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#46
Solorun said:
But lefort 3 is really invasive procedure, how about you go this way:
First try to lose facial fat by diet or maybe acculift for more instant result. After that you can try filler first to augment your cheek area and if you like the result you can go with custom cheek implant. Custom implant maybe cannot give you result 100% like filler tho.
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Custom implants was my original plan but K couture said it just makes your face look full/big instead of angular, which is the last thing I want.

I'm actually underweight, IDK why my face in addition to being big boned also carries the most fat especially cheeks and chin. My face doesn't match my body size and I don't want to lose weight and look even more like a stick insect.

I am going to look into modified lefort 3. I'd prefer a Korean surgeon just cuz I'd trust asians to understand the aesthetic I'm going for but will also look at the US.

Thanks so much for the recommendations, this is giving me life already!!!!!
 
#47
smallface said:
Custom implants was my original plan but K couture said it just makes your face look full/big instead of angular, which is the last thing I want.

I'm actually underweight, IDK why my face in addition to being big boned also carries the most fat especially cheeks and chin. My face doesn't match my body size and I don't want to lose weight and look even more like a stick insect.

I am going to look into modified lefort 3. I'd prefer a Korean surgeon just cuz I'd trust asians to understand the aesthetic I'm going for but will also look at the US.

Thanks so much for the recommendations, this is giving me life already!!!!!
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In that case, maybe you can try acculift to lose face fat then filler just to see whether you like the result or not.

Either way, good luck on your journey! :)
 
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#48
smallface said:
Is there a way to melt fat and then remodel muscle, fascia to mimic a similar result?
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Melting fat yes. There's multiple facial lipo methods available but only a certain about can be removed on the face. It won't be too significant a change. Remodel muscle and fascia to the mimic the type of results you want? No unfortunately not possible

filler and custom implants yields the same results of fullness btw. Much more so on asians than caucasians due to difference in bone and tissue structure.

Also lefort 3 is incredibly invasive btw. Much more so than 2 jaw which is considered the most invasive in korea. Its used to treat midfacial retrusion and other deformities / genetic medical conditions. I have a strong feeling most surgeons will refuse to perform this surgery on you solely out of ethnical reasons.
 
#49
K Couture said:
Melting fat yes. There's multiple facial lipo methods available but only a certain about can be removed on the face. It won't be too significant a change. Remodel muscle and fascia to the mimic the type of results you want? No unfortunately not possible

filler and custom implants yields the same results of fullness btw. Much more so on asians than caucasians due to difference in bone and tissue structure.

Also lefort 3 is incredibly invasive btw. Much more so than 2 jaw which is considered the most invasive in korea. Its used to treat midfacial retrusion and other deformities / genetic medical conditions. I have a strong feeling most surgeons will refuse to perform this surgery on you solely out of ethnical reasons.
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Hi K Couture, i've read many of your thread and its very informative, thank you for the info.

I hope you can help me with my concern:
I plan to get acculift to reduce fat in cheek area around nasolabial fold, i ask some clinic and they dont offer acculift and just face lipo instead, my question is:

1. Apart from laser that supposedly 'tighten' skin what is difference between acculift and reguler face lipo?is acculift is safer and more predictable than reguler face lipo?

2. Which is better for fat removal in cheek area near nasolabial fold, acculift or face lipo?

3. Is acculift considered as an 'easy procedure' and most doctor can do that with good outcome?

Thank you for your help :)
 
#50
Solorun said:
Hi K Couture, i've read many of your thread and its very informative, thank you for the info.

I hope you can help me with my concern:
I plan to get acculift to reduce fat in cheek area around nasolabial fold, i ask some clinic and they dont offer acculift and just face lipo instead, my question is:

1. Apart from laser that supposedly 'tighten' skin what is difference between acculift and reguler face lipo?is acculift is safer and more predictable than reguler face lipo?

2. Which is better for fat removal in cheek area near nasolabial fold, acculift or face lipo?

3. Is acculift considered as an 'easy procedure' and most doctor can do that with good outcome?

Thank you for your help :smile:
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I did acculift. Its very simple anyone can do it. It doesn't really tighten the skin. Thats a marketing gimmick. I spoke to several lifting specialists including mendelson about it. What it does is it makes fat removal easier for portions of the face where the fat is tough.

I personally did both facial lipo and acculift and also the venus laser lipo. I found by far traditional facial lipo to be the most effective, mainly because the laser lipo gave me some degree of internal scarring, which I then had to use about 15 sessions (not even kidding) of kenacort injections in the right cheek to shrink the internal scar tissue as it created a buldge. Finally I used the venus laser lipo a month ago to disrupt the scar tissue, soften it then suction as much of it out as possible.
 
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#51
K Couture said:
Melting fat yes. There's multiple facial lipo methods available but only a certain about can be removed on the face. It won't be too significant a change. Remodel muscle and fascia to the mimic the type of results you want? No unfortunately not possible

filler and custom implants yields the same results of fullness btw. Much more so on asians than caucasians due to difference in bone and tissue structure.

Also lefort 3 is incredibly invasive btw. Much more so than 2 jaw which is considered the most invasive in korea. Its used to treat midfacial retrusion and other deformities / genetic medical conditions. I have a strong feeling most surgeons will refuse to perform this surgery on you solely out of ethnical reasons.
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Do you have pics of asians who got cheek implants and looked fuller. I'm trying to wrap my head round how that actually happens.

The only example I can grasp is Kylie Jenner getting cheek fillers and her face looks bloated/big and I prefer her pre cheek filler look tbh.

Also, yeah lefort 3 is just too risky, guess I'm just gonna have to live with this face idk what else I can do lmao, willing to empty my bank account for the right surgeon
 
#52
smallface said:
Do you have pics of asians who got cheek implants and looked fuller. I'm trying to wrap my head round how that actually happens.

The only example I can grasp is Kylie Jenner getting cheek fillers and her face looks bloated/big and I prefer her pre cheek filler look tbh.

Also, yeah lefort 3 is just too risky, guess I'm just gonna have to live with this face idk what else I can do lmao, willing to empty my bank account for the right surgeon
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nope but ive done it myself in the past so i know what happens
 
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Does anyone know the term of this shadow part underneath the jaw? If it is wide, v-line wouldn't do much would it? And I don't know if there is any way to make it narrower.
 
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ps4479 said:
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Does anyone know the term of this shadow part underneath the jaw? If it is wide, v-line wouldn't do much would it? And I don't know if there is any way to make it narrower.
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No because v line cannot bend the jaw and push it inwards to make it more narrow. V line can only narrow if there is protrusion, and even then only the portion that is protuding outwards can be resected. The portion where its possible is the mandible angle. Other than that, V line's main purpose is to remove the boxy angles and smooth it out. Thats why a surgeon will often recommend to the patient a combo of v line and botox because only botox can narrow the bones, but to a certain degree only.
 
#55
K Couture said:
No because v line cannot bend the jaw and push it inwards to make it more narrow. V line can only narrow if there is protrusion, and even then only the portion that is protuding outwards can be resected. The portion where its possible is the mandible angle. Other than that, V line's main purpose is to remove the boxy angles and smooth it out. Thats why a surgeon will often recommend to the patient a combo of v line and botox because only botox can narrow the bones, but to a certain degree only.
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Thought so, thanks! Do you know what the area I'm referring to is called?
 
#56
K Couture said:
nope but ive done it myself in the past so i know what happens
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Ps - I got in touch with Dr Ahn and they don't recommend epicanthoplasty for me as my eyes are already too close together but at the same time I need to get rid of my mongoloid folds. Do you think they will disappear when I get rhinoplasty to raise my bridge? Because when I pull that part of my nose up the folds lift - so will that suffice without having to get epi?

Also is there a way to reshape the upper eyelid to be more curved shaped? Right now it's more like a ptosis straight line eyelid - I want the inner eye opening to be pointing downward and then curve upwards toward the outer edges
 
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smallface said:
Ps - I got in touch with Dr Ahn and they don't recommend epicanthoplasty for me as my eyes are already too close together but at the same time I need to get rid of my mongoloid folds. Do you think they will disappear when I get rhinoplasty to raise my bridge? Because when I pull that part of my nose up the folds lift - so will that suffice without having to get epi?

Also is there a way to reshape the upper eyelid to be more curved shaped? Right now it's more like a ptosis straight line eyelid - I want the inner eye opening to be pointing downward and then curve upwards toward the outer edges
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Why dont you just do Dei surgery with paralell instead of tapered eyes? That should be sufficient in improving your aesthetic
 
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