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Are You Too Young for a Facelift?

Basu Aesthetics + Plastic Surgery | Houston, Texas · 2026-04-22 · 14 minutes

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Facelifts used to be something people put off until their 60’s or 70’s. Now Houston facial plastic surgeon Dr. Taylor DeBusk is seeing patients in their 30’s, and the reasons are more nuanced than you might think. Some of it comes down to genetics. A heavy neck, deep tear troughs, and under-eye bags aren't always signs of aging. Dr. DeBusk explains why catching things early actually leads to bette

Subperiosteal, vertical and preservation facelifts

These facelifts lift the face upward more than back toward the ear. A subperiosteal lift frees the soft tissue from the bone and moves the whole facial "mask" up; vertical, endoscopic and "preservation" lifts are newer versions that leave more tissue attached and often avoid the incision in front of the ear.

The technique, its anatomy and the papers behind it

New research on midface and subperiosteal lift

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

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Endoscopic suture-suspension midface lift
Wu RT, Korman JM · JPRAS Open · PMID 42281908
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Bifid Zygomaticus Major Muscle With Absent Risorius and Facial Artery Trifurcation
Piagkou M, Triantafyllou G, Lyrtzis C, Tsakotos G, Paraskevas G · J Craniofac Surg · PMID 42246671