I had lower facelift 5 weeks ago, and have tenderness and some numbness still along my jawline. My biggest concern is paralysis of my lower lip on the left side. My surgeon said she was very careful & doesn’t use anything sharp near this nerve. She thinks it’s just “angry”. Can this resolve on its on? Any idea how long?
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Thanks for your question. Facelifts and subcision are designed to do two different things. Facelifts will address deep laxity of the tissues of the lower face and neck. Subcision is more of a surface treatment designed to help with surface scarring. You can achieve similar results with...
Thank you for the picture! It appears that you have lower face skin laxity in both the jowl area and your neck. You have options varying from nonsurgical to surgical with the surgical options being the most long lasting and beneficial. You are looking down which can exaggerate the looseness in ...
Hi, yes it appears that you do. I have performed many SMAS facelifts for over 30 years and have performed many minimally, invasive SMAS facelifts. From the photos, the cheeks are a bit flat in the front with evidence of "mid-cheek grooves" (indicating a lack of underlying bony volume), jow...