Deep Plane Facelift: The 411 from Dr. Babak Azizzadeh (the Pioneer of the Procedure)

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Considering a facelift? You may want to forgo the traditional procedure and opt for a deep plane facelift. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, an internationally recognized plastic surgeon and pioneer of the deep plane facelift technique. We'll explore the artistry behind the deep plane facelift, discussing how it goes beyond simply tightening the skin, but also involves sculpting and

Deep-plane facelift

A deep-plane facelift lifts the skin, fat and SMAS as one flap after releasing the ligaments that hold the cheek down, instead of lifting skin and SMAS separately. It dates to Hamra's 1990 paper and is now the most-used facelift among surveyed facial plastic surgeons, though head-to-head evidence of longer-lasting results is limited.

The technique, its anatomy and the papers behind it