are you considering
a facelift surgery?
facelift surgery
so you’ve been considering Facelift Surgery for a while now, maybe put the idea to bed a few times, even tried non-surgical options but keep coming back to it.
You’ve scoured the internet for information, been on cosmetic surgery review sites, seen dozens of stock photographs of models with youthful faces and still feel none the wiser.
Well relax you have now found the definitive facelift guide that will hopefully clear the fog and cut through all the marketing and hype to explain facelifting.
Simply put, a face lift is a cosmetic surgical procedure that lifts the deeper tissues of the face and neck back to a more youthful position, creating excess skin which is removed and the skin is stitched back together.
Sounds simple right? As always the devil is in the detail. All surgeons make incisions and all put the closing stitches in.
Before & after
case detail and its information and what needs to be known.
Facelift surgery is not a single technique. Over the years, surgeons have developed
different methods to reposition the deeper facial structures responsible for sagging and
aging.
While the skin incision usually follows the natural contours around the ear and within the
hairline to remain discreet, the real difference between facelift techniques lies in how
the deeper SMAS layer is treated.
The SMAS (Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System) is a fibrous layer that envelops
the facial muscles and continues downward as the platysma muscle in the neck.
Because the face and neck are anatomically connected, treating them together often
produces the most harmonious and natural rejuvenation.
Once the skin is gently elevated, the surgeon begins working on the SMAS layer. At this
stage, the skin acts merely as a cover, while the true lifting and structural support come
from repositioning the deeper tissues.
Facelift techniques mainly differ in how the SMAS is lifted, tightened, or
repositioned.
In this technique, the SMAS is gathered using purse-string sutures and secured in a
higher position to the stable fascia in front of the ear and along the cheekbone.
The tissues overlap slightly, similar to fish scales, creating moderate lifting and
tightening.
In plication, the SMAS layer is folded over itself and sutured, producing a tightening
effect similar to pleated fabric.
This approach enhances facial contour while maintaining the integrity of the original
tissue.
In this method, a small strip of the SMAS layer is removed, and the remaining edges
are stitched together.
This allows the tissues to tighten and reposition, improving jawline definition and
reducing sagging.
This is an extended version of SMAS techniques where the dissection goes higher
above the cheekbone and includes partial ligament release.
It improves midface elevation but still relies on a lifting vector closer to the ear.
The Deep Plane Facelift takes facelift surgery to a more advanced level.
In this approach, dissection is performed beneath the SMAS layer, allowing the
surgeon to release the deep facial retaining ligaments. Once these ligaments are
released, the midface, jawline, and neck tissues move upward together as one
unit.
This technique produces more natural and longer-lasting results because the tissues
are repositioned rather than simply tightened.
The Scarless Deep Plane Facelift is an advanced refinement of the deep plane
technique designed to achieve powerful lifting while keeping scars extremely discreet.
Incisions are carefully placed within natural skin folds and around the ear so that visible
scarring is minimal or virtually undetectable.
The deeper facial structures are still lifted using the deep plane approach, ensuring
natural rejuvenation without the appearance of tight or pulled skin.
Because the face and neck age together, combining a Deep Plane Facelift with a neck
lift often produces the most balanced results.
In this combined procedure, the deep plane technique lifts the midface and jawline,
while the neck lift tightens the platysma muscle and removes excess skin in the
neck.
This combination restores jawline definition, smooths neck bands, and rejuvenates
the lower face and neck as one continuous aesthetic unit.