(26) It'd boost my confidence if my face were smoother, less hollow, lifted, and more V-shaped. I'm thinking facelift and/or fat injections, any suggestions or advice for how to proceed? Is it too risky? Recent: https://aforestlife.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/20191005_144820.jpg
When I was happier with my face: https://aforestlife.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/20160811_182808.jpg
It looks like you have lost weight. Probably best to be checked out by a regular physician for causes of weight loss. Fillers may help in the meanwhile. Fat injections will disappear as has your existing fat. Good luck.
Thank you for sharing your question and photographs. At your age, and based on your pictures, it appears that you need facial volumization rather than tightening of the skin. I would consider fat grafting or dermal fillers for a conservative refinement.
Today facelift surgery is more than removal of excess skin and then tightening. A limited facelift with artistic fat grafting could be your solution.
Fat transfer the cheeks and lower lids would be the procedure to fill the face and give the look that you had before.
The most important part of this is your weight. You need to be at a stable weight when you do the fat transfer because if you gain weight after the fat transfer the cheeks might be too big because when you increase the number of fat cells that area you will store more calories in that area. If you've lost weight try to see if you can get back to the weight where you like your look and see if that solves a problem.
Please send me a photo and I can take a look and give you some options.
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