Facelift Trends vs Reality with Dr. Ben Talei

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Facelifts are everywhere right now—but with all the attention comes a lot of confusion. This week on Plastic Surgery Uncensored, Dr. Rady Rahban is joined by renowned facial plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Talei to break down what’s really going on in the world of facial rejuvenation—and what patients may be getting wrong. From the explosion of facelift popularity on social media to the rise of new techni

Facelift anatomy

The face is built in layers: skin, fat, a layer of fibrous tissue and flat facial muscles that surgeons call the SMAS, a deep fascia, and the facial nerve branches beneath it. Facelift techniques differ in which layer the surgeon lifts, which ligaments are released and how close the work runs to the nerve.

The technique, its anatomy and the papers behind it