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{{Short description|Short-scar lift for mild descent; MACS and cousins}} | {{Short description|Short-scar lift for mild descent; MACS and cousins}} | ||
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| image = Facial muscles.jpg | |||
| caption = Facial musculature (Commons). Mini / MACS lifts use a shorter scar and less release. | |||
| alt = Facial muscles | |||
| name = Mini facelift | | name = Mini facelift | ||
| also = S-lift, MACS lift, short-scar lift | | also = S-lift, MACS lift, short-scar lift | ||
| field = Medicine | | field = Medicine | ||
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A '''mini facelift''' (S-lift, MACS — minimal access cranial suspension) uses a shorter scar and less ligament release. It is used for mild [[jowl]] in still-elastic skin. It does not treat a heavy neck as a full [[neck lift]] would, and it does not move a [[maxilla]]. | A '''mini facelift''' (S-lift, MACS — minimal access cranial suspension) uses a shorter scar and less ligament release.<ref name="med">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery |title=Plastic surgery |website=Wikipedia |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> It is used for mild [[jowl]] in still-elastic skin. It does not treat a heavy neck as a full [[neck lift]] would, and it does not move a [[maxilla]]. | ||
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[[Category:Techniques]] | [[Category:Techniques]] | ||
[[Category:Face]] | [[Category:Face]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:56, 14 September 2026
 Facial musculature (Commons). Mini / MACS lifts use a shorter scar and less release.
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| Also known as | S-lift, MACS lift, short-scar lift
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A mini facelift (S-lift, MACS — minimal access cranial suspension) uses a shorter scar and less ligament release.[1] It is used for mild jowl in still-elastic skin. It does not treat a heavy neck as a full neck lift would, and it does not move a maxilla.
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A named short-scar lift for mild descent — not a substitute for LeFort, and not a substitute for platysma work.
See also
References
- ↑ Plastic surgery. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 September 2026.