Case Study: Playboy Reinvented

Patient Profile

This patient is a former professional model seeking to regain the facial structure that defined her career. Seeking to replicate her appearance from a magazine photo shoot taken when she was 30 years old, the patient’s primary focus was on recreating her sharp jawline from her youth.

She had undergone various aesthetic treatments over the years, including facial fillers, a facelift, neck lift, and lip lift that failed to give her the desired results, leaving behind residual fullness and unfavorable scarring.

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Surgical Techniques

To address the limitations of her previous surgeries and recreate her original facial structure, a customized, multi-layered anatomical approach was utilized.

An upper blepharoplasty and a brow lift were performed to correct eye drooping from a previous procedure, ensuring the upper face appeared properly balanced and proportioned.

A revision lip lift was meticulously executed to shorten the elongated space between the nose and mouth, correcting an old visible scar and ensuring the new incision was hidden seamlessly to avoid visible scarring.

A deep plane facelift and specialized five-layer neck lift addressed the residual fullness and structural sagging, elevating the hyoid bone and sculpting the jawline without the appearance of pulling.

Artistic detailing was applied to reconstruct two vital facial shadows: the primary Ogee curve shadow, and the secondary tragal shadow along the ear, which mimics natural, youthful anatomy and prevents the flat, over-pulled appearance often associated with traditional revision work.

Exosomes were applied directly to the eye and lip incisions immediately following surgery to accelerate tissue repair and optimize early scar healing.

Recovery Timeline

The first 24 hours were spent resting, hydrating, and continuously rotating ice packs from the freezer to aggressively suppress swelling before it could peak. Due to temporary tightness and numbness from the lip lift, her early diet consisted entirely of protein shakes to maintain nutrition while her mouth area began to heal.

1 Day Post-Op

3 Days Post-Op

By the end of the first week, early swelling began to recede. Even while experiencing temporary swelling, she noticed more permanent, positive results. She felt her eyes were properly proportioned, her structural jawline was returning, and she could see her teeth more clearly when she smiled.

Pre-Op

1 Week Post-Op

At the one month mark, the patient achieved her goal of returning to the public eye with her desired self-confidence. While minor residual swelling continued to resolve, her features appeared enhanced, vibrant, and natural- avoiding the pulled-back look. The hidden scars behind her ears and refined contours allowed her to look like a rejuvenated, authentic version of herself.