The easiest way to look at this is to realize that there are many tools available to a Plastic Surgeon to help you look your best. The success of the treatments depends on what the patient is trying to achieve.
For example, if loose neck skin and jowls are the main concern then the best way to correct that is with a facelift.
Frown lines respond best to Dysport or Botox.
Loss of youthful facial volume such as smile lines, drooping in the cheekbones, or thinning lips can be helped with Facial injectable fillers such as Restylane, Perlane, Radiesse, or Juvederm.
Lasers and light treatments are helpful to improve texture, tone, and quality of skin and do have some tightening effects as well.
Sometimes the best way to evaluate is to pull out a picture of yourself from several years before and see what has changed on your face. If you feel as good as you did back then but do not look the same you may be able to improve that.
In many patients, a combination of injectables, lasers and surgery are indicated, rather than a choice of one or the other. The tools are available, most important is to be guided in choosing the tools that will give you the look you desire.
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