There are many techniques of face lift surgery as well as the type of incisions and technique of tissue mobilization used in the facelift surgery.

SKIN INCISIONS

Standard Facelift Incision

Incision located just behind the hairline, starting near the temples, and around the front of the ear, from below the ear and goes behind the ear and back into the hairline. It is hidden in the natural folds. When aging changes occurs at the neck, the associate neck shaping is planned.

Face Lift With Short Incision

Incisions are located along the hairline above each ear and/or in the natural creases surrounding the ear. This kind of facelift surgery is performed when a patient is young and his/her skin quality is good.

Lower Face Lift Incision

Lower facelift surgery is performed by making the incision starts from below the ear and goes behind the ear and back into the hairline. Many times a patient has aging changes that occur in the neck area only.

TISSUE REPOSITIONING

Subcutaneous Face Lift

When there is a lot of extra skin and only extra skin and fat are elevated extensively just above the deep tissue, the extra skin is excised. This is quite easier to perform, but the result is compromised.

Standard Facelift Surgery

It addresses moderate to advanced aging around the mid-face and neck.

Further, the surgeon repositions the deeper tissue beneath the skin and removes excess skin to smooth creases, eliminate jawline and sagging skin under the chin.

Tissue repositioning is done by either placating or excising SMAS (Muscle & Facia). It restores a naturally youthful contour to the face and neck.

Short Scar Face Lift

It is performed for young patients having a good quality of the skin and for those who don’t wish to have an incision behind the ear. The SMAS is either placated or excised. The neck is tucked either by liposuction or below chin incision is made, which depends on the need for the facelift surgery.

Macs Lift

A small incision is made and the LOP placation of the muscle facia is performed. There are 2 variations of MACS LIFT as follows:

Simple Macs Lift: It improves the lower face & neck.

Extended Macs lift: It is performed along with a lower face and neck, which also improves cheek and lower eyelids.

Endoscopic Face Lift

Avoid visible scar when the patient is relatively young. It is specially performed for the patients who are seeking for mid-face correction. The deep plan stands deep to periosteum face tissue lift is done.

Lower Facelift Surgery

Lower facelift surgery is performed by making the incision starts from below the ear and goes behind the ear and back into the hairline.

It tightens the lower two-thirds of the face and any jowls that may have appeared at the jaw from sagging skin.

Ancillary Procedures

The variety of other procedures, which can further enhance the outcome of the facelift surgery, which include: –