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Fixing a Facelift Gone Wrong | What I've Learned

Dr. Raghu Athre · 2026-01-06 · 50 minutes

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See the results of a revision deep plane facelift just four days after surgery. Discover how surgical precision impacts recovery. This video follows Vivian four days post-operation after her revision deep plane facelift and neck lift. We discuss the surgeon's commitment to making every detail better during the procedure, regardless of the patient's initial request. Understanding that patients ofte

Deep-plane facelift

A deep-plane facelift releases the ligaments that hold the cheek down and lifts the skin, cheek fat and underlying muscle layer together as one flap, to treat sagging cheeks, jowls and a soft jawline. Hamra described the operation in 1990, and no study since has shown that it lasts longer than other SMAS facelifts.

The technique, its anatomy and the papers behind it

New research on deep plane facelift

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

2026
Conservation facelift: The mesoface
Quinodoz P, Scampa M, Belhaouari L · JPRAS Open · PMID 42630822 · Plain summary
2026
Tunneled Deep-plane Lift: A Novel Approach to Lower Facial and Neck Laxity
Stanford N, Ramírez B, Varela A · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 42719910 · Plain summary
2026
Deep Plane Facelifts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes
Koroma P, Reji N, Burridge I, Shah M, Gopi P, Lee K, et al. · Aesthetic Plast Surg · PMID 42576065 · Plain summary