Differences between 3 types of Facelifts. (Photo)

Your proposed techniques are partial modern orthodox facelifts, except for the last one which I understand is the complete one.
Your scenario is not a wise one, you should not choose, the surgeon is who must choose, propose, advise and perform with mastery the best technical option for a case... as long as there is only one successfully and safely acceptable... and in your case this is the case.
You have moderate aging a the middle third of face but quite advanced at lower face, jowls and very very particularly at the neck, you need therefore:
-complete subcutaneous (skin) undermining (lift) of face and neck (down to clavicles) cutaneous cover in order to allow deep plane maneuver and finally redraping a perfectly adjusted cover of skin
-middle and lower facial third vectorial SMAS plasties / lift 
-direct lipectomy or defatting of jowls and neck
-complete platysmaplasty with medial plication and side anchoring to the ECM muscle
Additionally you may consider (ideal candidate for them) forehead-eyebrow lift and quad-blepharoplasty.
Surgical time for a modern, well done, deep and complete face and neck lift is 5-6 hours (if defatting is required); it is top of the scale in facial rejuvenation.
Seek the services of a good lifting surgeon and avoid snakecharmers (minilifts, threads, skin lifts, fillers, stitches, implants, bla bla bla...), yours is a very aged, heavy and droopy platysma and a fatty neck.... there are no workarounds in your case.
Better images are required to provide overal assessment of your case.
Feel free to request any additional information from me.

Greetings,
The reality is that the term "facelift" means something different for almost every plastic surgeon because there are many acceptable methods available for performing aging face surgery.  Obviously you have had widely different time estimates for facelift surgery.  From my perspective, 10 hours is not required to perform even the most comprehensive, long-lasting, and effective facelift.  Also, "deep plane" is a term that describes a particular technique but other techniques are available and effective to accomplish the same rejuvenation of the deep facial techniques.  Any technique that you consider should address the deep tissues and not simply the skin.  Good luck with your research and decision.

Hi frappels,Thanks for your question. I do not know how any facelift could take up to 10 hours to perform.  I do not think that a skin only facelift is effective for most facelift patients and do not perform this procedure. Whatever facelift procedure is performed, addressing the SMAS is important. I would discuss with your surgeon to find out the pros and cons of each in your particular case. Based on the times that were provided to you, I would also feel free to get other opinions with other surgeons before scheduling surgery.  please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns!

A facelift of any type should not take 10 hours.
Also you didn't mention High SMAS facelift, the most recent version of this procedure, which leads me to believe your research should continue.
Please don't get bogged down with the exact type of operation you want, and look for a highly skilled surgeon with decades of experience who will give you your best result.  It is your face.

The subject of which type of facelift is ideal for an individual is likely to always generate much debate and, often times, confusion. This is because many surgeons also label their procedures with marketing terms (i.e. lifestyle lift) that do very little to explain what is actually being done. There are only a handful of true discernible surgical techniques in facelifting, and they can be divided into roughly: skin-only, SMAS lifts, and extended SMAS lifts. Skin lifts are, in general, not appropriate for most patients with moderate to severe aging, and, I would argue, not appropriate for anyone given that the facial skin is too elastic to allow for a long-lasting result, i.e. the skin cannot retain the tension required for lifting of facial tissues. The SMAS lifts are your bread & butter lifts, they are very popular and have served surgeons very well and tend to be quicker and provide good results, but they can be inadequate in individuals with moderate to severe aging because they often do not adequately lift the midface (i.e. the cheek). In order to lift the midface, several ligaments have to be released, and such work requires a more cautious dissection over the facial nerve, these techniques are described as extended-SMAS facelifts. The extended SMAS facelifts include the fairly popular Deep Plane Facelift, High SMAS facelift, and variations of those (i.e. the composite facelift, the lamellar High-SMAS facelift, etc). This subject is complex, and it has caused much confusion on the part of patients, a problem exacerbated by marketing done by surgeons, with patients then choosing to simply undergo the quickest and cheapest procedure; however, this can lead to poor results. In order to counteract this trend, I have created a video that explains the different variety of facelifts available currently by describing the technique since it was first performed in 1906. Feel free to watch it at the link provided below. It is up to the patient to be well informed about the procedure before undergoing surgery, but it is the surgeon's obligation to provide a careful review & explanation of why a specific technique is best for a given face. Best of luck!

Personally, I performed the SMAS Facelift because I feel that this technique best delivers a youthful, natural looking result. I would encourage you to think less about the type of facelift, though, and more about the skill of the surgeon. The latter is the important part. Having said that, I've never heard of a facelift taking 10 hours....

Thank you for your photo and questions. A skin only face lift is not very effective. A "standard" face lift is not very descriptive and could involve any number of techniques depending on the surgeon. In most cases a layer of tissue deep to the skin and fat called the SMAS layer must be addressed. Recent studies have shown that a SMAS type procedure is just as effective as a Deep Plane face lift with less risk for complications. An in-person consultation is necessary to come up with the best surgical plan. 

The technical nuances between different types of facelifts will be very difficult to explain without a thorough anatomical knowledge of the anatomy of the face. A skin only facelift was  popular 35 years ago, and no longer performed. In our practice, we perform a high-SMAS lower face and neck lift. This procedure accomplishes tightening loose facial and neck skin, tightening loose facial and neck muscles, tightening the SMAS and lifting the jowls, removal of fatty deposits above and below the platysma muscle in the neck in addition to a platysma plasty. Choose your surgeon based on producing natural results from their before and after facelift photo gallery, not based on technical types of different facelift procedures. For more information and many before-and-after examples, please see the link and the video below

An interesting study looking at different types of multi-plane facelifts vs simply tightening the skin showed that in order to achieve a more long-lasting, natural looking result it was important to work with the deeper layer called the SMAS rather than just tightening the skin. It also showed that although it was important to work with the deep layer, any of the more standard procedures will give similar results. So I would agree with your decision. The difference in time is likely more related to surgeon speed than difference in procedure. 10 hours seems unnecessarily long to me for just a facelift. 

 Hi, I have performed many facelifts and facial shaping procedures using dermal fillers, facial implants (cheek, chin) and liposuction for over 30 years.  Following the facial beauty principles that I have developed over 30 years of rejuvenating faces I have found that men look chiseled and handsome with angularity in the cheeks, chin and mandibular angles.  From the photos, your cheeks are very flat anteriorly (in the front), I suspect that the chin is weak (can be confirmed with a profile view) as are the mandibular angles and there is excess facial fat in front of the cheeks and in the neck (excess skin in the neck).  These combine to create a very thin,  elongated, rectangularly shaped face.  The following procedures would create a more ruggedly handsome face.
Cheek augmentation with cheek implants to add angularity to the cheeks and mid face.  This would be combined with liposuction to reduce the excess facial fat to further define the cheek shape.  Dermal fillers could also be used for a temporary enhancement.  **Despite its recent popularity, fat transfer offers far less of a reliable and predictable shaping volume than silastic facial implants or a off the shelf dermal filler in my opinion and experience.  For that reason, I do not use fat to shape the cheeks, chin, jaw line or lips.  
Chin augmentation, using a chin implant, to add projection to the chin creating harmony and balance to the lower face.  I have performed many Chin Augmentations using silastic chin implants for over 30 years.  Presence of a weak chin creates an imbalance making the nose appear larger, the mid face top heavy and the lower face look short that de-emphasizes the lips and allows early formation of a double chin.  Chin augmentation with a silastic chin implant will add forward projection, to correct the weak chin, thereby creating harmony and balance to the lower face.   I place the silastic chin implant, through a small curved incision under the chin (also allows excess skin removal) in 30 minutes or less and find this procedure to be very safe, quick, highly effective and far less invasive than a sliding genioplasty.  Liposuction and excess skin removal would be combined and performed using the same incision.
Augmentation of the mandibular angles using a dermal filler (jaw implants have too many unwanted side effects IMHO) to add volume, angularity and flare to the jaw line. "Jowls” are sagging facial tissues and an indication for some form of a SMAS facelift.  The underlying SMAS layer, of the face, must be dissected, lifted, trimmed and re-sutured (not merely folded or suspended with threads or sutures that will not last).  The excess skin is then removed and the facelift incisions closed.
My most popular facelift is the minimally invasive, short incision facelift that has all the benefits of the more invasive type facelifts (traditional facelift, mid-face facelift, deep plane facelift, cheek lift and subperiosteal facelifts) but with these added benefits:
very small incisions and no incisions extend or are placed within the hair 
minimal tissue dissection = less bruising and swelling = rapid recovery (several days instead of weeks or months with the more invasive type facelifts mentioned)
can be performed in 90 minutes or less, with or without general anesthesia
no incisions within the hair = no hair loss Since no type of facelift by itself will adequately and properly shape the "key" facial features, I combine facial shaping with every facelift procedure.  When jowls are present, these should be done in concert and not alone or separately in order to create a naturally, more attractive face.  In my humble opinion, the key objective in you having a facelift should be to create a more angular, chiseled, handsome face that's more youthful and naturally attractive.  This will require a mute-phase approach as discussed above.  Simply "pulling" the tissues and or skin of the face with any form of a facelift, without creating the properly shaped facial features below, risks making the face appear "pulled", "windswept" and "flat".
Hope this helps.