Surgical facelifts are utilised when there is facial skin laxity that cannot be addressed by less invasive therapies alone. The skin retraction response to less invasive treatments is dependent on multiple factors including skin health, genetics and lifestyle factors.
Within surgical facelifts there are different options classified by the incision placement (minimal access cranial suspension MACS, short scar facelift S-LIFT, mini and traditional facelift). Facelifts can also range depending on the treatment of the underlying sub muscular aponeurotic system SMAS (plication, SMAS-ectomy, deep plane). The SMAS which is the important underlying facial supporting structure central to ageing.
Individual patient anatomies play an important role in the surgical facelift decision-making process.