Is a short scar Facelift long lasting? Does it address the underlying muscles and what areas of the face does it address?

A short scar lift can be as effective as a standard face lift depending on what is done under the skin layer. The short scar is the result of the skin incision which is from the temple area to or slightly behind the earlobes. This operation which is also called an S lift is only possible if the skin excess is mostly under the chin and a vertical lift is necessary to address that skin excess. I would not confuse this with a mini lift because a short scar lift can be as big a surgery as the standard lift with the only difference being the length of the scar. I do this operation in about 20 to 30 percent of my face lifts depending on what the patient needs. Don't go to the surgeon who says he only does a short scar lift because this means he is not individualizing the procedure to the need of the patient.

Thank you for your question!! The short scar facelift can be a very confusing term.  It only describes the length of the facelift scar and really does not have anything to do with what's performed under the skin.  It depends on each surgeon's technique with regard to deep tissue manipulation aside from the scar.  Some surgeons perform a skin only facelift technique, others focus on the manipulation of the underlying SMAS tissue.  A short scar facelift can be very effective in the right patient and the deep tissue can be manipulated very extensively.  It too can be quite long lasting.  It primarily affects the jowl region, the cheek region, with some improvement in the neck as well.  This technique can also incorporate an incision under the chin to focus further on the neck bands possibly.