SMAS facelift
 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.