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{{Short description|Facelift that plicates or excises SMAS}} | {{Short description|Facelift that plicates or excises SMAS}} | ||
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| caption = Facial musculature (Commons). A SMAS facelift plicates or excises SMAS; deep plane goes under it. | |||
| alt = Facial muscles | |||
| name = SMAS facelift | | name = SMAS facelift | ||
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A '''SMAS facelift''' works the superficial musculoaponeurotic system — plication, imbrication, or SMAS-ectomy — then redrapes 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> It is the parent of most “real” lifts. [[Deep plane facelift]] is the more aggressive ligament-release child. If a clinic says SMAS and shows a thread, they are lying. | A '''SMAS facelift''' works the superficial musculoaponeurotic system — plication, imbrication, or SMAS-ectomy — then redrapes 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> It is the parent of most “real” lifts. [[Deep plane facelift]] is the more aggressive ligament-release child. If a clinic says SMAS and shows a thread, they are lying. | ||
== Versus skin-only == | |||
Skin-only skips the plane. See [[SMAS]] and [[deep plane facelift]]. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:56, 14 September 2026
 Facial musculature (Commons). A SMAS facelift plicates or excises SMAS; deep plane goes under it.
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A SMAS facelift works the superficial musculoaponeurotic system — plication, imbrication, or SMAS-ectomy — then redrapes skin.[1] It is the parent of most “real” lifts. Deep plane facelift is the more aggressive ligament-release child. If a clinic says SMAS and shows a thread, they are lying.
Versus skin-only
Skin-only skips the plane. See SMAS and deep plane facelift.
See also
References
- ↑ Plastic surgery. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 September 2026.