I had a deep plane facelift and necklift 12 mos ago. There was some tightening in the neck and a little in the jowels, but I still have a lot of laxity around my mouth/jowels. I went to a double-board certified Beverly Hills surgeon, so I expected to have a taut, sag-free face. Is the midface addressed in a deep plane facelift and should this area be tighter? What are options to correct this? A revision deep plane facelift? A midface lift? Other? What is an acceptable resolution with the surgeon
March 5, 2024
Answer: Face Hi! The midface is supposed to be addressed in a face lift, although you should make sure that it was since sometimes it is not addressed in certain kinds of "mini" face lifts. From looking at your scars, my suspicion is that the intent was to address that area but I'm not 100% sure. The main thing that I am possibly noticing is the skin laxity. This is, unfortunatley, something that can happen after a deep plane style face lift since the purpose of that surgery is to not tighten skin but rather to lift underlying structures below the skin. That means that, deceptively, sometimes the skin remains "loose" even after surgery, especially the further away it is from where it has been pulled (i.e. closer to the middle of the face). Usually what I tell my patients for this is that they need to work on maximizing their skin tone/quality to get that tight skin back, such as doing treatmenst like laser/RFMN.
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March 5, 2024
Answer: Face Hi! The midface is supposed to be addressed in a face lift, although you should make sure that it was since sometimes it is not addressed in certain kinds of "mini" face lifts. From looking at your scars, my suspicion is that the intent was to address that area but I'm not 100% sure. The main thing that I am possibly noticing is the skin laxity. This is, unfortunatley, something that can happen after a deep plane style face lift since the purpose of that surgery is to not tighten skin but rather to lift underlying structures below the skin. That means that, deceptively, sometimes the skin remains "loose" even after surgery, especially the further away it is from where it has been pulled (i.e. closer to the middle of the face). Usually what I tell my patients for this is that they need to work on maximizing their skin tone/quality to get that tight skin back, such as doing treatmenst like laser/RFMN.
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March 5, 2024
Answer: Facelift You could have a minor revision to tighten up the jawline. Otherwise your facelift looks good. I would discuss this with your surgeon
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March 5, 2024
Answer: Facelift You could have a minor revision to tighten up the jawline. Otherwise your facelift looks good. I would discuss this with your surgeon
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