Want and need a SMAS facelift but afraid!

The SMAS facelift is the standard of excellence today and plastic surgery.  Job pain, nerve injury and excess tightness should not occur if you're facelift surgeon is experienced and achieved good results routinely.Generally speaking when a SMAS plication as opposed to  dissection beneath this mass and excision of excess mass, is used, the risk of any nerve injury is much a less.

While no procedure can be 100% guaranteed, an SMAS lift should not result in nerve or gland pain, as these structures will not be cut into or moved during your lift. Aside from postoperative bruising, swelling and pain that can be managed with over-the-counter medications, icing, bandaging, and rest, you should experience no real side effects and certainly nothing long-term – providing your surgeon is experienced and skillful.  For this reason, the doctor you choose is the most important decision in undergoing facial plastic surgery.  

If you want a neck lift as well as an SMAS lift, that is a separate procedure called a plastysmaplasty. I usually perform this as part of a regular facelift procedure, as it gives the best results. If you are feeling nervous about your SMAS lift, you might ask your facial plastic surgeon to put you in touch with prior patients who were happy with their results. Their experience should help calm your fears. I hope this helps.

 A SMAS facelift is part of a
true natural “Lift and Fill” facelift to give you longer
lasting results, where you are “Lifting” laterally and “Filling” the deep fat
medially compartments. This should be done in the
hands of a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon with expertise in the science of aging.