A woman in her mid 70’s who is bothered by an aged appearance. She has also lost 100 lbs following a gastric bypass. Analysis of her face shows some brow asymmetry as she holds her left brow higher to compensate for some left eyelid ptosis. She has prominent fat pads of the lower eyelid and significant volume loss of the midface. A weak chin contributes to the laxity of her neck, and the vertical lines around her lip bother her as well. She is shown before and again, 3 months after bilateral upper eyelid blepharoplasty, bilateral lower eyelid blepharoplasty, lateral smasectomy face lift with placement of a chin implant, fat grafting to the midface and perioral dermabrasion. She is thrilled with her natural but markedly improved appearance. Dermabrasion is an “old fashioned” technique that works well to improve the vertical lines of the lip without as much a risk of bleaching of the skin that can be seen with laser or deep chemical peels. She has a natural look because our procedure was tailored to fit her aging deformity. We have “lifted and filled” not just pulled her tighter. The key to a natural appearance with facial aging is a careful diagnosis and then correction of the different components of the aging deformity- there is not one key that fits all locks.
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- Jonathan D. Hall, MD, FACSmembers of my own family."
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