Minimally Invasive Midface Suspension/ Minimally Invasive Facelift

He also had midface flattening and loss of zygomatic projection and fullness. It was important to him to restore cheek fullness and projection and appear more masculine and attractive. He had prominent jowls that affected his jawline. Improving his saggy jowls and jawline was his main priority. Dr. Anastasatos initially recommended an open facelift. The main reason for that was to remove some lax skin that this patient had. The patient however did not want an open facelift because he was afraid of the scars and the invasive nature of the facelift as well as the prolonged recovery time. Dr. Anastasatos performed his signature procedure which is the minimally invasive midface suspension (MIM) or “scarless” facelift. The whole operation is done through a small scar that measures only about 1 ½ inches or about 3.5 centimeters and is located on the hairy part of the temple or the temple hairline as in this patient. Consider it as a “closed” facelift which elevates the midface and improves the jowls and jawline and restores cheek prominence.

She had the very stage of midface descent causing the corner of the mouth to droop and early jowl. She wanted to be pro-active and correct it. She wanted to restore cheek fullness and projection and also get a cleaner jawline. She had the minimally invasive midface suspension (MIMS) otherwise known as “scarless” facelift. This patient this facelift under local anesthesia and was awake and comfortable during the procedure. At the same time Dr. Anastasatos performed upper lip lift.

This patient had multiple facelifting and rejuvenation procedures by other plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills before coming to Dr. Anastasatos. She had prior deep plane and SMAS facelifts. However, she was unhappy because she had residual jowls and recurrent jowls after her prior facelift procedures. This is something we see commonly because most deep plane facelift and SMAS facelifts do not have the potential to lift and effectively suspend the malar fat pad and therefore provide long term correction of jowls and also offer improvement of the corner of the mouth and cheek fullness. Dr. Anastasatos performed his minimally invasive midface suspension (MIMS) technique or “scarless” facelift. It is a form of percutaneous facelift. This means that no cuts are made around the ears and no skin is detached and elevated. The result was an improvement of her sagging jowls and a correction of her cheek mass and projection. At the same time Dr. Anastasatos performed a lip lift on her. This beautiful and elegant lady returned 7 years later to bring her daughter to Dr. Anastasatos to perform the same operation on her daughter. Therefore, we are happy to present you this patient’s progression after 7 years.

She now has elevated and more prominent cheeks, corners of the mouth were raised to their natural position and improved jowls. In addition she had fat transfer to the following areas: under eyes, lips, chin and jawline. Notice how her entire face is transformed and looks younger, refreshed, more proportional and defined.

This patient came to see Dr. Anastasatos because she was unhappy with the shape of her face. Specifically, she mentioned that she did not like her “jowly face”. She felt that there was much soft tissue accumulating around her naso-labial folds and mouth. She wanted a different facelift architecture with a cleaner jawline and better cheek fullness. She had the minimally invasive midface suspension (MIMS) which improved her facial proportions with a better jawline and better fullness and overall facial shape. This procedure raises the malar fat pad and therefore the midface.