Question:
Would getting a facelift have any effect on the lines around my mouth? If not, are there any procedures that could be done in addition to a facelift that would eliminate these lines?
Answer:
The short answer is not necessarily. The facelift you are referring to is typically the lower lift which we describe as a weekend facelift and neck-lift. This addresses primarily the jowls and the neckline. The lines around the mouth are often softened a little bit, but these are not completely corrected. Some of the volume loss in that area can be corrected by a fat transfer or a fat grafting procedure but the more deeply etched in lines are typically corrected with a soft tissue filler. The soft tissue of choice in our practice typically includes either Radiesse or Juvederm depending on the particular patient
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.