Facelift: Difference between revisions
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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 | 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. | ||
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* [[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. | Branded integers ([[9D facelift]]) are either thread barb-counts or one surgeon’s protocol; the integer is not a type on this ladder. | ||
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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. | |||
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Revision as of 23:48, 10 September 2026
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| Also known as | rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty
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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 jowls, neck laxity, and descended midface — not for a recessed maxilla or a high body fat that has not been cut.
Types
- 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; 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.