Description:
Before and after: woman in her late 50s, 12 months after surgery.
Full deep plane facelift, including temporal lift, midface lift, and deep neck lift, with fat transfer to the face, Morpheus8 radiofrequency microneedling to the face and neck, and a lip lift.
Why a deep plane facelift? With a deep plane facelift we do not have to elevate a lot of skin by itself, which decreases the risk of seromas and hematomas. It is an extensive deep plane dissection that divides all the retaining ligaments of the face (zygomatic, masseteric, mandibular, cervical, platysma-auricular and parotid cutaneous) and reaches the nasolabial folds and marionette lines.
The upper face. The upper portion of the face is done through an endoscope, using small incisions behind the hairline, to reposition the brows and raise the midface. This allows a shorter scar in front of the ear.
What is a deep neck lift? A deep neck lift uses a small incision under the chin (submental) and an incision behind the ear. Both are easily hidden with a deep plane facelift. It includes:
- Removal of the external fat that sits below the skin
- Removal of the deep neck fat underneath the platysma muscle
- Reduction or removal of the submandibular glands when they protrude
- Removal of a portion of the digastric muscle, with plication of the digastric muscle and the platysma at the midline
- Division of the platysma, usually, to prevent banding, with the platysma then pulled back behind the ear
What is Morpheus8? Morpheus8 is microneedling with radiofrequency, often combined with nano fat or Ariessence PDGF, for skin tightening and treatment of fine lines and wrinkles.
Individual results vary. These photos show one patient’s outcome and are not a guarantee of results.
