While a Facelift can tighten skin and improve neck laxity, jowls and sagging cheek, a Facelift does not add volume to the face.
A young face not only has a firm jawline and neck but also has volume, produced by normal facial fat, which produces a fresh full plump look especially to the cheeks and cheek bone area. As we age we loose this fat.
More and more Plastic Surgeons are looking to "volume restoration" as one key to rejuvenating a face to a youthful appearance.
Volume resoration can be most readily achieved using soft tissue filler injections, Radiesse and Pearlane for the cheek area, and Juvederm and Restylane for the lower face and mouth area.
Fat injections can also be helpful however they require a lot of skill and experience. I recommend trying the fillers first to see if you like the results-they dissolve with time and thus you can choose not to have the effect, unlike fat grafts which are more likely to be permanent
A young face not only has a firm jawline and neck but also has volume, produced by normal facial fat, which produces a fresh full plump look especially to the cheeks and cheek bone area. As we age we loose this fat.
More and more Plastic Surgeons are looking to "volume restoration" as one key to rejuvenating a face to a youthful appearance.
Volume resoration can be most readily achieved using soft tissue filler injections, Radiesse and Pearlane for the cheek area, and Juvederm and Restylane for the lower face and mouth area.
Fat injections can also be helpful however they require a lot of skill and experience. I recommend trying the fillers first to see if you like the results-they dissolve with time and thus you can choose not to have the effect, unlike fat grafts which are more likely to be permanent
