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Dr David Rosenberg: The Facelift Files

Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa · 2025-02-11 · 53 minutes

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Kelly's plastic surgeon, Dr. David Rosenberg comes to the podcast studio, aka Michael's bedroom, to take us under the knife and face the facts on facelifts, brow-lifts, Botox and beyond. He also tells us why every facelift isn't created equally and shares important things to look for before you decide to have cosmetic surgery. Stick around because Dr. Rosenberg responds to many of our listeners' q

Facelift anatomy

The face is built in layers: skin, fat, a fibrous muscle sheet called the SMAS, a deep fascia, and the facial nerve branches under that fascia. Facelift techniques differ by which layer the surgeon lifts, which ligaments are released, and how close the dissection runs to the nerve.

The technique, its anatomy and the papers behind it

Newest research on facelift technique, general

From the PubMed facelift record.

2026
How to Optimally Prepare the Patient for a Facelift Procedure
Mariani M, Fabbri M, Serra PL, Botti C, Botti G · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 41183544
2026
Use of Nerve Integrity Monitoring (NIM) in Facelifts
Wongkietkachorn A, Hah WWH, Wongkietkachorn N · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 42085580
2026
Epidemiological and Economic Factors in Facelift Surgery in the USA: A Retrospective Multi-center Analysis
Knoedler L, Lellouch AG, Aguglia R, Sadati K, Knoedler S, Kehrer A, et al. · Aesthetic Plast Surg · PMID 40897962
2026
Evaluating the Time of Maximal Vasoconstrictive Effect of Epinephrine in Facelift Surgery
Tarabishy S, Meyers A, Kragel MC, Janssen PL, Zins JE · Aesthet Surg J · PMID 40692271
2026
Facelift Randomized Controlled Trials Compliance With CONSORT Checklist: A Systematic Review
Yousif YF, Jamel WA, Perez H R, Farooq O, Balcı EB, de la Torre V, et al. · Aesthet Surg J Open Forum · PMID 41847318
2026
Evaluating the Quality of Rhytidectomy-Related Content Posted on Social Media: Facelift Patient Information on TikTok
Szymczak A, Park AC, Benjamin A, Eggerstedt M, Meleca JB, Sidle DM, et al. · Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med · PMID 40474785