42 years old....looking into facelift. I have never heard o ligaments being released thru the mouth for a deep plane facelift. One plastic surgeon says no incisions made in mouth while other surgeon wants to cut open inside my mouth to release ligaments. Why? Whst is the best option?
Answer: Deep plane facelift and midface lift Thank you for your question.
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Answer: Deep Plane Facelift Incisions Incisions for a deep plane facelift are not made in the mouth. Such incisions are made for an endoscopic subperiosteal mid-face lift, which is almost never necessary when a correctly performed deep plane facelift is performed. A deep plane facelift allows for release, elevation, and repositioning of the mid-face and doesn't require a 2nd procedure to do the same thing.
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Answer: Deep Plane Facelift Incisions Incisions for a deep plane facelift are not made in the mouth. Such incisions are made for an endoscopic subperiosteal mid-face lift, which is almost never necessary when a correctly performed deep plane facelift is performed. A deep plane facelift allows for release, elevation, and repositioning of the mid-face and doesn't require a 2nd procedure to do the same thing.
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November 25, 2023
Answer: Ligaments and the deep plane facelift There are major and minor ligaments that need to be released to allow a mostly tension free deep plane lift that will last and have minimal scarring. Those ligaments are demonstrated in the attached link to illustrations we have created. Basically the major ones are the zygomatic cutaneous and the mandibular ligaments. We would usually release those from the facelift incision or sometimes the mandibular from an incision beneath the chin. The minor ligaments can be easily released through the facelift incision. We remove buccal fat from inside the mouth but I am unaware of any such incision that could safely and effectively release them. You could release them from where they attach to the periosteum (bone) but there would still be an attachment through the soft tissues of the face. I think the illustrations from our artist will help you understand better.
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November 25, 2023
Answer: Ligaments and the deep plane facelift There are major and minor ligaments that need to be released to allow a mostly tension free deep plane lift that will last and have minimal scarring. Those ligaments are demonstrated in the attached link to illustrations we have created. Basically the major ones are the zygomatic cutaneous and the mandibular ligaments. We would usually release those from the facelift incision or sometimes the mandibular from an incision beneath the chin. The minor ligaments can be easily released through the facelift incision. We remove buccal fat from inside the mouth but I am unaware of any such incision that could safely and effectively release them. You could release them from where they attach to the periosteum (bone) but there would still be an attachment through the soft tissues of the face. I think the illustrations from our artist will help you understand better.
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October 28, 2023
Answer: Deep Plane Facelift thank you for posting your question. It is true, that different ligaments of the face play an important role during facelift surgery. Depending on the facelift technique, some of them can be kept, and some of them need to be released to obtain mobility. The same is very true for a deep plane facelift. An additional intraoral approach is unusual. The probably best idea is, to clarify this question with your consulting surgeon. I hope this helps somewhat
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October 28, 2023
Answer: Deep Plane Facelift thank you for posting your question. It is true, that different ligaments of the face play an important role during facelift surgery. Depending on the facelift technique, some of them can be kept, and some of them need to be released to obtain mobility. The same is very true for a deep plane facelift. An additional intraoral approach is unusual. The probably best idea is, to clarify this question with your consulting surgeon. I hope this helps somewhat
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October 17, 2023
Answer: Facelift There are many variations of facelifts. In my experience releasing any ligaments from inside the mouth will do absolutely no good and it is unnecessary to get a good result
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October 17, 2023
Answer: Facelift There are many variations of facelifts. In my experience releasing any ligaments from inside the mouth will do absolutely no good and it is unnecessary to get a good result
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