I guess aging in the face is just something you cannot avoid as you get older As soon as my mom turned to the next decade of her age, her cheek fat started sagging downward and her jawline collapsed too. Her neck wrinkles also deepened, and she said her side profile bothered her more than her front view, so we visited several hospitals for facelift consultations.
At the plastic surgery clinic, Director Ahn Geon-hyeong did not just recommend a lift on its own. He looked carefully at everything, from how thin my mom's skin was to the degree of sagging, and explained that doing a facelift, neck lift, and stem cells together could make things look more natural and help solve the current concerns. That gave us trust! I had heard stem cells were extremely painful, but because she had it done once under sedation anesthesia, my mom felt no pain during the surgery at all haha
Since it is a surgery with incisions, right after the procedure she felt a pulling sensation and it was uncomfortable for a few days to make facial expressions or even open her mouth while eating, but the hospital explained things well and checked her progress carefully, so we were not too worried. If I summarize the results I saw: facelift = the face line was refined, neck lift = the neck line became smoother and fine wrinkles were greatly reduced, stem cells = the skin texture and overall skin condition also look better than before
Now people around her keep saying she looks much younger, and my mom is really satisfied too! The director also recommended a forehead lift, but my mom was worried recovery would be hard, so she said she would not do it together. But since recovery turned out to be easier than she expected, she now regrets not having done the forehead lift as well, saying it might have looked even more balanced. When you get a consultation, I recommend looking at the overall facial balance and doing everything at once if possible haha