Will face and neck liposuction damage the SMAS layer, making a future facelift less effective?

January 18, 2023
Asked By:Luminous593734 in Seattle, Washington

I want to do facial and neck lipo, but I’ve heard that doing liposuction on face and neck will damage the SMAS layer and will make the future face lifts less effective. If they go in from the back (near the ear), it’ll damage SMAS. But if they go in from the front (near mouth), then it won’t damage SMAS. And that neck SMAS is sturdier, so lipo is more ok compared to the face. Are these things true?

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February 8, 2023

Answer: SMAS Layer

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