I am 23, and have had these grooves for my whole life, which are getting worse with age. I also have flat mid face. My face feels saggy and is bottom heavy. I know filler could mask the look but I’m looking for something permanent I can do now so I don’t have to keep getting treatments so often. Could threads help this or a procedure to lift the muscle up? Thanks
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Thank you for your question and photo. Regardless of my humble opinion from one mere photo, the prudent advice is to have you go see your provider for a short visit. Yes, there is swelling after thread placement. And yes, the swelling can be asymmetrical. But your concerns are completely v...
Thank you for your question and photos. It is hard to access what is going on from the pictures you sent. I wish RealSelf.com would have a tutorial section for patients to learn medial facial photography that we, doctors would find helpful when assessing photos. I am not sure if you are t...
There is more than one treatment option to address your facial asymmetry. For situations like yours, I have found that threads can produce more of a lifting affect than filler injections alone. Since we are all naturally asymmetric (sometimes more or less pronounced), this is a common problem...
