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What is the difference between a SOOF lift and mid-face lift?

Amber27Jan 17, 2022
I had a midface lift (MFL) regretably in 2020 which has left me with lower lid retraction and change in the way the cheeks come up to eyes when i smile. Also a deep horizontal platform is created at the crows feet of my eyes which is new. I have been suggested a soof lift with canthopexy but my recovery from MFL was extensive and horrible hence would like to know difference please.

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