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What is Your Opinion of the Roundblock SMAS Facelift Technique?

I'm 46 years old Finnish woman and am having some signs of ageing, especially on the neck. One plastic surgeon recommended a Roundblock smas -operation for me.

I was told that the RoundBlock SMAS treatment is a suspension method for face-lifts that is safe, yields fast results and reduced scars and no dead space, requires no drains, and has a quick recovery time.

Is anyone familiar with this surgery method and what is your opinion of it?

Asked 41 months ago by Foreigner in finland

RoundBlock SMAS Technique

The RoundBlock SMAS Technique is a face lift technique that involves limited skin undermining and a pursestring suture placed around the ear. This may be effective in a small population of patients. However, most patients require a more involved procedure that allows for repositioning of the facial fat using the SMAS layer to restore the heart-shaped face of youth. The careful placement of incisions and closure of the skin without tension is by far more important to having... more

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Michael Sundine, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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Roundblock SMAS operation

This technique was published in 2001 in the Journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. It is a form of SMAS plication done through lesser incisions with reduced undermining. Judging from your picture, there are some issues in the midface, the area below the eye. Upward adjustment of the SMAS does not elevate the midface immediately below the eye. For this area, we like to use an ultrashort incision cheeklift (USIC). The consequence of not elevating the midface along with the side of... more

Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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Roundblock method

I like the idea of limiting undermining but I prefer a pursestring suture personally. either way your neck will not be addressed with these procedures, might want to consider some cheek volumizing as you don't really "need" a face lift yet. good luck

Rafael C. Cabrera, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

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Which Facelift Shall I have?

Regarding: "What is Your Opinion of the Roundblock SMAS Facelift Technique? I'm 46 years old Finnish woman and am having some signs of ageing, especially on the neck. One plastic surgeon recommended a Roundblock smas -operation for me. I was told that the RoundBlock SMAS treatment is a suspension method for face-lifts that is safe, yields fast results and reduced scars and no dead space, requires no drains, and has a quick recovery time. Is anyone familiar with this... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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Make Sure How Suspension is done to get best Results

Hello in Finland, Thank you for posting a picture with your excellent question. The Roundblock SMAS Facelift is a modification of existing Facelift techniques. It has been previously described by Dr. Ithamar Stocchero in Brazil. He describes it as having the exact benefits you have listed. In essence this facelift technique uses short flaps (a smaller amount of skin is lifted in order to get to the underlying SMAS/muscle layer). As a result most patients will experience less swelling and... more

Kamran Jafri, MD

New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

Roundblock SMAS lift

The round block technique uses mainly plication sutures. I am not a big fan of this because I think that you need to elevate the tissue that you want to move.

Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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The use of the SMAS to elevate and rejuvinate the face...

The use of the SMAS to elevate and rejuvinate the face is the basis of most modern facelifts whatever you call the procedure. Be sure you have seen plenty of short AND long term results done by the surgeon you have seen and that you see in that surgeon's work results you would like for yourself.