does look he got a lift from it
Gotta respectfully disagree on that. His face is actually higher in the after, the contrast is different and the hair makes a HUGE difference. I'm not sure there's any improvement and if you read the paper it actually indicates average increase was 2mm (on the bone) it takes 3 mm to make 1mm of difference under soft tissue, especially thick soft tissue. Just cause Kawamoto is famous doesn't mean he's not susceptible to grafting for extra cash .Arnett and Gunson literally pad their bills in the TENS OF THOUSANDS with their charges for HA. yeah yeah it's expensive but it's not THAT expensive.
I bet HA is just a cash cow for tons of surgeons. And Kawamoto was part of that cartel clearly. These pictures are dishonest smoke and mirrors. Of course his cheekbone looks slightly higher in the second, his head is cropped higher!
Anyway, anyone with any sense can see not much was accomplished here.