What is a deep plane facelift?

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6 answers to “What is a deep plane facelift?”

A: Deep Plane Facelift

By Corey S. Maas, MD - San Francisco Facial Plastic Surgeon

The original deep plane facelift reported by Dr. Hamra describes elevating only a short area of skin flap around the ear before focus is directed to dissecting and elevating the SMAS flap over the zygomaticus muscle and to a point near the nasolabial folds. We believe, in order to get the best result,... more

A: Deep-plane facelift procedure is riskier to facial nerves

By William Portuese, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

A deep-plane facelift is a more risky procedure to the facial nerves since the dissection and tightening is located deep to the facial nerve branches. It is a technique that is used to tighten the facial area and muscles rather than a traditional facelift which is where the tightening occurs above the facial... more

A: Face Lifts

By Trevor M. Born, MD - Toronto Plastic Surgeon

Dear Victoria There are many techniques for face lifting and even more names for procedures!!!!! A deep plane lift means that the tissues are lifted together- the skin, the deep layer- called the SMAS and shifted to move the whole face as a unit. The theory is that it is a good technique for... more

A: Face lifting techniques vary. Results often don't

By Richard W. Westreich, MD - Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon

The traditional face lift technique, called a SMAS technique, is one in which predominantly the plane of dissection is directly under the skin. The SMAS, which is the muscular and soft tissue layer just below the skin is then tightened and suspended. Following excess skin excision, the incisions are... more

A: Long recovery but long-lasting results for deep plane facelift

By Kamran Jafri, MD - New York City Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hello Victoria, I think Dr. Rand very clearly and definitively answered your question. I would only add that since the planes of dissection are deeper in a deep plane facelift (in some areas it is right done to the facial bones) the recovery period is longer than the various SMAS procedures but it does provide... more

A: The level of dissection is deeper

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

There are many techniques in facelifting and the deep plane is one of them. It was very popular as advocated by Dr. Hammra in Dallas who is the master of this technique. It has lost popularity nationally and is only done by a limited number of surgeons anymore because it only moves the tissues in... more