{"id":38420,"date":"2025-11-19T07:12:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T06:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/?p=38420"},"modified":"2025-11-19T07:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T06:13:28","slug":"what-helps-with-sagging-cheeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/what-helps-with-sagging-cheeks\/","title":{"rendered":"What helps with sagging cheeks?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It starts subt\u00adly. The slight sag\u00adging of the cheek area, bare\u00adly visi\u00adble at first. The face looks a litt\u00adle more tired. The skin loses ten\u00adsi\u00adon. The pro\u00adfi\u00adle is less clear, the con\u00adtour appears sof\u00adter \u2013 and with it the expres\u00adsi\u00adon. Some\u00adthing has chan\u00adged wit\u00adhout you being able to say exact\u00adly what. Does this sce\u00adne look fami\u00adli\u00adar to&nbsp;you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quite a few of our pati\u00adents are fami\u00adli\u00adar with this situa\u00adti\u00adon. When the cheeks start to sag, the face looks older. This is a ques\u00adti\u00adon we often hear in our prac\u00adti\u00adce: <em>\u201eWhat can I do to make my con\u00adtour firm\u00ader again?\u201c<\/em> And: <em>\u201eHow can I get rid of my sag\u00adging cheeks, natu\u00adral\u00adly and wit\u00adhout a facelift?\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aes\u00adthe\u00adtic medi\u00adci\u00adne has deve\u00adlo\u00adped rapidly in recent years. Today, we have effec\u00adti\u00adve and gent\u00adle approa\u00adches at our dis\u00adpo\u00adsal \u2013 from <strong>radio\u00adfre\u00adquen\u00adcy need\u00adling<\/strong> and <strong>hybrid injec\u00adtions with cal\u00adci\u00adum hydro\u00adxya\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adte<\/strong> to <strong>thread lif\u00adting<\/strong> and <strong>face sculp\u00adting<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/face-sculpting\/\"><strong>face sculp\u00adting <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/face-sculpting\/\">for men and women<\/a>. In this artic\u00adle, we give you an insight into the latest methods. The rea\u00adding time? Just 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What is behind sagging cheeks<\/h2>\n<p>What we col\u00adlo\u00adqui\u00adal\u00adly call \u201esag\u00adging cheeks\u201c is the result of seve\u00adral changes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The volu\u00adme of the midd\u00adle cheek shifts downwards.<\/li>\n<li>The skin is less elastic.<\/li>\n<li>The retai\u00adning liga\u00adments of the face loo\u00adsen and the fat\u00adty tis\u00adsue below the chin line beco\u00admes more prominent.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The\u00adse effects are inten\u00adsi\u00adfied by the natu\u00adral break\u00addown of col\u00adla\u00adgen from around the age of 30. This means that sag\u00adging cheeks are a visi\u00adble con\u00adse\u00adquence of skin age\u00ading. And they are uni\u00adque to each individual.<\/p>\n<p>A mira\u00adcle cream would of cour\u00adse be per\u00adfect, but this does not yet exist. What does exist are well thought-out tre\u00adat\u00adment con\u00adcepts. Modern skin tigh\u00adtening is one of the spe\u00adcial\u00adties of the Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic in Zurich.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What really helps? And what doesn\u2019t?<\/h2>\n<p>Much used and almost always over\u00adra\u00adted: clas\u00adsic creams, skin oils against cel\u00adlu\u00adli\u00adte, facial mas\u00adsa\u00adges and unt\u00adar\u00adge\u00adted skin tigh\u00adtening with unsui\u00adta\u00adble devices. Pure cos\u00adme\u00adtics nou\u00adrish, but they do not lift the skin. So it is of no use for sag\u00adging cheeks. Why? What real\u00adly cau\u00adses sag\u00adging lies deeper: in the so-cal\u00adled SMAS lay\u00ader. This is whe\u00adre the fasciae are loca\u00adted, which are respon\u00adsi\u00adble for the sag\u00adging of the skin. Effec\u00adti\u00adve tigh\u00adtening of sag\u00adging cheeks is based on three mecha\u00adnisms of action:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Tightening, volume modeling, tissue strengthening.<\/h2>\n<p>Our methods at a glance:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Lif\u00adting wit\u00adhout a scalpel<br>\n<\/strong>Lif\u00adting wit\u00adhout a scal\u00adpel are tre\u00adat\u00adments that res\u00adto\u00adre skin ten\u00adsi\u00adon and lift the tis\u00adsue, ide\u00adal\u00adly wit\u00adhout any down\u00adti\u00adme. Pos\u00adsi\u00adble procedures:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/sofwave\/\"><strong>Sof\u00adwa\u00adve\u00ae<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/sofwave\/\">high\u00adly focu\u00adsed ultra\u00adsound, which can influence the SMAS&nbsp;layer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/thread-lift\/\"><strong>Inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve thread lif\u00adting<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/thread-lift\/\">which forms sup\u00adport\u00ading struc\u00adtures in the tis\u00adsue and is par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly sui\u00adta\u00adble for mild sag\u00adging cheeks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/genius-radiofrequency-microneedling\/\"><strong>Geni\u00adus\u00ae<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/genius-radiofrequency-microneedling\/\"> a com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of radio\u00adfre\u00adquen\u00adcy and need\u00adling<\/a> that streng\u00adthens the deep struc\u00adtu\u00adre and rege\u00adne\u00adra\u00adtes the skin from the insi\u00adde&nbsp;out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Bio\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal boos\u00adters: for struc\u00adtu\u00adre, ela\u00ads\u00adti\u00adci\u00adty and&nbsp;glow<br>\n<\/strong>In order to not only con\u00adce\u00adal skin age\u00ading, but to actively influence it, we need to pro\u00advi\u00adde bio\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal stimuli.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/swiss-derma-clinic-at-the-derm-2025\/\"><strong>Bio\u00adboost with laser<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/swiss-derma-clinic-at-the-derm-2025\/\">which sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adtes skin rege\u00adne\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon<\/a>. Sui\u00adta\u00adble in com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon with growth-sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adting acti\u00adve ingredients.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/exosome-therapy\/\"><strong>Exo\u00adso\u00admes<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/exosome-therapy\/\">high\u00adly acti\u00adve cell mes\u00adsen\u00adgers that reor\u00adga\u00adni\u00adze the tis\u00adsue and res\u00adto\u00adre its natu\u00adral ela\u00ads\u00adti\u00adci\u00adty<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/profhilo-bio-remodeling\/\"><strong>Prof\u00adhi\u00adlo\u00ae<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/profhilo-bio-remodeling\/\">Bio-Remo\u00adde\u00adling, with struc\u00adtu\u00adre-impro\u00adving hyalu\u00adro\u00adnic&nbsp;acid.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Mode\u00adling ins\u00adtead of filling<br>\n<\/strong>A com\u00admon mista\u00adke with sag\u00adging cheeks is to cor\u00adrect the face upwards with volu\u00adme. Too much fil\u00adler makes the pro\u00adpor\u00adti\u00adons look unna\u00adtu\u00adral. <strong>Face sculp\u00adting and <\/strong> skin <strong>tigh\u00adtening with <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/tightening-sagging-cheeks\/\"><strong>skin tigh\u00adtening with HArm\u00adony\u00adCa\u00ae<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/tightening-sagging-cheeks\/\">a hybrid of fil\u00adler and bio\u00adsti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adtor, are<\/a> more effec\u00adti\u00adve<a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/tightening-sagging-cheeks\/\">. <\/a> With both pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres, we can slight\u00adly sculpt the cheek area and also sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adte col\u00adla\u00adgen production.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Which method is right for you depends on many indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal para\u00adme\u00adters. We will be hap\u00adpy to dis\u00adcuss the\u00adse during your visit to us \u2013 at the Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic in Zurich.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Why less is often&nbsp;more<\/h2>\n<p>The tre\u00adat\u00adment of sag\u00adging cheeks is not an \u201eall or not\u00adhing\u201c pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre. It is not about chan\u00adging your face, but about pre\u00adser\u00adving your natu\u00adral expres\u00adsi\u00adon. <u>It\u2019s about fin\u00adding the right balan\u00adce bet\u00adween fir\u00adming and volu\u00adme, the balan\u00adce bet\u00adween visi\u00adble effect and subt\u00adle natu\u00adral\u00adness<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Some\u00adti\u00admes a gent\u00adle lift with Sof\u00adwa\u00adve\u00ae is enough. In other cases, the com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of thread lif\u00adting and Bio\u00adboost brings the best results. And some\u00adti\u00admes struc\u00adtu\u00adral rege\u00adne\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon is nee\u00added befo\u00adre sculp\u00adting can take&nbsp;place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Sagging cheeks: What you can do yourself<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Acti\u00adva\u00adte the right facial mus\u00adcles<\/strong>: The\u00adre are num\u00ade\u00adrous adver\u00adti\u00adsed exer\u00adci\u00ads\u00ades on the inter\u00adnet for the chin, cheek and neck mus\u00adcles. The\u00adse may slight\u00adly sup\u00adport the facial con\u00adtour, but are no sub\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adte for tigh\u00adtening the tissue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avo\u00adid nico\u00adti\u00adne, fats, sun and alco\u00adhol<\/strong>: A balan\u00adced diet, good UV pro\u00adtec\u00adtion and giving up smo\u00adking can slow down the age\u00ading process.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mas\u00adsa\u00adge rol\u00adlers as a sup\u00adple\u00adment to skin care<\/strong>: The\u00adse can pro\u00admo\u00adte blood cir\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon in the short term and also sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adte lymph flow in the super\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal area (e.g. in the case of malar bags). Howe\u00adver, they have no effect on skin age\u00ading and deeper tis\u00adsue layers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Questions and answers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Are sag\u00adging cheeks \u201ejust\u201c skin ageing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sag\u00adging cheeks result from a com\u00adplex inter\u00adplay of tis\u00adsue age\u00ading, fat redis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon, loss of mus\u00adcle tone and sag\u00adging sup\u00adport struc\u00adtures. Rapid weight loss or a gene\u00adtic pre\u00addis\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon also play a role. In some peo\u00adp\u00adle, sag\u00adging cheeks appear at a young&nbsp;age.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which is bet\u00adter: volu\u00adme or firming?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neither, we achie\u00adve the best results with the right com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon. In the ear\u00adly stages, a struc\u00adtu\u00adre-buil\u00adding pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre such as Prof\u00adhi\u00adlo\u00ae or Geni\u00adus\u00ae is often suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent. In more pro\u00adno\u00adun\u00adced cases, addi\u00adtio\u00adnal lif\u00adting (e.g. Sof\u00adwa\u00adve\u00ae, thread lif\u00adting) or light sculp\u00adting (HArm\u00adony\u00adCa\u00ae) is required.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><strong>How long do the results last?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depen\u00adding on the method, the results last bet\u00adween six months (with Prof\u00adhi\u00adlo) and up to two years (with thread lif\u00adting, HArm\u00adony\u00adCa\u00ae). Bio\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres such as exo\u00adso\u00admes or Bio\u00adboost impro\u00adve skin qua\u00adli\u00adty sus\u00adtain\u00adab\u00adly and the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre often per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly. Refres\u00adhes after a few months are recom\u00admen\u00added for most treatments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It starts subt\u00adly. The slight sag\u00adging of the cheek area, bare\u00adly visi\u00adble at first. The face looks a litt\u00adle more tired. The skin loses ten\u00adsi\u00adon. The pro\u00adfi\u00adle is less clear, the con\u00adtour appears sof\u00adter \u2013 and with it the expression.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}