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Facelift technique: Skin only pull vs Muscle pull

Netalia age 49
Do ALL Doctors use the SMAS technique (SKIN and MUSCLE) to perform a full facelift? If not, why?.... I read using the "skin" only pull is useless. Why would a doctor choose to use the skin pull and not the muscle pull?

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Dr. Nima Shemirani, MD
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Dr. Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA
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Dr. Anthony Corrado, DO
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Dr. Michael I. Echavez, MD
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Dr. Robert M. Freund, MD
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Dr. Paul Wigoda, MD
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