Awake Surgery and Deep Plane Facelifts | Episode 1 of Dr. Claytor and Dr. Fodero's New Podcast

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Welcome to the first episode of Dr. Claytor and Dr. Fodero's new podcast! They will be discussing a variety of topics pertaining to plastic surgery to contribute their expertise to the field. This episode is focused on deep plane facelifts under local anesthesia. Both surgeons regularly perform deep plane facelifts under local anesthesia. This means that the patient is AWAKE throughout the entire

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