Is Skin Only Facelift No Longer Performed?

Most face lifts involve some form of muscle tightening as well. There are many ways to tighten the muscle and each surgeon has their own preference. Skin only lifts tend not to give as good a result and usually do not last as long.

Dealing only with the skin at the time of the facelift ignores aging in the deeper tissues. Furthermore, if tension on the skin is expected to support the lift, the result is likely to look more unnatural in the scars are likely to be worse than with a tension free repair.