SMAS vs Deep Plane Facelift: What You Need to Know | Philadelphia Facelift Surgeon Dr. Claytor

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In this video Dr. Claytor explains the deep plane facelift procedure and how it can improve a patient's appearance. He shows before and after photos of a patient who was concerned about her sagging jowls and neck. Dr. Claytor emphasizes that the goal of the procedure is to rejuvenate the patient's natural appearance rather than change it, while drawing on dry erase board to explain facial descent

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