Deep Plane Facelift and Neck Lift

For anti-aging after middle age and beyond, the representative surgery is a facelift. However, because aging in the face and neck are connected, a facelift and a neck lift are inseparable.

The multiple layers of the face. The platysma included in the SMAS layer.

The face and neck can be divided into several layers beneath the skin.

The most important layer in a facelift, the SMAS layer, is connected to the platysma in the neck. Just as it is important to tighten the SMAS layer well in a facelift, it is important to tighten the platysma well in the neck.

In fact, for people who visit for anti-aging consultations, the discussion may start with sagging in the face and then move on to neck wrinkles, or it may begin with neck wrinkles and then continue to a facelift.

"Deep Plane Facelift and Neck Lift in a Woman in Her Mid-60s"

Facelift and neck lift in her 60s. A real model who consented to public release.

This patient is a woman in her mid-60s who came in with sagging in the face and wrinkles in the neck.

People with short hairstyles are usually also interested in neck sagging and wrinkles along with facial sagging. If the neck skin is thin, the platysma may appear like a band, or fine wrinkles may increase.

The surgery was performed using the deep plane method, one of the facelift techniques. Dissection was carried out sufficiently below the SMAS layer, and the retaining ligaments needed during surgery were released.

To maintain sufficient lifting effect, it is important in the face to adequately release the zygomatic ligament and the masseteric ligament. For lifting the jawline and neck, it is important to properly release the mandibular ligament.

In the neck, dissection was performed below the platysma, and platysma plication was also carried out through a submental incision.

Surgical method for a deep plane facelift and neck lift. Source: JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.

Deep plane facelift and neck lift have the advantage of a faster recovery and excellent results because there is less subcutaneous dissection and more extensive dissection beneath the SMAS layer.

Before and after deep plane facelift. Deep plane facelift review. A real model who consented to public release.

If you compare the results side by side, you can see that the sagging areas of the face have been well improved.

Let’s also compare the neck wrinkles that were the main concern during the consultation.

Because a neck lift and platysmaplasty were performed together with the deep plane facelift, the neck wrinkles and band-like lines were also well improved.

Before and after a facelift and neck lift in a woman in her 60s. Before and after a neck lift in a woman in her 60s. Neck lift review. A real model who consented to public release.

Neck lift review. Before and after neck lift. A real model who consented to public release.

Usually, people who have undergone a facelift along with a neck lift often wear necklaces they had not worn for a long time.

People who used to mainly wear turtlenecks or polos to cover neck wrinkles after middle age can wear a variety of styles after surgery, and they can express youthfulness through accessories such as necklaces.