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Part 1 - Dr. Paul Leong explains the High Smas Facelift at the 2015 Portland Aging Face Course. Please view http://www.sistineplasticsurgery.com/face/lift/ for more information about Dr. Leong and the services he offers.
SMAS facelift techniques
Most facelifts tighten the SMAS, the fibrous layer under the facial fat, either by folding it with stitches (plication), cutting out a strip (SMASectomy) or lifting it as a separate flap. Reviews find high satisfaction with every SMAS method and no single method proven best.
Newest research on smas techniques
From the PubMed facelift record.
2026
Use of Ultrasound in Face and Neck Rejuvenation
Liao D, Prasad A, Bloom JD · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 41985490
2026
Comparing Deep Plane and Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System Facelifts Using Artificial Intelligence-Based Age Estimation
Tan SJ, Steppe K, Mims MM · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 42775335
2026
Interval to Secondary Facelift: A Match-Cohort Analysis of Interval Time, Technique, and Complications
Mandelbaum M, Mordukhovich I, Vishwanath N, Fraiman E, Darras O, Patel V, et al. · Aesthet Surg J · PMID 42741888
2026
SMAS Modifications in Subnasal Lip Lifting: Evaluation of 600 Patients
Ceran F, Askeroglu U, Pilanci O · Aesthetic Plast Surg · PMID 42711479
2026
Challenges and complications in secondary rhytidectomies, a systematic review
Saad C, Ishak R, Joumaa JP, Harb I, Emmanuel N, Nicolas G, et al. · JPRAS Open · PMID 42382704
2026
How I Do It: Surgical Face and Neck Rejuvenation
Chen T, Matarasso A · J Craniofac Surg · PMID 42635321
2026
The Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System Versus Deep Plane Facelift Debate in the Instagram and TikTok Era
Lu R, Azizzadeh B · Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med · PMID 42605012
2026
Double-Sling Composite Facelift
Öreroğlu AR · Aesthetic Plast Surg · PMID 42192009
2026
Effect of Age on Complications in Facelift Surgery
Vishwanath N, Mandelbaum M, Williams-Medina E, Darras O, Fraiman E, Patel V, et al. · Aesthet Surg J · PMID 42045665
2026
The Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Facial Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System
Ullas G, Garg S, Raghavan U · Facial Plast Surg · PMID 41061757