Why Such Conflict of Opinions on Deeplane Facelifts Being "Natural" or "Windswept Look"?

Whys Such Conflict of Opinions on Deeplane Facelifts Being "Natural" or "Windswept Look"?

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How to get natural appearing results from facelift

Fear of having the windswept look after a facelift is one of the reasons why some people are afraid to have it done, but it is avoidable. The deep plane facelift is also associated with longer swelling and recovery time. The key is to get vertical lifting in the layer under the skin called the SMAS, while redraping the skin without tension. Replacing volume in a 3-dimensional way is also important.

Face lift techniques and avoiding windswept look

No patient wants to have that Catagory 3 Hurricane look after a facelift. This look can occur when only the skin layer is addressed, the skin is pulled too tight and is pulled in an unnatural direction. All the different techniques debated and discussed by experienced plastic surgeons can be overwhelming for a lay person. Sometimes it can overwhelming for a plastic surgeon! My advise for patients is to get maybe 2 or 3 consultations from a board... more

Deep plane vs SMAS facelift

A skin only facelift can make the most windswept look because all the tension is on the skin. A deep plane facelift as described by Dr. Hamra requires "extraordinary tension" in the closure and only moves the tissue in one direction. A SMAS lift which is my preference allows the surgeon to move the deep tissues in a vertical direction and skin separately in a natural direction with little tension. Consequently I prefer the SMAS lift. But in the end, it is an... more

Windswept facelift results

One main goal of a facelift is to redistribute volume in the face skin only facelifts do this by pulling skin smas flap/deep plane facelifts do this by gently relocating the underlying tissue, rearranging the actual soft tissue structure of the face - thus less pull is needed on the skin less pull = less distortion in my opinion.

A facelift by any other name is still a facelift

We are seeing in facelift just what has occured in liposuction, with an ever increasing list of techniques and confusion. With facelift we see deep plane, SMAS, three layer, smasectomy, soft, vertical, vampire (really) and many others. Aspects of all work well if applied when needed. No matter what, windswept is a thing of the past, we learned that lesson.

Why Such Conflict of Opinions on Deeplane Facelifts

Because deep plane is more anatomical, logical and efficient than any another technique, but it has several warnings:a.-more difficult and risky for deep nerves b.- sweeling last double to get solved c.- it stays a little thighting at first weeks that is why looks artificial but later looks great and last the effects much more than other techiniques. it is ideal for elderly people after 60 y.o.

"Windswept" Look With Facelift

The actual results from a Facelift have much more to do with the artistry of the Surgeon than the specific name given to his/her procedure. I personally feel that a "high SMAS" imbrication technique (Connell) makes the most sense because it allows for elevation of the mid and lower facial tissues, while still allowing for a slightly different vector with skin removal. The techniques that are described such as "deep plane", "SMAS",... more

Deep plane facelift and natural appearance.

The progression of the history of facelifting techniques has served to give better and longer lasting results without the "windswept" look. Facelift techniques are still evolving and the latest trend is to add fat grafting to the procedure to repace fat volume lost due to normal ageing. In general, a deep plane facelift or a SMAS lift (if done corrrectly) will give the best results. This is because most of the tension is placed on the deeper layers to replace them... more

Deeplane Facelifts Being Natural or Windswept?

Any type of face lift can look natural or unnatural based on how it is performed and on whether the face lift was accompanied by other procedures to make the result more natural. In general, the deep plane lifts have a more natural result since there is less pull on the skin.

Sam Naficy, MD

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Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Deep Plane Facelifts and Windswept Look

The windswept look is a function of vector of pull on the skin and the amount of tension on closure not the individual management of deeper tissues. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA