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Are Some Surgeons Able to Deal with a 3rd Facelift, and Others Not?

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LilacsSep 26, 2011

I have had 2 facelifts, both bad. My lower face is too low on my face and it has been tightened under my cheeks, making my face look narrow, hollow, and sad. I feel the sides and under cheeks need to be taken apart, and relifted, more vertically, probably with incision up into the hairline. I'm having a hard time finding anyone in the Kansas City area who is not afraid of scar tissue and nerve damage in a third facelift. Are some surgeons able to deal with this, and others are not?

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Dr. Hannah Vargas, MD
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Dr. Hannah Vargas, MD
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Answered on Sep 29, 2011
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Dr. Jeffrey J. Roth, MD, FACS
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Dr. Jeffrey J. Roth, MD, FACS
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Dr. Sam Naficy, MD, FACS
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Dr. Sam Naficy, MD, FACS
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Christopher W. Chase, MD
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Dr. Christopher W. Chase, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Answered on Nov 14, 2011
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Dr. Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS
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Dr. Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Toby Mayer, MD
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Dr. Toby Mayer, MD
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
4.7 | 101 Reviews
Answered on Sep 29, 2011
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Dr. Gary M. Horndeski, MD
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Dr. Gary M. Horndeski, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Answered on Sep 28, 2011
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Dr. Ronald Schuster, MD
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Dr. Ronald Schuster, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Answered on Sep 27, 2011
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Dr. Dilip D. Madnani, MD, FACS
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Dr. Dilip D. Madnani, MD, FACS
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
4.9 | 365 Reviews
Answered on Sep 27, 2011
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