Can you please tell me the difference between an SMAS facelift and a deep plane facelift? (Photo)

HelloBoth of the terms of SMAS lifting and deep plane lifting can be applieid to a great number of techniques, there is no one and the same method called  Deep plane lift and there is no very definite technique called SMAS. If try to describe in few words the difference between them, the deep plane face lift incorporates all three layers, skin, fat SMAS as one unit. And in deep plane lift  these three layers are lifted together.This is in contrast to the traditional facelift procedure wherein the skin and SMAS are lifted individually.   It can provide overall better results, as this technique allows the surgeon  to lift the looser tissues up. Besides, it is more complicated technically and has more inherent risk of facial nerve damage.In a SMAS technique  the skin and SMAS are lifted individually. The SMAS lifting  affords much greater control with respect to direction of pull. The SMAS lift will  give you a longer lasting result. A dramatic improvement in the neck and jowls  and cheek can be achieved with experienced surgeon with less injuries, less recovery time and less cost. That is why I think choosing the surgeon you can trust and  whose decision you can rely on, should be prior to choosing surgical method.  I would recommend  a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for this procedure.  Facelifts requires expert skills and is worth spending the money for the optimal result. I wish you best of the luck!

A study performed several years ago involving different face lifting techniques on opposite sides of the same patient failed to prove significant differences in results.  The priority in face lifting is to offer the safest technique and match the proper technique to the patient's goals.  The surgeon you select may have trained in a particular technique and able to produce good/excellent results consistently with one technique alone.  I do not feel that the deep plane /composite face lift has much advantage over many of the SMAS techniques.  I rarely see the deep plane technique offered or presented at our society meetings.I would recommend finding a surgeon who is well trained (Board Certified in Plastic or Facial Plastic Surgery) with whom you are comfortable with and follow their recommendations.  I would not specifically seek out one technique over another.I hope this helps.

The deep plane face lift incorporates all three layers, skin, fat SMAS as one unit which are lifted together. This is in contrast to the traditional facelift procedure wherein the skin and SMAS are lifted individually. The latter affords much greater control with respect to direction of pull. The SMAS lift will  give you a longer lasting result. I would recommend  using a US Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for this procedure.  Facelifts requires expert skills and is worth spending the money for the optimal result.
Best of Luck to you!