How Come a Face Lift is Muscle Repositioning Oposed to Just Pulling the Skin Back?

December 1, 2011
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When you hear about a face lift you hear the doctors say they have to re position the muscles in the face opposed to what seems to be the obvious thing to do and that is to just pull the skin back and sow???

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December 2, 2011

Answer: Facelifting is a 3-dimensional procedure

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Richard Baxter, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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December 2, 2011

Answer: Facelifting is a 3-dimensional procedure

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Richard Baxter, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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March 3, 2013

Answer: Skin vs SMAS facelifts

Kenneth Hughes, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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March 3, 2013

Answer: Skin vs SMAS facelifts

Kenneth Hughes, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 3, 2012

Answer: Skin only facelift

Sam Naficy, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
March 3, 2012

Answer: Skin only facelift

Sam Naficy, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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December 5, 2014

Answer: Facelift Procedure

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery
December 5, 2014

Answer: Facelift Procedure

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACSHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery
January 17, 2012

Answer: Facelifts. Muscle and Skin

Jeffrey J. Roth, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 17, 2012

Answer: Facelifts. Muscle and Skin

Jeffrey J. Roth, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 6, 2011

Answer: Facelifting involves more than just pulling the skin.

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 6, 2011

Answer: Facelifting involves more than just pulling the skin.

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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