Can anyone please tell me if it's possible to have a lower facelift or just a neck lift that only tightens the skin, not the muscles? I am having muscular tmj symptoms. My PT recommends not having a facelift due to the muscles being moved or tightened. So needless to say I do not want to take any chances with that happening. But I am wondering if it is possible to tighten the skin only? Thank you. :)
February 12, 2017
Answer: TMJ symptoms and tightening of superficial facial muscles A manipulation of SMAS (superficial masculo-aponeurotic system) of the face, which is involved in contemporary face lift, does not affect the function of deep mastication muscles of the face and TM joint. So, manipulation of SMAS based face lift should not affect in any way your TMJ status. It is possible to achieve improvement with skin only face/neck lift although this result is not long lived.
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February 12, 2017
Answer: TMJ symptoms and tightening of superficial facial muscles A manipulation of SMAS (superficial masculo-aponeurotic system) of the face, which is involved in contemporary face lift, does not affect the function of deep mastication muscles of the face and TM joint. So, manipulation of SMAS based face lift should not affect in any way your TMJ status. It is possible to achieve improvement with skin only face/neck lift although this result is not long lived.
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February 10, 2017
Answer: Is it possible to only tighten the skin in a lower facelift/neck lift? It is possible to only tighten the skin in a lower facelift/neck lift but the results are generally not as good and do not last as long as doing a normal face/neck lift. Without examining you or seeing photographs of you, it is impossible to know if you might be a good candidate for any alternative procedures. There are some radio frequency treatments, such as Fractora or FaceTite that can produce some skin tightening, although normally not to the same extent as with a traditional face/neck lift.
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February 10, 2017
Answer: Is it possible to only tighten the skin in a lower facelift/neck lift? It is possible to only tighten the skin in a lower facelift/neck lift but the results are generally not as good and do not last as long as doing a normal face/neck lift. Without examining you or seeing photographs of you, it is impossible to know if you might be a good candidate for any alternative procedures. There are some radio frequency treatments, such as Fractora or FaceTite that can produce some skin tightening, although normally not to the same extent as with a traditional face/neck lift.
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