It is the most common face-lift in the USA and is mainly performed on people between the ages of 40 and 60. The extended SMAS face-lift pulls up all parts of the lower face, perking up sagging ...

"By highlighting the importance of aligning threads with natural tissue movement and the SMAS, our research underlines ...

Dr Gupta explains a facelift is a cosmetic surgical procedure that helps to reduce sagging skin, deep folds, and wrinkles on the face and neck ... such as SMAS plication and Deep Plane technique ...

The SMAS is then pulled up and back and cut or folded before being attached onto the bone around the cheek area. In this way the contours of the face underlying the skin are altered, with fat and ...