As we age, our face tends to lose its shape, often making us look tired and haggard. Today, modern facelifts can help turn back the clock by profoundly restoring the youthful contours of the face for a fresher, more revitalised look without any tell-tale sign of surgery.
NATURAL and LASTING FACELIFT
Deep Plane Facelift
Fig 1. Facial soft tissue spaces and retaining ligaments of the face.
WHY DOES TRADITIONAL FACELIFT LOOKS UNNATURAL?
Recent TECHNICAL ADVANCES in the COMPOSITE FACELIFT TECHNIQUES
THROUGH THE FACIAL SOFT TISSUE SPACES APPROACH TO THE DEEP PLANE COMPOSITE FACELIFT
WHAT AREAS OF THE FACE ARE ADDRESSED with THE A DEEP PLANE Composite facelift?
A composite facelift treats the lower face, including the marionette lines and the jawline. A neck lift is also done as part of the composite lift. In patients that also have midcheek descent, a composite facelift can also be used to lift the cheek as well as the nasolabial fold. This extended dissection is called the extended composite facelift or High SMAS composite facelift. Should there be upper face (brow and forehead) aging, a forehead lift or a brow lift can be included with the composite facelift, which will then be known as a complete facelift.
Dr. Wong has published his Deep Plane / Composite facelift technique in the journal Plastic Reconstructive Surgery. You may review this paper here.
The Composite Facelift
THE BASIS OF A SAFE PROCEDURE