ASJ GEMS With Chris Surek, DO

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Join us for ASJ GEMS with Dr. Chris Surek presenting Deep Plane Facelift and Necklift: Anatomy and Operative Technique.

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