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Deep Plane Facelift Question. Why Do Some Doctors Do a Deep Plane Face-Lift vs A SMAS?

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LoveseasonsAug 12, 2013

Why do some doctors do a deep plane face-lift vs a SMAS. From looking at pictures, it looks to me as if the deep plane works best for the jowl and neck area. Most pictures that I see after a Smas, I can still see residual looseness under the neck.

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Dr. Brock Ridenour, MD
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Dr. Brock Ridenour, MD
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Answered on Feb 10, 2017
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Dr. Yannis Alexandrides, MD, FACS
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Dr. Gregory S. Keller, MD, FACS
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Dr. Gregory S. Keller, MD, FACS
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Dr. Scott Tucker, MD
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Dr. Scott Tucker, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Ercan Karacaoglu, MD, FEBOPRAS
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Dr. Ercan Karacaoglu, MD, FEBOPRAS
Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Amir Nakhdjevani, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Plast)
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Dr. Amir Nakhdjevani, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Plast)
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Dr. Hannah Vargas, MD
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Dr. Hannah Vargas, MD
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Answered on Jan 15, 2019
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Dr. Philip Solomon, MD, FRCS
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Dr. Philip Solomon, MD, FRCS
Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Answered on Apr 22, 2015
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Dr. Kevin Sadati, DO
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Dr. Kevin Sadati, DO
Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
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Dr. Guy Watts, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Plast)
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Dr. Guy Watts, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Plast)
Specialist Plastic Surgeon
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