What's happening to my face? One side has gravity pulling it down (Photo)

Your pictures show evidence of difference in bone structure from side to side. This is normal and everyone has differences. It is not trauma related. Your only solution at this point is to provide volume to those areas which are deficient- fillers are an excellent choice for your age group.

Dear myamyamya,

Thanks for sharing these photos. I see your concerns and they are due to the natural and expected asymmetry of us, humans, and the beginnings of facial skin laxity. I notice that the left side of your face is fuller wider and more projecting. The right side of your face is narrower, more lax and a bit deeper. This probably has little to do with your injury years ago.

Such tissue drooping starts at 30 years old when collagen skin repair diminishes and passive skin aging relaxes downward. The web of fibrous compartments under the skin loses fat, stretches, separates and elongates forming 5 growing “waves” of skin at points of attachment, developing:
• hooding along the eyes,
• lower eyelid / cheek junction or tear trough / nasojugal fold
• nasolabial fold,
• lateral mouth commissure and marionette folds,
• jowls and neck.

Without the opportunity for an in-person consultation, I would recommend that you discuss your concerns with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who provides non-surgical, minimally invasive and surgical alternatives.

You may wish to discuss (in no specific order):
• Fillers such as hyaluronic acid gels and/or Radiesse
• Fat grafting of the upper cheeks, folds and lateral brow
• Lifting options such as jowl, cheek and lateral brow lifting using Silhouette and other minimally invasive FaceLift suspension sutures.
• Botox may help your lateral brow.

I hope this is helpful. All the best!