne, and Melasma. See an expert who does facial shaping with surgical and non surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

The crease you are showing in the photo represents a slight separation between the fat pad directly under the eye and another below the crease. It is a fairly common occurrence, usually in older individuals, but sometimes even seen in very young persons. Happily, it only takes a matter of minutes for a small amount of filler to be instilled directly under the crease to elevate it and to make the cheek one continuous convex surface.

John J. Martin, Jr., MD · Answer

You are seeing the line between the lower eyelid and the cheek.  It runs down just under the malar fat pad.  It is more obvious in people who have a large or edematous malar fat pad.  You can fill in the line with an HA filler if this bothers you.

Chase Lay, MD · Answer

That line actually represents an anatomical division between two pockets of tissue or fat in your face. It's very common and you even see it and infants sometimes. But it does become more noticeable as you age. It can be helped with filler or fat transfer but does not require surgery

What is this crease in my mid cheek? (photos)

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Answer: Malar line or bag

Answer: Malar line or bag

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What is this crease in my mid cheek? (photos)

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