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Why do my face and neck remain wider and fuller 16 months after a SMAS facelift and neck lift? Would a revision help? (Photos)

I am 16 months post-op from a SMAS facelift, neck lift (platysmaplasty), submental liposuction, chin implant, brow lift, and upper/lower

Do I need an SMAS facelift due to volume loss from picking at the skin? (photos)

I believe I have premature volume loss due to poor elasticity caused by picking at my skin. Nasolabial folds are prominent as well as under

Why isn't prolotherapy for facial ligaments a common treatment??

I keep coming back to ligament laxity playing a critical role in facial aging. Yet the only option I hear mentioned for addressing this is

Lumps/bumps after SMAS facelift

Had a neck (plastysmapexy) and SMAS facelift. Initially discussed SMAS imbrication only but afterwards was told there was plication done to

Is removal of jowl fat during SMAS facelift standard procedure? (Photos)

Surgeon mentioned at consultation he would remove fat (subdermal?) in the jowls before anchoring SMAS (imbrication, not plication). Is this

How many surgeries within one month is too much?

Planning trip to Korea for surgery in one of their most famous clinics with excellent doctors (I've researched it well). I can only stay

Age 51, I want improvement to loose skin under my chin. Too early for facelift? Other options? (photo)

IHave some loose skin under my chin , skin quality is ok no crepness, jowls are not too bad, I have been advised by a plastic surgeon to

Does SMASectomy involves lifting the muscle?

Does SMASectomy removal of tissue Involves plication? Im looking forward a midfacelift skin only with upper cheek removal but I dont want

Can an SMAS facelift accelerate aging?

I am 52 and starting so show a slackened jawline and jowls. I think I would be a good candidate for an SMAS facelift, but I have a couple

SMAS facelift with neck lift and under eye lift - can this be completed under twilight anesthesia?

A plastic surgeon has suggested the above procedure be done under a twilight anesthesia. Is this considered ok?