The Insta-famous deep plane facelift While the earliest facelifts merely pulled skin taut and trimmed any excess, the techniques used today (the deep plane and the SMAS, or superficial ...

It is the most common face-lift in the USA and is mainly performed on people between the ages of 40 and 60. The extended SMAS face-lift pulls up all parts of the lower face, perking up sagging ...

Rather, it's a deep-plane facelift, which is a type of facelift in which the SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system), a layer of connective tissue underneath the facial skin, is lifted to ...

Following the end of her marriage of more than 20 years, Vance sought a facelift and eye lift ... the superficial muscular aponeurotic system (SMAS), a layer just under the skin.

The SMAS is then pulled up and back and cut or ... There is a slightly higher risk of scarring than for other face-lift operations and a small risk of damage to the facial nerves because more ...