Type
Facelift
Duration
6 hours
De La Cruz Plastic Surgery Houston performs deep plane facelift surgery, repositioning deeper facial tissues beneath the SMAS layer and releasing retaining ligaments to elevate the midface, SMAS, and fat pads as a single composite unit. This approach may support longer-lasting and more natural-looking results compared to superficial SMAS techniques, as it addresses the underlying structural displacement rather than simply tightening skin. Sagging cheeks, nasolabial folds, jowls, and neck laxity are typically addressed simultaneously. The procedure is commonly combined with neck lift, eyelid surgery, brow lift, and facial fat grafting. Social recovery is approximately ten to fourteen days.
About this treatment
The deep plane facelift at De La Cruz Plastic Surgery Houston represents the most anatomically comprehensive approach to facial rejuvenation currently available in surgical practice. Unlike the traditional SMAS plication or imbrication techniques — which fold or plicate the superficial musculoaponeurotic system without releasing it from its tethering retaining ligaments — the deep plane technique involves dissection through the SMAS into the sub-SMAS…
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Pricing determined at consultation based on extent of facial rejuvenation planned and any combined procedures (neck lift, eyelid surgery, fat grafting). Financing available.