Revision Facelift Surgery

Dr. Byun’s Approach to Revision Facelift Surgery

Plastic surgery is a fascinating yet often misunderstood field. Many popular procedures promise eternal youth but can harm rather than help. After 25 years in this industry, I’ve seen that many of these treatments are unnecessary and potentially damaging. Remember: not all that glitters is gold. When in doubt, pause—sometimes the best choice is to walk away.

Just as patients on too many medications might improve by stopping some, the same applies to cosmetic surgery. Chasing perfection through repeated procedures can lead to disappointment and danger. If you’re in a hole—stop digging.

My work focuses on reversing this trend through the BYUN Face Restoration Technique, which repositions facial muscles back to their natural midline for lasting, natural results. Unlike traditional facelifts that pull tissues unnaturally, this approach restores balance and cellular health.

Avoid treatments like lasers, RF, PDO threads, or excessive fillers, which can destroy healthy cells and accelerate aging. Many standard facelift methods distort facial harmony and rely on fillers or fat grafts that lead to unnatural or heavy results.

True anti-aging surgery should restore tissues to where they belong—not stretch them sideways. My “cell plastic surgery” technique follows physiological principles and promotes real rejuvenation.

The cosmetic industry must shift from profit-driven trends to science-based, health-conscious practices. Together, we can champion methods that protect our tissues, respect anatomy, and enhance natural beauty—with integrity and care.

Dr BYUN is currently the leading expert plastic surgeon for repairing bad facelifts.

Many patients from different states and different country come to Chicago for this extraordinary journey to find their face back.

Patient who had a procedure from a TikTok famous doctor in SD. Fat grafts all migrated next to mouth, making her face unbalanced and hard to smile. After removal of fat, calcified fat, chin implant, Dr. Byun restored and reconstructed the face

Bad face and neck lift from South Carolina
Repair neck day 2 from BYUN face surgery

Dr. Byun never pulls neck to the hairline. Rather, he teaches that the platysma neck muscle should never be pulled away from its own anatomical path– it should only go up and back to the midline.

This patient had a bad surgery in Dallas Texas. Dr Byun fixed issues of fat grafts, lateral pull of deep plane rhytidectomy, and cheek implant- all big NOs. see 3 weeks after from repair, removal and reconstruction and restoration with BYUN muscle based facelift

Afterwards, you can see that the patient’s face isn’t heavy or dropping, nor is it stretched and abnormal looking. The BYUN facelift repair put all the botched pieces back together, toward the midline.

Years of filler accumulation & dissolving agents

Patient from CA had 30 years of filler accumulation and repeated fat grafts, aka “joker face”
Finally, after BYUN reconstruction

In the middle photo, you can see the patient had tried dissolving agents that caused lumpiness and calcification

Restoring Altered Facelifts and Previous Beauty

As a world-renowned specialist in facial restoration, Dr. Byun not only helps patients look like their younger selves, but he corrects previous procedures and achieves natural, harmonious results.


Dr. BYUN says, “STOP Everything!”

Normal Facial Tissues
Abnormal Fat Graft to Face
Lumpiness caused by fat grafts
Abnormal Fat Graft & Fillers to the Face
Chin implant- cheek lumpiness. Her body was beginning to reject the implant that was placed, as well as age the patient faster.
Facial Implants – they get lumpy
Extreme Filler: unlike the misconception that filler disappears, filler remains and creates the “joker smile” with a tight, stretched out face. It’s not a benign procedure.
Excess fat graft: the inserted fat calcifies and dies. However, if it remains alive, then it overpowers the original, natural fat in the face, leaving a lumpy, uneven look.

Fibonacci and Dr. Byun’s Revision Facelift

Fibonacci’s balance aesthetics come alive in Dr. Byun’s revision facelift surgery as well. He artfully reverses the damage caused by poorly executed procedures. Instead of pulling tissues sideways or creating tension at the surface, he gently repositions the facial muscles back up and in toward the midline, restoring natural proportions based on the Fibonacci Sequence, nature’s blueprint for beauty and harmony.

This approach doesn’t stretch or distort—it restores. He puts all the muscles and pieces of your anatomy back to their original places, ensuring balanced proportions while doing so. Dr. Byun revives your true appearance, creating a refreshed, balanced, and authentic results.

Don’t look for quick fixes for a previously altered face

Instead, Dr. Byun’s method of intentionally and meticulously putting all the contorted and stretched pieces of your face back together is the only way to find beautiful, natural results — even after you’ve had work done.

Using Fibonacci’s Ratio, his midface facelift method, and by not relying on “easy” hacks or substitutes like fat grafts or fillers, Dr. Byun is the only facelift revision surgeon who can actually make you look better than when you began the process of restoration: He’ll make you look like the younger, authentic you.

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If you truly desire a facelift that’s not just a stretched, inexpensive, or quick fix—but one that delivers results which last beautifully, sustainably, and naturally—then Dr. Byun is the right doctor for you.

Dr. Michael Byun

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