Masseter Botox did not work for me. As a 29F who has always had a round face with chubby cheeks, I would like to address either my cheek or chin fat. I consulted a doctor who advised either acculift or mini face lift. Given I am still in my 20s, I think the face lift option would be too soon… Buccal fat removal is another viable option, but I’m just not sure if I am a good candidate. Please advise, thank you!
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Answer: Buccal fat and accutite
Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
And my opinion, 22 is too young to consider cosmetic facial surgery, especially a facelift however, there are noninvasive options that help reverse and stave off early aging. Right now we are having great success with Sofwave ultrasound skin tightening
Radiated tissue behaves very differently than tissue that has not had radiation therapy.
I would not recommend doing cosmetic surgery on that side. Any attempt at improving the contour would be extremely complex and requires bringing in non-radiated tissue from other sources, such as the use of...
I do all my facelift under local anesthesia, Many times we have an intravenous line and give patients some sedation to help them tolerate the injection of local anesthesia. In fact once the local anesthesia is effective, you wouldn’t require any other narcotic or sedation. One can also use t...
