FaceTite and Morpheus with Buccal Fat Removal

Hi! I’m curious if you still rate Facetite as “not worth it” at one year post. Thanks!

I am so Sorry that you are going through this. I had a bad experience with Morpheus 8. It was like my face just deflated afterwards, and my skin looked looser rather than tighter. One positive thing I will say about the plastic surgeon who performed the procedure was that he told me any of the facetite type procedures were absolutely not for me because my face and skin were too thin. I did wind of having a deep plane lower facelift this past August about 1 1/2 after the Morpheus procedure...by a different facial plastic surgeon of course. My advice to people would be to not waste your time and money on these other procedures. They try and say facetite is non invasive. It looks pretty invasive to me and the down time is the same as a facelift and the facelift is much more predictable. Also more and more doctors are performing the facelifts under local. I had a deep plane facelift under local with one valium. I took half at the beginning and the other half when the doctor switched to the other side. I arrived at 8 AM and walked out the door at 1:20. PM. When the doctor finished he wrapped my face up in those head bandages you see on people and I got up off the table and went home. I had someone pick me up of course. I took an uber to the doctor's office in the morning...my husband was working. Not having the anesthesia made everything so much easier and uneventful. As long as I cannot feel the pain I am good to go.

As far as why I chose the deep plane there were multiple reasons why I wanted this type of procedure. I did a lot of research about the different types of facelifts. I read opinions and explanations...watched a lot of YouTube videos from various facial plastic surgeons about the differences etc. One reason I was interested in the deep plane was because from my understanding...you were less likely to need fat grafting because your fat pads were repositioned/lifted back to the proper position. I am sure that I am not explaining that correctly...but that was my interpretation. The SMAS may do that also...I am not sure...but my belief is that "less is more". There were other reasons also...one regarding less skin flap dissection which I am not even going to attempt to explain since I am not a doctor or medical professional and I don't want to explain incorrectly. But from all my research I felt this was the best option for me. I had consults with both facial plastic surgeons and general plastic surgeons. The facial plastic surgeons recommended the deep plane. My suggestion for you would be to educate yourself thoroughly and consult with at least three surgeons and then make your decision. Not all surgeons do the deep plane and there are a lot of opinions whether one is better than the other. I think finding a surgeon that you trust and feel comfortable with is very important...also one who does a lot of facelifts per year. Look at a before and afters and ask questions... especially about possible complications/issues you might have because of the facetite procedure. I wish you the best of luck.

I'm going through the same thing. I have surgeons telling they don't know if they can correct this deep line I have on my face also I can feel them. I have to wait 6- 1 year. I'm so depressed. I need a facelift now where before it was only a necklift. I have loose jowls and sagging. I have indentations on my face as well.

The sagging may also be due to the buccal fat removal. I am young and had mines removed it it caused some laxity that I never had because that support and fullness was no longer there. Worst decision I’ve ever made in my life. What state do you live in? Are you looking into fat grafts for the mid check region?

It won’t let my upload my photos for some reason. Super frustrating. I’ll keep trying.

I loved that you have such in depth follow-ups with your plastic surgery experiences and procedures. Thank you for the info! You looks great after all of the work that you had done. I'm sure that it cost a lot also, sadly. I got a quote for buccal fat removal, neck/chin lipo, and cheek filler for $9,900 in NYC. I'm still not sure if I'm going to go through with it yet. I'm scared of surgical procedures and not sure if I really need all of that done, because I believe that if I exercised I could get the results I want and save the money.

You look so young, I'd opt for the threads which can pull on the jawline and minimize the jowls.

I would consider getting some jaw augmentation in order to improve your skin laxity and also you jawline. In pictures, it appears you have a very long face with the mandible angle very high.

I had facetite done on the neck, remove some chin lipo and I'm not happy. I look worse now. The Dr. Says give it 6 months. I have doubts. Good luck

Facetite and Morpheus 8 can be very damaging. I would stay away from these treatments. Morpheus 8 melted the fat in my face and I was left with loose skin. It was a huge mistake. It aged me by at least 5 years. So many people have had problems with facetite. Also...for all the numbing not to mention the recovery time... you might as well get a facelift. Better and more consistent results.