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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.
New research on facial anatomy
Recent studies on the subject of the video, each with a plain summary where one is written.
2026
The Anatomy of Sentinel Vein Based on Cadaver and Ultrasound
Zhao Y, Chen C, Zhang L, Li J, Lai F, Jin TT, et al. · J Craniofac Surg · PMID 42757998 · Plain summary
2026
Submandibular Gland Resection in East Asian Patients: An Anatomical and Clinical Series of 240 Cases
Lee I, Kim S, Lee Y, Kim J · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 42695798 · Plain summary
2026
Course Patterns of the Marginal Mandibular Branch of the Facial Nerve over the Facial Vessels in Relation to the Inferior Mandibular Border
Vrapciu AD, Rusu MC · Diagnostics (Basel) · PMID 42739192 · Plain summary
2026
Intraoral Anatomy of the Buccal Nerve for Buccal Fat Pad and Facelift Procedures
Ertaş A, Bağhaki S, İbiş EC, Taştan ÖA, Goral K, Gürses İA · Aesthet Surg J · PMID 42579285 · Plain summary
2026
Pilot Study: Endoscopic Anatomical Study of the Lower Premasseter Space and Buccal Space for Sub-superficial Musculo-aponeurotic System Face Lift: Observations Based on Live Dissections
Canas JI · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 42559558 · Plain summary
2026
Invited Commentary on: Azizzadeh et al.'s "The Multilevel Facial Anatomic Classification System: A Comprehensive Framework for Contemporary Facelift and Neck Rejuvenation Surgery"
Marcus B · Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med · PMID 42538529
2026
The Multilevel Facial Anatomic Classification System: A Comprehensive Framework for Contemporary Facelift and Neck Rejuvenation Surgery
Azizzadeh B, Deot N · Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med · PMID 42538535
2026
Individualized HIFU in women over 60: ultrasound assessment of layer-specific facial soft-tissue thickness changes
Yi KH, Park Y, Song JK, Yoon CI, Lee KE, Cartier H, et al. · Sci Rep · PMID 42469307 · Plain summary
2026
Scar-Minimizing Full-Face Rejuvenation: A Novel Multiplanar and Multivector Approach Using Combined Forehead, Transoral Midface, and Limited-Incision Lower Face and Neck Lift Techniques
Gencer M, Kerem M, Tatar BE · Aesthetic Plast Surg · PMID 42315787 · Plain summary
2026
An anatomy-guided multi-vector thread lifting strategy for nasolabial fold correction: Technique refinement and clinical outcomes in a 22-patient case series
Hong GW, Yoon SE, Song JK, Kim JH, Teixeira DA, Ravindran R, et al. · JPRAS Open · PMID 42206262
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