Part 10/13:
SMAS facelift: Elevating skin, fat, and muscle as separate layers.
Deep plane facelift: Dissecting beneath the muscle to lift the entire complex as one unit.
He stresses that the deep plane method, while offering longer-lasting results, has a higher risk of nerve damage, potentially causing temporary or permanent facial paralysis if nerves are injured during surgery.
He shares how minute the dissection planes are—about 5 millimeters from bones—which underscores how delicate and high-risk these procedures are.