Facelift research in PubMed
Every facelift, rhytidectomy and neck lift paper indexed in PubMed, sorted by topic and year. The list is read from PubMed every week; new papers appear at the top.
PubMed read 2026-09-25. Query: facelift, face lift, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, neck lift, platysmaplasty, midface lift, deep plane and SMAS lift terms in the title or abstract.
By topic
Each paper is tagged from its title, keywords and abstract. A paper can sit under several topics.
Brow and eyelid with facelift
Combined procedure papers cover brow lift, forehead lift and blepharoplasty done with a facelift.
Neck lift and platysma
A neck lift tightens the platysma muscle and removes excess fat and skin from the neck and jawline.
Facelift technique, general
General technique papers describe a surgeon's facelift method, its steps and the results in a patient series.
Lasers, peels and energy devices
Adjunct papers pair facelift with laser resurfacing, peels and energy devices for the skin surface.
SMAS techniques
SMAS techniques reposition the superficial musculoaponeurotic system by plication, imbrication, excision or a raised flap.
Midface and subperiosteal lift
Midface lifts reposition the cheek fat and tissue over the cheekbone, often in the subperiosteal plane.
Facial anatomy
Anatomy papers map the layers, retaining ligaments, fat compartments and nerves that facelift techniques are built on.
Threads and nonsurgical lifting
These papers test thread lifts, suture suspension and nonsurgical lifting against surgical facelift.
Fat grafting and volume
Fat grafting restores facial volume at the time of facelift or afterwards; the papers measure take, technique and longevity.
Incisions and scars
Incision papers compare hairline, tragal and postauricular placements and the scars they leave.
Complications
Complication papers report the rates of hematoma, nerve injury, skin loss, infection, hair loss and scarring after facelift.
Outcomes and longevity
Outcome papers measure how long a facelift lasts, how much younger patients look and how satisfied they are.
Facial nerve safety
Facial nerve papers measure where the branches run and how often they are injured during facelift.
Hematoma and hemostasis
Hematoma is the most common early facelift complication; these papers test blood pressure control, drains, sealants, tranexamic acid and the hemostatic net.
Deep plane facelift
The deep plane facelift releases the retaining ligaments and lifts skin and SMAS as one flap below the SMAS layer.
Anesthesia and recovery
Anesthesia papers compare sedation, general and total intravenous anesthesia, pain control and recovery after facelift.
Imaging, measurement and AI
Measurement papers use 3D imaging, photography standards and machine learning to grade facelift results.
Deep neck: glands, fat, digastric
Deep neck surgery works below the platysma on subplatysmal fat, the digastric muscles and the submandibular glands.
Short scar and MACS lift
Short scar lifts shorten or remove the incision behind the ear; the MACS lift suspends tissue with purse-string sutures.
Male facelift
Male facelift papers cover beard-bearing skin, hairline, bleeding risk and incision placement in men.
Smoking and skin flap
Smoking and flap papers measure skin survival and the risk that nicotine and flap tension add.
Training and education
Training papers cover how residents and fellows learn facelift and how surgical volume is measured.
History of the facelift
History papers trace the facelift from skin-only lifts in the early 1900s through SMAS, deep plane and today's techniques.
Secondary and revision facelift
Secondary facelift papers cover repeat and corrective operations after an earlier facelift.
Weight loss and GLP-1
These papers address facial laxity after major weight loss, including GLP-1 medicines such as semaglutide.
Newest papers
The most recent records entered in PubMed.