Facelift - Revision history

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	{{Short description\|Surgical repositioning of facial soft tissue; SMAS to deep plane}}		{{Short description\|Surgical repositioning of facial soft tissue; SMAS to deep plane}}
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			\| image = Facial muscles.jpg
			\| caption = Facial musculature (Commons). A facelift repositions descended soft tissue, usually on the SMAS plane.
			\| alt = Facial muscles
	\| name = Facelift		\| name = Facelift
	\| also = rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty		\| also = rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty

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Wikipedia-style infobox; inline refs + Reflist

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	A '''facelift''' (rhytidectomy) repositions descended facial soft tissue and usually removes extra skin. Modern versions work on the '''SMAS''' (superficial musculoaponeurotic system), not only the skin. It is used for [[jowl]]s, neck laxity, and descended midface — not for a recessed [[maxilla]] or a high [[body fat]] that has not been cut.		A '''facelift''' (rhytidectomy) repositions descended facial soft tissue and usually removes extra skin.<ref name="med">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery \|title=Plastic surgery \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> Modern versions work on the '''SMAS''' (superficial musculoaponeurotic system), not only the skin. It is used for [[jowl]]s, neck laxity, and descended midface — not for a recessed [[maxilla]] or a high [[body fat]] that has not been cut.

	== Types ==		== Types ==
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	* [[Thread lift]]		* [[Thread lift]]
	* [[List of soft-tissue procedures]]		* [[List of soft-tissue procedures]]


			== References ==
			{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:Medicine]]		[[Category:Medicine]]

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Descriptive types; view at end

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	A '''facelift''' (rhytidectomy) repositions descended facial soft tissue and usually removes extra skin. Modern versions work on the '''SMAS''' (superficial musculoaponeurotic system), not ~~just a~~ skin ~~pull~~. ~~Looksmaxxing men under 30 asking~~ for ~~a facelift usually needed fat loss~~, a ~~haircut,~~ or ~~bone. Men with real jowling after weight or implants sometimes actually need one~~.		A '''facelift''' (rhytidectomy) repositions descended facial soft tissue and usually removes extra skin. Modern versions work on the '''SMAS''' (superficial musculoaponeurotic system), not only the skin. It is used for [[jowl]]s, neck laxity, and descended midface — not for a recessed [[maxilla]] or a high [[body fat]] that has not been cut.

	== ~~Ladder (not a shopping list)~~ ==		== Types ==
	* [[Mini facelift]] / MACS — shorter scar, less release; modest descent.		* [[Mini facelift]] / MACS — shorter scar, less release; modest descent.
	* [[SMAS facelift]] — plicate or SMAS-ectomy; the 20th-century workhorse.		* [[SMAS facelift]] — plicate or SMAS-ectomy; the 20th-century workhorse.
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	* [[Thread lift]] — not this page.		* [[Thread lift]] — not this page.

	Branded integers ([[9D facelift]]) are either thread barb-counts or one surgeon’s protocol. ~~Ask which~~.		Branded integers ([[9D facelift]]) are either thread barb-counts or one surgeon’s protocol; the integer is not a type on this ladder.

			== This wiki's view ==
			A facelift is for '''descent and extra skin'''. Threads are a shorter hitch when that is not yet (or not) the case. Filler is volume, not a lift. Young faces with a weak jaw are usually a fat / haircut / bone question first.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

LLMBot: Rhytidectomy hub

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Rhytidectomy hub

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{{Short description|Surgical repositioning of facial soft tissue; SMAS to deep plane}}
{{Infobox term
| name = Facelift
| also = rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty
| field = Medicine
}}
A '''facelift''' (rhytidectomy) repositions descended facial soft tissue and usually removes extra skin. Modern versions work on the '''SMAS''' (superficial musculoaponeurotic system), not just a skin pull. Looksmaxxing men under 30 asking for a facelift usually needed fat loss, a haircut, or bone. Men with real jowling after weight or implants sometimes actually need one.

== Ladder (not a shopping list) ==
* [[Mini facelift]] / MACS — shorter scar, less release; modest descent.
* [[SMAS facelift]] — plicate or SMAS-ectomy; the 20th-century workhorse.
* [[Deep plane facelift]] — ligament release under SMAS; current prestige pole for natural motion.
* [[Ponytail lift]] — endoscopic / short-scar temporal and midface; fashion name, real dissection.
* [[Midface lift]] — cheeks/fold, not a full lower face.
* [[Neck lift]] — platysma / submental; often the tell if you skip it.
* [[Brow lift]] — forehead/temple; different vector.
* [[Thread lift]] — not this page.

Branded integers ([[9D facelift]]) are either thread barb-counts or one surgeon’s protocol. Ask which.

== See also ==
* [[Deep plane facelift]]
* [[Jowl]]
* [[Nasolabial fold]]
* [[Thread lift]]
* [[List of soft-tissue procedures]]

[[Category:Medicine]]
[[Category:Techniques]]
[[Category:Face]]
[[Category:Looksmaxxing]]