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ASJ GEMS With Dr. Chia Chi Kao on #PonytailLift

Aesthetic Surgery Journal · 2025-10-02 · 92 minutes · ASJ GEMS

From the channel

Watch this special 90-minute ASJ GEMS webinar with Dr. Kao who presents The Ponytail Lift Breakdown. To subscribe to Aeshtetic Surgery Journal: https://academic.oup.com/asj/subscribe Questions? phaedra@theaestheticsociety.org

Short-scar facelift and MACS lift

A short-scar facelift uses a shorter incision, usually in front of the ear only, and less skin undermining than a full facelift, for a less visible scar and a faster recovery. It works best on the jowls and cheeks of people with modest neck laxity; the best-known version, the MACS lift, holds the face up with purse-string sutures anchored at the temple.

The technique, its anatomy and the papers behind it

New research on short scar and macs lift

Recent studies on the subject of the video, each with a plain summary where one is written.

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Comparison of Deep SMAS Lift and MACS in Facelift: A Meta-Analysis
Pandkhahi A, Zare N, Karimi AM, Ghafouriansamedanimashhad A, Karimi H, Alexander A, et al. · Medicina (Kaunas) · Meta-Analysis · PMID 41597398